Beyond Centers and Circle Time© Curriculum Pre-K Theme Series for Florida VPK

The Beyond Centers and Circle Time© Curriculum Pre-K Theme Series for Florida VPK is designed to provide a blend between a developmental and a didactic approach to working with young children. This Theme Series will provide teachers with lesson ideas that will allow opportunities to offer direct information while allowing children to experiment and explore materials in order to create their own knowledge. The Beyond Centers and Circle Time© Curriculum Pre-K Theme Series is written to offer support to educators and parents who wish to maintain a balance between supporting their child's acquisition of skills and knowledge that will prepare him/her for later school success and the joys and delights of experiencing a playful childhood. In accordance with the Florida Performance Standards for three and four year olds as well as the Florida Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten standards, The Beyond Centers and Circle Time Theme Series is written to provide young children with exciting learning experiences that are guaranteed to enrich and expand their science thinking and knowledge.

Contents

This special series, created specifically for VPK providers in Florida, includes the following materials:

• Introduction manual
• Me and My Family theme manual
• Real and Make-Believe theme manual
• The Farm and the City theme manual
• Birds in My Neighborhood theme manual
• Amphibians and Reptiles theme manual
• Animals in the Jungle theme manual
• Oceans and Ocean Life theme manual
• Insects and Spiders theme manual
• Authors and Illustrators theme manual
• Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum text
• 15 posters
• Over 60 assorted children's thematic storybooks
• One Classroom Theme Checklist Binder
• One Classroom Assessment Manual
• CCRT Developmental Checklist Folder (Quantity: 30)
• Parent Folder (Reproducible parent letters and recipe cards)
• DVDs (set of 6):
  • Food, Fun, and Family-Style Meals
  • From Theories to Play
  • Beyond ABC's and Writing My Name
  • Authentic Assessments
  • Literacy Throughout the Day
  • Scaffolding Dramatic Play