Too few pre-K classrooms provide opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary learning.

Connect4Learning seamlessly weaves together literacy, science, social-emotional, and mathematics learning to ensure that each subject is addressed meaningfully and comprehensively with each child.

Project-based approach

 

Connect4Learning uses a project-based approach, in which children work toward a larger goal, such as playing a coral-reef scavenger hunt or converting their classroom into a museum throughout a curriculum unit. High-interest learning centers that support and extend children’s growing understandings in social-emotional skills, science, literacy, and mathematics are a fundamental part of daily lessons. Each lesson can be tailored to fit the schedule and requirements of any classroom setting. Observation opportunities and individualized instruction strategies are also built into the curriculum.

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Connect4Learning’s Interdisciplinary Approach

 

Children in the United States are falling behind in literacy, math, and science proficiency. Low-quality pre-K education can lead to monetary and societal inequality for life. We’ve created this infographic to demonstrate how Connect4Learning’s interdisciplinary approach to preschool learning can close the education gap.

 

View the School Readiness Cap Infographic
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Science Nation

 

Connect4Learning was developed through funding and support from the National Science Foundation. The curriculum and its components are offered exclusively by Kaplan Early Learning Company.

 

Connect4Learning Processes

Using research-based and classroom-tested foundations for learning, the author team designed six curriculum units that are focused on supporting children's development of ten comprehensive cognitive processes. These core processes are both domain specific and applicable across all four learning domains.

communicating process

Communicating & Representing

cooperating process

Cooperating

comparing process

Comparing & Classifying

creating imagining innovating process

Creating, Imagining, & Innovating

curiosity process

Curiosity

observing process

Observing

persisting attending self-reg process

Persisting, Attending, & Self-Regulation

reasoning problem solving process

Reasoning & Problem Solving

making sense process

Making Sense

using tools process

Using Tools Strategically

Is Connect4Learning Right for You?

Are you wondering if Connect4Learning is the right curriculum for your district, school, or program? Take a moment to read through this list of frequently asked questions about Connect4Learning and how it supports child development and academic growth. If you need further assistance, please reach out to our curriculum support team.

About the Authors

The Connect4Learning author team includes academic experts in all four domains of learning:

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