What Administrators Should Look for in Curriculum Implementation

Administrators should walk through classrooms and hallways to make sure the weekly curriculum is visible, intentional, and actively being implemented.

1. Project Displayed in Hallways
The class project should be visible outside the classroom or in a shared hallway space. Families should be able to see what children are learning, creating, and exploring throughout the week.

2. Boards Updated
Classroom boards and hallway boards should reflect the current theme. Boards should include children’s work, vocabulary words, word walls, pictures, learning goals, and documentation of the project process.

3. Evidence of Hands-On Learning
Look for photos, drawings, building materials, science observations, ice/water exploration, castle-building, storytelling props, or other signs that children are participating in meaningful activities.

4. Vocabulary in Use
Teachers should introduce and display theme-related words.

5. Children’s Work Is Represented
Displays should include authentic child-created work, not only teacher-made decorations. The focus should be on what the children are learning and making.

6. Project Progress Is Documented
Administrators should see the project growing across the week: planning, building, experimenting, storytelling, and final presentation.

7. Creativity and Classroom Ownership
Each classroom may look different. Teachers can invite a princess, build a castle, create a frozen science lab, or design an original water-and-ice project. The goal is to see creativity connected to the learning outcome.

Administrator Reminder:
The curriculum should not stay in the lesson plan binder. It should be visible in the classroom, displayed in the hallways, reflected on boards, and experienced by the children through hands-on learning