An Overview of the 2020-2021 Curriculum Year

Family Guide

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2020-2021 Activity Schedule
Unit	Themes	Colors/Shapes
September/ October 2020	All About Me Fasten Up Dino Time Let’s Pretend	Red Orange Circle/Triangle
November/ December 2020	Happy Harvest Manners Matter Kids in the Kitchen Holiday Hoopla	Brown Green Star
January/ February 2021	Mitten Magic Rockin’ Rhymes Feeling Fantastic Tropics in Winter	White Pink Heart
March/ April 2021	Wacky Weeks Egg-citing Changes The Joy of Art Nurture Nature	Blue Yellow Oval
May/June 2021	Nests and Hives Little Bookworms Construction Zone Fun at the Fair	Purple Black Square
July/ August 2021	America the Beautiful Fishing Fun Summer Discoveries 1, 2, 3, Review with Me	Review

Welcome to FunShine Express!

Your child’s teacher/child care provider will be offering a wide range of stimulating activities this year through our professionally designed Buttercups® curriculum program. The Buttercups program is for ages 0-3. Curriculum activities are designed to address established early learning goals and standards throughout the United States.

Benefits for Your Child:

Our curriculum:

Build enthusiasm for life-long learning
Encourages socialization and cooperation
Promotes hands-on learning
Nurtures teamwork and respect
Promotes concentration and patience
Builds confidence, self-esteem, and autonomy
Embraces diversity

Benefits for Parents/Caregivers

Knowledge that your child is participating in a curriculum program aligned with the highest quality standards in early childhood education.
Built-in family engagement to keep you involved in your child’s learning. You will receive a monthly Family Newsletter that includes ideas to build upon the themes and concepts introduced, songs, a recipe, character development, and a few book suggestions. Consider gathering some of the suggested book titles to supplement the program. Additional materials available include calendars, blog articles, and music playlists.
Exceptionally prepared teachers are able to spend more time each day interacting with children and less time prepping and planning.

What Will My Child Learn?

Each Buttercups curriculum kit covers a two – month time frame— Sept / Oct, Nov / Dec, Jan / Feb, Mar / Apr, May / June, and July / Aug.Each kit includes four themes, with each theme lasting about two weeks.Your child ‘s teacher / child care provider can choose from a variety of activities and materials to promote and enhance growth in the following developmental areas:

Language/Literacy: Children develop skills in both listening and communicating and build a foundation for later reading and writing. Activities include songs, rhymes, fingerplays, reading picture books, and more
Physical/Health: Activities promote wellness and allow children to grow in using both small and large muscles. Playdough, water play, vigorous outdoor play, healthy snack ideas, and more are offered.
Science/Math/Creative Arts: Children are encouraged to enjoy and explore a variety of art materials, investigate their world, and begin to engage in symbolic thinking. Activities include pretend play, sensory exploration, experimentation, self-expression, and more.
Social/Emotional: Experiences are planned to help children develop relationships with adults and other children, learn more about themselves, recognize and express feelings, and begin to demonstrate self-regulation.
Social Studies: Predictable routines and age-appropriate rules bring order to children’s lives. Children will learn about their families, their child care setting, and the local culture and community.
Approaches to Learning: Opportunities to build skills in this area are woven throughout all of the curriculum activities. Such activities focus on building memory and promoting curiosity, persistence, and problem-solving—skills that are critical for lifelong learning!

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Curriculum

Buttercups 0-3 years