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Carol's Affordable Curriculum Part 4 (of a curriculum review series)

2/22/2016

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In the summer I set out to find just the right curriculum for my little mixed age group.  It always seemed like I was burning the midnight oil prepping for the upcoming days.  That journey led me to researching the top rated children's curriculum that were hands-on with activities that would prepare my soon to be Kindergartners to be ready for school as well as meet the needs of my little toddling ones.  
I finally settled on four top companies, wrote to them and asked if they would be interested in an honest review of their products.  They all were delighted and quickly shipped out the curriculum.  This review is the final one of the four part series and will go into detail about what you can expect from Carol's Affordable Curriculum.

First, let me say, "WOW!"

I could tell that Carol, the CEO of CAC (Carol's Affordable Curriculum) had to have been a licensed in-home childcare provider in her previous life.  

It shows in such an amazing way....

That's not to say that it wouldn't be suited for a center.  It absolutely would.  But Carol takes painstaking efforts to come up with daily lessons that appeal to a wide age range and ability.  Not only that, she provides a monthly menu (that looks to me like it would be approved by the food program saving the provider HOURS of food planning), tips and tricks for growing your business, and a self-assessment checklist that really makes you stop and think about how you are presenting yourself to your children and clients.  

Enough of the chit chat....Let me just show you!!

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This page right here.  This one made me squeal out loud!  This was also the ONE SINGLE PAGE that told me Ms. Carol had walked in our shoes.  That she understood exactly what the day of the in-home childcare provider was like.  

Why?

Not one other curriculum included this page.  This is a major time saver for me.  A menu.....FOR A MONTH!  

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!

Maybe I am easy to please.  Maybe I should get out more often....maybe....just maybe....Carol get's it!

Yep...that's the one.  She has walked a mile in our shoes.  So she includes this major time saver.  I can take this bad boy to the store with me and use it as a meal planner AND my shopping list.  You know what?  She even includes recipes!  

Extension Activity of Plants Study with CAC
Making caterpillar toes on a leaf rubbing with CAC!
Gaggle of giggling kids after making a breakfast recipe with CAC!
How we made our caterpillars! Toe paintings are the BEST!!!
Cute!!!
The meat of the curriculum is aligned with Common Core and they send the Common Core book with your order!
They also included an assessment for each child!!! This is another of my FAVORITE things with CAC!
Another page of the child assessment!!!
Great resource to laminate and use again and again!!! The poster packet has all the letters, shapes, and numbers to study in a month!!
Easy posters for the children to understand with CAC!
Part of the Parent Newsletter includes songs of the month!
They send EVERYTHING a provider and preschool teacher could possibly want in a month!
Stickers, jewels, beads, string, ribbons, shapes, letters for arts and crafts for the month all shipped directly to you!
They provide SO much it doesn't just fit in one bag!
LOVE the provider self-assessment also provided!
Printables for each child included!!!
A little sample of a day in the life of a child using CAC!!
A weather spinner card...swoon...I can think of SO many games to make with this baby!!
The Poster Pages booklet has numbers, letters, concepts and more!
They provide the ACTUAL Common Core Standards with each kit so you can educate yourself and your clients on what your children are achieving!
So much included in a month!
Just a glimpse into the program!
They included a catalog of options to add to your order. As if what they included wasn't enough!!!
Googly eyes, ribbon, yard, felt, construction paper, ALL INCLUDED!!!
Each child's month is separated JUST for them!
These are for exploring the letter shapes, crafts, and SO much more!!!
You will not BELIEVE how affordable CAC is!!! This breaks down to about $1.20/child/week! You can't do it yourself anywhere close to that!!!
I told you they included A TON of supplies!!!
Puppet templates...
Core standards focus and menu for EACH DAY!!!
Everything included for a month of creation!!
Emergent Reader books for the teacher and the students!!
Soooo many parts and pieces for arts and crafts projects.
Carol's social/emotional skill builders include these easy to replicate kids that discuss their lives to relate to our little ones!
Teacher's "Month At A Glance" calendar!
Shapes and monthly focus recap in an easy to understand "At A Glance" format!
I told you she included recipies! :)
The shapes friends are easy to relate to, easy to draw, and easy to read!
Parent's take home calendar!!! This shows all the special days in CAC!!


It is AMAZINGLY AFFORDABLE!!!

Carol's Affordable Curriculum is amazingly affordable.  There are monthly child and self assessments, training, printables, books, projects, songs, fingerplays, puppets, crafts, language arts, math, science, and social/emotional skill builders in a well organized, easy to follow, and age appropriate curriculum.  For just a bit more than a buck a week, your program can have a professional grade, prepared curriculum!

http://www.carolscurriculum.com/_
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