The Office of Early Childhood is honored to provide an open-source curriculum for four-year-old preschool classrooms (public, private, childcare, home care, Head Start). MS Beginnings: Pre-K curriculum is intended to support any preschool teacher in providing a rich, play-based, intentional developmentally appropriate instructions. When implemented with fidelity, the MS Beginnings: Pre-K builds social-emotional, executive function, language, literacy, math, and vocabulary skills.
MS Beginnings: Pre-K meets the requirements of the Early Learning Guidelines:
- Aligned to Early Learning Standards
- Comprehensive to cover all domains
- Emphasis on early childhood literacy
- Evidence-based of child outcomes
- Thematic based
Special thanks to the Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood for their guidance and support in the creation of MS Beginnings: Pre-K.
Unit 1: Family
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Unit 2: Friends
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Unit 3: Wind and Water
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Unit 4: The World of Color
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Unit 5: Shadows/Reflections
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Unit 6: Things that Grow
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