What's Inside
Here is an overview of what you will find in The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos along with sample excerpts from each of the chapters. Follow the links to view individual chapter excerpts. They will open in a new window (requires Adobe Reader).
The Foundation
"The Foundation: Theory and Research" outlines the theory and research that underlie and explain the curriculum's focus on the importance of meeting basic needs, fostering social-emotional development, developing secure attachments, and supporting cognition and brain development.
Part 1: The Five Components of the Curriculum
Part 1 of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos presents the organizational structure of the curriculum and gives you the information you need to set up your program and work with children and their families.
"Knowing Infants, Toddlers & Twos" describes how children develop across the core domains, what makes each child unique, and the goals and objectives you can use to observe and assess their development.
Excerpt from Chapter 1: "Knowing Infants, Toddlers & Twos"
"Creating a Responsive Environment" shows you how to set up the learning environment and plan your days with an eye toward flexibility.
Excerpt from Chapter 2: "Creating a Responsive Environment"
"What Children Are Learning" explains how responsive relationships, daily interactions, and experiences become the building blocks for successful learning.
Excerpt from Chapter 3: "What Children Are Learning"
"Caring and Teaching" describes the teacher's role, offers strategies for building positive relationships, shows how to guide children's learning, and explains the role of ongoing assessment.
Excerpt from Chapter 4: "Caring and Teaching"
"Partnering With Families" explores the benefits of working with families as partners in the care of their children and shares strategies for effective communication.
Part 2: Rountines
Part 2 of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos shows how daily routines are an important part of the curriculum and important times to put research and theory into practice.
Excerpt from Chapter 6: "Hellos and Good-Byes"
Excerpt from Chapter 7: "Diapering and Toileting"
Excerpt from Chapter 8: "Eating and Mealtimes"
Part 3: Experiences
Part 3 of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos describes how various kinds of experiences support children's development and learning, suggests appropriate materials for each age group, and explains how you can support children's learning by thoughtfully observing and responding to each child.
Excerpt from Chapter 11: "Playing With Toys"
Excerpt from Chapter 12: "Imitating and Pretending"
Excerpt from Chapter 13: "Enjoying Stories and Books"
Excerpt from Chapter 14: "Connecting With Music and Movement"
Excerpt from Chapter 15: "Creating With Art"
Excerpt from Chapter 16: "Tasting and Preparing Food"