Little Wonders Curriculum

The curriculum effectively integrates subjects through literature-centered units that incorporate art, science, social studies, math, and motor skills in a cohesive manner. Each unit type (Literature, Block Play, Little Masters) revolves around children's books while weaving in multiple subject areas naturally.

Units touch on science, social studies, math, and motor skills in a unit-study fashion. Literature files include art, spatial thinking, poetry, nature, fine motor skills, and sensory activities. Block Play extends into art, games, creativity, language arts, and social studies.

The curriculum does not appear to systematically incorporate retrieval practice or cumulative review across subjects. The focus is on monthly units with new content rather than building in regular review of previously learned material.

Units are designed as monthly downloads with new content each month. No specific mention is made of review activities or retrieval practice in the detailed descriptions of the three file types.

The curriculum acknowledges its limitations in core academic subjects, particularly math and reading, which must be supplemented with other programs at the kindergarten level. Subject coverage is broad but may lack depth in individual academic areas.

The curriculum states that when you decide to start teaching math and reading sequentially, 'you must add other resources. This will generally be at the kindergarten level.' Coverage includes language arts aside from reading, social studies, science, and art.

The curriculum provides comprehensive setup guides and detailed resource lists but lacks formal teacher training or professional development materials. Parents receive extensive implementation guidance through detailed files and supply lists.

Curriculum includes a 'Setting up Your Space: Little Wonders' page with supply lists, detailed weekly resource requirements, and comprehensive lesson plan explanations. However, no mention of formal teacher training or background knowledge support is provided.

The curriculum provides detailed lesson plans with specific activities and resource lists, but emphasizes hands-on exploration and play-based learning rather than explicit direct instruction. Sample schedules help with implementation structure.

Files explain exactly what needs to be done and what resources are needed. Lesson plans show sample schedules and provide weekly lesson plans with guided discussion questions. Activities are described as 'hands-on' and play-based rather than worksheet-driven.

The curriculum builds knowledge coherently around high-quality children's literature, using books like 'Make Way for Ducklings' and 'Miss Rumphius' as foundations for learning across subjects. However, the monthly unit structure may limit deep knowledge building within specific domains.

Each month centers around specific quality children's books with guided discussion questions. Units are designed to be used in order but can be rearranged, and summer units provide lighter content with fairy tales and construction activities.