Considering Curriculum in Early Chlidhood

Article: Early Childhood Education and the Importance of Curriculum

Article: What is Curriculum in Early Learning?

Web Page: Curriculum is Play

Curriculum, Play and Approaches

Why is Early Education so Important?

Rethinking Curriculum

Education in Finland 

The Importance of the Teacher, 

Community and Child Centered Education

Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/

Article: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/10-reasons-why-finlands-education-system-is-the-best-in-the-world

Videos:

Preschool Education and Finland

More on Finland...

Education in Singapore

 Excellent Teacher Training 

Article: https://asiasociety.org/global-cities-education-network/how-singapore-developed-high-quality-teacher-workforce

Japan Redesign of Preschool Life

Article: https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/features/article/outdoors-in-japan-part-1-risk-and-return

Changing Education Paradigms

Article: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/eiu_briefingpaper_jan2018.pdf

Creativity and Schooling

Further Analysis:

1.  What do you think of your national preschool education system and curriculum compared to Finland, Japan and Singapore?

2.  What are the strengths of your national preschool education system?

3.  What are the weaknesses of your national preschool education system?

4.  Do you believe there is enough play in your preschool national curriculum?

5. Do you believe there is enough creative movement and dance in your preschool national curriculum?

6.  Do you believe there is enough creativity in your preschool national curriculum?

7.  What improvements would you like to see in your classroom as a teacher? 

8.  What international, innovative or traditional ideas would you like to discuss as worth rescuing?

Email me your analysis to: teachernella@gmail.com 

Enjoy!

Movement in the Early Childhood Classroom

Children need to move in class!  It is not natural, not even for adults to sit for hours.  Children need to move and be comfortable.  Let them stand, move and lay on their tummy while in class! 

This video is an excellent short view on the idea of the mobile child in the classroom.

Some great ideas to include movement throughout the preschool day: