Curriculum
 

Someone choose a preschool curriculum for me. Secular, not too expensive, I don't know if there's anything else I care about, but making my own just.isn't.working. I don't have the time necessary to arrange it. And I'm desperate for some activities for these children before they drive me positively INSANE.

I have a COMPLETE curriculum on a CD. I have it for both toddler's and preschoolers and it is separated into months with each month pretty much laid out for you for EVERY area.

It also includes, bonus activities and clip art sheets such as letter flashcards etc....

Trust me, it is ALOT of stuff. The curriculum company has closed up shop and is no longer in business and the dates on everything is from 2008-9 but it is re-usable every year.

Each month (and age group) is offered in 3 different but COMPLETE series.

If you are at all interested and computer savvy....maybe you could figure out how I would e-mail you all the files on the CD's....... :ouch: (I have NO clue)

Everything needs to be printed off....but I kind of liked that option because I only had to print as many or as few as I needed.

Let me know... :)

Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
Someone choose a preschool curriculum for me. Secular, not too expensive, I don't know if there's anything else I care about, but making my own just.isn't.working. I don't have the time necessary to arrange it. And I'm desperate for some activities for these children before they drive me positively INSANE.

Mother Goose Time! They only charge per the number of children you need for and my kids absolutely love it.

Plus, from what I hear our state has more then likely approved it for our "STARS" program which is great. It already has lesson plans, all supplies, everything for that month. I don't always follow the lesson book to the T, and take their idea and make it my own.

You can order a sample month or something like that. I really like their website also and the ladies are extremely nice in the office when you call.

So one vote for MGT-:Sunny:

MGT is expensive.... (yes I'm whining, lol). I'll consider it.

BC, that sounds interesting. I bet you could email it by attaching the entire folder? maybe? Or burn them to new discs and send them to me :)

It's still time consuming. But, Kidsoup and CCvillage have them online. They are inexpensive, but you still have to print things, or gather materials.

http://www.childcarelounge.com/curri...e-programs.php <--compares curriculum.

I used High Reach for one year. It's very expensive, but it was good. HOWEVER, it's not open ended. It's a cut and paste worksheet, and then the book it comes with tells you what you need to buy. I kept each unit, to revisit, but I can't say I thought it was that great, or fun. I don't feel like the kids were interested in the units.

Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
MGT is expensive.... (yes I'm whining, lol). I'll consider it.

BC, that sounds interesting. I bet you could email it by attaching the entire folder? maybe? Or burn them to new discs and send them to me :)

PM me your e-mail and I will see if I can send the whole file.

It is REALLY large. (1.74 GB and contains 80 folders with 1378 files)

If I can't e-mail it, I will absolutely send it snail mail. But let's try e-mail first.

Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
MGT is expensive.... (yes I'm whining, lol). I'll consider it.

BC, that sounds interesting. I bet you could email it by attaching the entire folder? maybe? Or burn them to new discs and send them to me :)

At the time I did it I think it was 80 dollars for 6 kids (give or take on the dollars). I broke that down to be around 13 dollars per child for the month, which broke down to like .65 cents a day (per child) or $3.90 for everyone a day. If you look at it like that, I can't buy supplies that cheap, all my ink/paper to run stuff off, my time getting it together, books to buy (one included in each order), a CD was also included per month. Newletters for parents included/sight word book/little journals/etc.

So for me .65/$3.90 a day was worth it!:Sunny:

Originally Posted by Country Kids:
At the time I did it I think it was 80 dollars for 6 kids (give or take on the dollars). I broke that down to be around 13 dollars per child for the month, which broke down to like .65 cents a day (per child) or $3.90 for everyone a day. If you look at it like that, I can't buy supplies that cheap, all my ink/paper to run stuff off, my time getting it together, books to buy (one included in each order), a CD was also included per month. Newletters for parents included/sight word book/little journals/etc.

So for me .65/$3.90 a day was worth it!:Sunny:

I put it in for my 3 and it said est. $63 for one month.

I did mgt and liked it, it came with a cd with music on it and other stuff. I liked that each month you got new books too. But shipping to canada is crazy expensive. And right now my group is all under 2 yrs old, right now they are all playing with the shoes in my shoe closet and putting on winter hats that belong to my kids. they are having a blast.

Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
I put it in for my 3 and it said est. $63 for one month.

That still breaks down to about $1.00 a day per child or $3.00 a day for the group. Really look at it and see if you think its work that/if you can do that on your own (thats what changed my mind) and if needed maybe charge your parents a $20 curriculum fee or adjust your rates to include it. Just some ideas.:)


I put mine in (6) and it was $73 so the more you order the cheaper it is it looks like.

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
PM me your e-mail and I will see if I can send the whole file.

It is REALLY large. (1.74 GB and contains 80 folders with 1378 files)

If I can't e-mail it, I will absolutely send it snail mail. But let's try e-mail first.

If you both get a Google drive set up you could share it that way. My son uploads pictures that are large and then "shares" them with me. It's a free service.

Originally Posted by MyAngels:
If you both get a Google drive set up you could share it that way. My son uploads pictures that are large and then "shares" them with me. It's a free service.

Cool....maybe I will mess around with that and see if I can do that. likethis

There are ALOT of files to send. :)

Dropbox is another free file sharing program. Easy too!

Blackcat - if you figure it out, is that something you could share with others, too? :) I'm not needing anything yet (as I don't have any kids) but maybe for in the future?

Originally Posted by MsLaura529:
Blackcat - if you figure it out, is that something you could share with others, too? :) I'm not needing anything yet (as I don't have any kids) but maybe for in the future?

Absolutely! :)

I will try to get it all set up this afternoon and come back and post when I do. ;)

Me too Blackcat! Thanks in advance!:)

Originally Posted by MsLaura529:
Blackcat - if you figure it out, is that something you could share with others, too? :) I'm not needing anything yet (as I don't have any kids) but maybe for in the future?

Originally Posted by williams2008:
Me too Blackcat! Thanks in advance!:)

I am PM'ing you both the link to the curriculum files. ;)

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I am PM'ing you both the link to the curriculum files. ;)

I would love the link too please!

I would love to take a look at the curriculum too...pretty please:o

I would love the link. Thank-you

Could you also send me the link please? I would really appreciate it! :)

:ouch: Another request for the link please :ouch:

me too! Thanks BC you are always so cool with sharing you info.

Another link request please trying to think ahead for fall already

Thanks

Blackcat...you had to see this coming:D

No Curriculum Here!
 

Sorry, we are unschoolers so I can't recommend a curriculum. Our home childcare is set up as a free play environment. We do not use curriculum of any kind. Our kids stay active & busy and engaged the whole day!

When the kids feel like it, they have dance parties, art, science and so on. It's very much child-led learning plus life learning all rolled together

We do have some structure with the routine with regular meal times and rest periods. I always read stories before nap, for example, as part of the routine, and children use the bathroom for pottying and hand washing when they arrive, before and after meals and when coming in from outside, for example.

Through the day we have spontaneous storytelling and group time. I USED to use curriculum many, many years ago. I MUCH prefer his way. It's so much more freeing, less stressful and time consuming (for me at least) and I really believe the children are much happier not having worksheets and 'work' to do.

It's all just play. We use a learning-through-play approach, so there IS learning, it's just wrapped up in more hands-on activities.

I realize it isn't for everyone, and we advertise exactly what we are *and aren't* so parents have no illusions that we are a typical preschool or commercial-style daycare. We Do stay FULL! Our turnover is super low, and I haven't had an empty spot that wasn't filled within a couple of days for almost two years.

This works really well for us and I feel like many people would really like the no-curriculum model if they tried it! I think when you go to school and trainings to become an ECE teacher or provider you are bombarded with the practice of using a curriculum, so for those of us with more conventional backgrounds it's a very radical concept to NOT use a curriculum or embrace the idea, but I think it is MUCH more natural for the learning process with the age group I serve.

I will say in the past we used the Kindness Curriculum as a standard for our character development, but it is by no means a comprehensive program like the one you are asking about. I do recommend it for any childcare or preschool, as a supplement though!

Originally Posted by ksmith:
I would love the link too please!

Me too plz!!

Originally Posted by MsLaura529:
Blackcat - if you figure it out, is that something you could share with others, too? :) I'm not needing anything yet (as I don't have any kids) but maybe for in the future?

likethislikethis
Me too ;-)
Been beating myself over the head trying to put things together on my own.
Thank you!

If you don't mind, I would love the files as well. I was just starting to put together something for the Fall. Thanks so much! :hug:

I would love to have the link also, if possible. :)

BCat I private messaged you.... I too am very interested in this and for all the same reasons as Silver. I am still doing it but just having more input, ideas etc....would be a great help. My kiddo's are little but crave more- and so do I.

I can private you my snail mail info and trust that you would keep that information to yourself. I would be willing to pay shipping cost etc.. I just can't afford the $63 a month for my small class either, maybe someday I will be able to do that. I also like to pick and choose myself what I want to do, so have been putting together my own- but I am exhausted.

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I have a COMPLETE curriculum on a CD. I have it for both toddler's and preschoolers and it is separated into months with each month pretty much laid out for you for EVERY area.

It also includes, bonus activities and clip art sheets such as letter flashcards etc....

Trust me, it is ALOT of stuff. The curriculum company has closed up shop and is no longer in business and the dates on everything is from 2008-9 but it is re-usable every year.

Each month (and age group) is offered in 3 different but COMPLETE series.

If you are at all interested and computer savvy....maybe you could figure out how I would e-mail you all the files on the CD's....... :ouch: (I have NO clue)

Everything needs to be printed off....but I kind of liked that option because I only had to print as many or as few as I needed.

Let me know... :)

I'd love to see this, too! How interesting!

LOL, I would love the link as well!
thanks!

Can you send me the link too please :) thank you so much!!!

Hang tight peeps! :lol:

Apparently there is some technical difficulties.....I'm trying to work them out.

Well, MarinaVanessa is :ouch: ;)

For some reason, some people can't open the link. Not sure if a Google acct is required or not :confused:

I'll send the link to everyone as soon the kinks are ironed out. :)

If you need any additional help setting things up I could help, I'm pretty tech savvy. Also, I would be interested to see this curriculum, I have a gmail account if that is necessary.

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
Hang tight peeps! :lol:

Apparently there is some technical difficulties.....I'm trying to work them out.

Well, MarinaVanessa is :ouch: ;)

For some reason, some people can't open the link. Not sure if a Google acct is required or not :confused:

I'll send the link to everyone as soon the kinks are ironed out. :)

How are you trying to share it? I think for Google Drive you need a gmail account, but you can share with any e-mail address. If you want to use mine just PM me and I'll give you the info to log in (it's my junk account so no privacy issues :lol:) and you can share it from there.

I would love the link too please if you dont mind.

I bought the Buttercups kit from Funshine Express for March-April. It is geared towards toddlers up to 36 months. They also have a 3-5 year old kit. I do my own lesson plans, but hated planning the arts and crafts and such. This 2 month kit costs about $88 for 6 kids. The older kids one is more expensive. There is a calculator on the site to see how much it will cost, and shipping is extra. I liked it and will probably continue using it, because I can make it last longer than 2 months since I only use it as a supplement to my own lesson plan. The "art" is mostly crafts where the kids can paint the pieces and you help them assemble it with glue or tape to make the finished piece. It has full color printed pages on cardstock that are for various activities, like flashcards, color recognition, puzzle games. Comes with a couple board books. It has a teacher book with a large calendar that lays out activities for every day, and the activities are described week by week in the rest of the book.

I can just imagine what BC's message box looks like right now :lol:.

Originally Posted by MyAngels:
How are you trying to share it? I think for Google Drive you need a gmail account, but you can share with any e-mail address. If you want to use mine just PM me and I'll give you the info to log in (it's my junk account so no privacy issues :lol:) and you can share it from there.

Yep, that is exactly what we figured out....you HAVE to have a gmail/Google acct to view the files. Which I think is no big deal since signing up is super easy.... :)

Plus, I've already spent so much time trying to upload this stuff and bugged the heck out of MarinaVanessa :p that I am simply leaving it the way it is and if anyone wants to view it badly enough, they'll just have to sign up for a Google acct. in order to do so. :D

Thank you though for helping! I really appreciate it! ;)

Originally Posted by MarinaVanessa:
I can just imagine what BC's message box looks like right now :lol:.

Wow! that's all I can say! :eek::eek:

I had to clear it out once already today :lol:

Thanks Blackcat for the link!! I have a question....let me preface this with that I am at times computer challenged :). I set up a google accout and am now able to see the 7 different folders. However when I click on them nothing happens. Do you know (or anyone else know) what I am doing wrong or if there is another step? Thanks!!

I was inspired to share some of my toddler lesson plans because I am grateful blackcat shared these resources with us. I posted it in the Curriculum board, but will copy/paste it here too (also the end gives directions how to download google drive files):

I wanted to share some lesson plans I've made that are geared for 2 year olds mostly - some are from when I worked at a center, and some are from my home daycare (some newer ones borrow directly from the old ones). There are lots of ideas there and it describes what developmental skills are being learned with each activity. However, it doesn't go into detail about what each activity is - it'll just have the name of the activity, such as "paper plate lady bugs", so you have to use your imagination on what that craft would entail.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwXUaJazwk8-OWpNdDV5Z3ZyUm8&usp=sharing

You must be logged into a gmail account before clicking the link. Once the page opens, click "Open in Drive" in the upper left. Then select all files with the checkboxes, then click the drop-down menu "More" on the top, and click "download". Hope this works!

Could I ask for this link too? My creativity seems to have gone out the back door. Thank you so much!

Me too :o Pretty please :)

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
PM me your e-mail and I will see if I can send the whole file.

It is REALLY large. (1.74 GB and contains 80 folders with 1378 files)

If I can't e-mail it, I will absolutely send it snail mail. But let's try e-mail first.

if you have g-mail that will let you send bigger files

and yes MGT is expensive i mix and match stuff for mine

well i guess its all figured out already lol

i would love to see the link too :) of the printable stuff from bk

Blackcat I know this was an old thread but can I please have the link as well?!

More Threads on Preschool Curriculum: https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.p...ool+curriculum

Black curriulum
 

Would love to have the link for Black Cat's curriculum or another good preschool curriculum. Thank you so much!!!

Curriculum link
 

Hi Black Cat, Could I have the link to the curriculum to.

Originally Posted by earlystart:
I was inspired to share some of my toddler lesson plans because I am grateful blackcat shared these resources with us. I posted it in the Curriculum board, but will copy/paste it here too (also the end gives directions how to download google drive files):

I wanted to share some lesson plans I've made that are geared for 2 year olds mostly - some are from when I worked at a center, and some are from my home daycare (some newer ones borrow directly from the old ones). There are lots of ideas there and it describes what developmental skills are being learned with each activity. However, it doesn't go into detail about what each activity is - it'll just have the name of the activity, such as "paper plate lady bugs", so you have to use your imagination on what that craft would entail.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwXUaJazwk8-OWpNdDV5Z3ZyUm8&usp=sharing

You must be logged into a gmail account before clicking the link. Once the page opens, click "Open in Drive" in the upper left. Then select all files with the checkboxes, then click the drop-down menu "More" on the top, and click "download". Hope this works!

I just looked at the lesson plans and they are perfect since I have 2yo. Thanks!

I am also interested in the program that BlackCat is sharing. I think it would be a good fit for my daycare. I've already PM'd you, thanks!

Curriulum
 

I would like a copy of the CD too BlackCat if its possible. Thank you in advanced.

Originally Posted by Danie362:
I would like a copy of the CD too BlackCat if its possible. Thank you in advanced.

I PM'ed you. :)

Hi BlackCat could I also have a copy of the CD. Thanks

I, too, would love a link to this, if still available. I make my own monthly calendar, and then weekly lesson plans, and it drives me crazy! It is so time consuming. Any help would be so appreciated.

Originally Posted by earlystart:
I was inspired to share some of my toddler lesson plans because I am grateful blackcat shared these resources with us. I posted it in the Curriculum board, but will copy/paste it here too (also the end gives directions how to download google drive files):

I wanted to share some lesson plans I've made that are geared for 2 year olds mostly - some are from when I worked at a center, and some are from my home daycare (some newer ones borrow directly from the old ones). There are lots of ideas there and it describes what developmental skills are being learned with each activity. However, it doesn't go into detail about what each activity is - it'll just have the name of the activity, such as "paper plate lady bugs", so you have to use your imagination on what that craft would entail.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwXUaJazwk8-OWpNdDV5Z3ZyUm8&usp=sharing

You must be logged into a gmail account before clicking the link. Once the page opens, click "Open in Drive" in the upper left. Then select all files with the checkboxes, then click the drop-down menu "More" on the top, and click "download". Hope this works!

Thank you so much for sharing these!

Blackcat I would really, really appreciate that link too if you don't mind :) I really want to try doing some more structured things with my 3 year olds.

Curriculum
 

I want to know if anyone use Preschool Palace curriculum if so could you please share with me. I can not get in touch with the person that's over the site to purchase new material please share if you can. I am trying to build my own curriculum ideas. I like to have a variety. Thank you in advanced.

You might want to try The Learning Box. Is not that expensive and it brings all you need. I was feeling the same way, not sure how to put together my own curriculum because of time issues. I had use Funshine before and Mother Goose was out of the ? because of it being to $$$ So I decided to search and search and found The Learning Box, I order the 3 day curriculum, then basically the other 3 days are for trips or free play. It's working out really good and I can see that the kids are learning from it. You can buy per month or couple of month at a time.

black cat could you please send me the link if still available. Thanks!

BlackCat could I also have a link?
It would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!

For those looking for preschool curriculum that's already pre planned I have several of preschool palace curriculum. I saved a lot of them from when it was free and have enough of both cycles to complete at least a year. The only difference between the free ones and the paid one is that some of the activities are different but there is still lots of ideas that are usuable. They have circle time activities, art, craft, and tons of other activities. They also have poems and songs as well as come with the templates for the crafts.

If anyone is interested please PM me with your email. Please give me until Friday. I have class tonight and will try to get some out tonight but by tomorrow for sure :-)

Bc can you link me to the files as well? I quit MGT and doing my own is way too time consuming.

Hi Blackcat. Am I too late? I'd love the curriculum link as well if it's not too difficult. :)

Oh blackcat, I would love the link! I will trade you my dog who is barking at the neighbor kids out playing, he thinks he is a kid and feels left out lol.

Too late?
 

Blackcat, am I too late to jump on the curriculum bandwagon? I would love the link if it's still possible. Thank you!

Thank you for the link earlystar! I am having to download drive to my google account but that's fine I just never needed it before!

Link please
 

Blackcat, can you please send me the link? Very much appreciated!

Link
 

Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I PM'ed you. :)

Blackcat - thank you for your generous offer, I would love to get a link as well. Thank you.

Black cat could I get that link too. Thanks,