Methods, Materials and Activities in Early Childhood Education

CURRIC 550 teaches methods, materials, and activities for early childhood education, focusing on developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum construction.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 JULI Bak

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=107 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Elementary Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, Special Education BSE or graduate/professional standing

    • Declared in Elementary Education BSE
    • Elementary Education and Special Education BSE
    • Special Education BSE
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CURRIC 550 used by

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    • Declared in Elementary Education BSE
    • Elementary Education and Special Education BSE
    • Special Education BSE
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Professors

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Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction44 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=107 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Relationships between development and culture
  • Play in early childhood education
  • Teachers' roles in learning
  • Developmentally appropriate practices

Skills

  • Developing teaching strategies for young children
  • Constructing curriculum units
  • Understanding observation and assessment functions
  • Engaging children in their own learning

Grades

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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UW–Madison

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CURRIC 550 · Fall 2026

Methods, Materials and Activities in Early Childhood Education

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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