Enhance the Curriculum with
Materials
Chapter 3
Materials are:
Bones of the curriculum
 Foundation of teaching and learning
process
 Convey a great deal to everyone who
walks in the classroom
 Sets the tone for the classroom

Select materials Using an Enhanced
View of Children
Natural materials versus plastics??
 Look at photos on page 56 And 57
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Draw on Aesthetic Qualities of
Materials
Chose Materials that can be
Transformed
Provide Real Tools and Quality
Materials
Supply Materials to Extend
Children’s Interests

What is of highest importance in the next
photo???
Layer Materials to Offer Complexity
Create Orderly Beautiful
Arrangements
Provide a Background for the
Materials
Store diverse Items in Matching
Containers
Group Together Similar Materials
with Different Attributes
Offer Collections of Materials to
Highlight a Learning Domain
Give Attention to Size, Scale and
Levels
Arrange Materials to Suggest how
they might be used
Reposition Materials to Spark a
New Interest
Display Books and Other Visual
Presentations with the Materials