The Circle Curriculum and Circle Activity Collections translate the best early childhood development research into practice through a variety of activities that teachers can implement during large group, small group, and one-on-one instruction.

Quality instruction in early childhood focuses on play-based learning that combines both teacher-directed and child-directed activities. Unfortunately, many classrooms that support at-risk children often lack a core curriculum that aligns with developmental milestones and state guidelines. Our curriculum and activity collections help teachers design themes that connect and reinforce concepts and prepare classrooms for intentional activities in English and Spanish across language, literacy, social emotional, mathematics, science, and more.

• Infant and toddler classrooms: Very flexible curriculum and activities, focusing on promoting the quality of language and sensitivity of the caregiver, and providing useful tips and suggestions for helping children understand new words and concepts.
• Pre-K-grade 2 classrooms: Structured around a standard lesson cycle, with teacher tips and extensions to enrich implementation. Scripting is included, providing example dialogue for what a teacher might say to introduce the activity, model the objective, scaffold children’s responses, and so on.
• Learning at home: Designed or adapted for parents and caregivers to support skill growth using everyday materials in the home environment.