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Curriculum

Curriculum is the work of teachers. 
We need to know what to teach & what to look for in our children’s learning.

Teachers know the curriculum.
Children know how to play.

Play is the work of children – play is how they learn.

Curriculum is the work of teachers.

What if there was no curriculum?

BTW: This was my classroom in 2014. Since then I have learned that too much clutter is distracting for the children. 

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