"Investigate" Creative Curriculum Guide

This month, join us as we explore and investigate materials, ideas, and the natural world. As we celebrate Mother Earth all month long, our invitations focus on turning trash into treasure! From collage to construction, painting to poking, measuring to spinning, each experience honors the way children think and learn, with great focus on caring for our planet and each other.

Our curriculum is inclusive and honors each child’s individuality and way of thinking and working. Consider each guide like a beautiful magazine where creativity meets education. They are more than a collection of art ideas, they are the KEY to a cohesive, child-centered, manageable creative practice for your family at home, or to integrate with your homeschool or classroom curriculum.

Our guides are 25 pages and include:

• Each month is based on a theme or “Big Idea” that ties to every offering in the guide

• 20 creative invitations using everyday, low-prep materials that are either recycled, collected in nature, or already on hand

• 2 extended art projects that can be worked on over a longer period of time to build creative confidence, either collaboratively or individually in the classroom

• Master supply list

• Mindfulness routines to help nurture connection and physical and emotional development, build in opportunities to self-regulate, and feel grounded throughout the school day

• Tips on organizing and designing the classroom environment to nurture independence

• Guidance on extending invitations through the use of stations to inspire more creativity and innovation and for children to return to independently

• Curricular connections within the guide’s creative offerings in math, literacy, science and social studies

• A rich, teacher-approved picture book list with an emphasis on diversity, inclusion, earth stewardship, and kindness

• An artist spotlight that connects with the theme and nurtures a child’s curiosity, provides them ways to notice and appreciate diverse perspectives, and establishes an early foundation for art appreciation

• A one-page calendar of the month’s invitations for easy reference and planning