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Selecting the Right Resources to Meet Your Program's Needs

The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool is a system of comprehensive materials. Use the charts below to guide you in choosing the publications that you need as you phase in curriculum implementation. Many are available in Spanish as well as English.

"My program wants to implement The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool. What do we need to get started?"

	Teacher	Administrator	Trainer
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool (also available in Spanish)	●	●	●
The Creative Curriculum Implementation Checklist (also available in Spanish)		●	●
The Coach's Guide to The Creative Curriculum for Preschool: A Step-by-Step Resource for Individualizing Professional Development		●	●
The Coach's Recording Tool		●	●
A Trainer's Guide to The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Vol 1: Getting Started			●
The Creative Curriculum Workshop Handbook	●		●
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool in Action! DVD and User's Guide			●
Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy			●

"My teachers are ready to add the assessment piece."

	Teacher	Administrator	Trainer
CreativeCurriculum.net (one annual subscription per child with access for teachers, parents, and administrators)	●	●
OR
The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5	●
CC-PORT^TM software (for reporting outcomes)	●	●
The Power of Observation, Second Edition	●	●	●
Observation: The Key to Responsive Teaching	●		●

"My teachers are ready to learn more about teaching specific content and addressing specific needs, such as helping children deal with hurricanes or other traumatic events."

	Teacher	Administrator	Trainer
Literacy: The Creative Curriculum Approach	●	●	●
A Trainer's Guide to The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Vol. 2: Literacy			●
Mathematics: The Creative Curriculum Approach	●	●	●
The Creative Curriculum Study Starters: A Step-by-Step Guide to Project-Based Investigations in Science and Social Studies, Volumes 1 and 2	●		●
Helping Children Rebound: Strategies for Preschool Teachers After the 2005 Hurricanes (PDF)	●	●

"My teachers need high-quality classroom materials and children's books to support mathematics and literacy instruction within The Creative Curriculum."

	Teacher	Administrator	Trainer
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Literacy Kits	●
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Math Kits	●

"We need easy-to-read, informative materials to share with families."

	Teacher	Administrator	Trainer
A Parent's Guide to Preschool (sets of 10; also available in Spanish)	●
Building Your Baby's Brain: A Parent's Guide to the First Five Years (sets of 10; also available in Spanish)	●
Reading Right from the Start: What Parents Can Do in the First Five Years (sets of 10; also available in Spanish)	●
Math Right from the Start: What Parents Can Do in the First Five Years (sets of 10; also available in Spanish)	●
The Creative Curriculum LearningGames (one set per child depending on age, 36-48 months or 48-60 months; also available in Spanish)	●
Using The Creative Curriculum LearningGames With Families: A Teacher's Guide	●