Effective curriculum design is the backbone of high-quality early childhood education. Our curriculum design courses online empower educators, caregivers, and program leaders to create developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and academically rich learning experiences. With 25 specialized courses, you’ll master play-based learning, lesson planning, emergent curriculum, and seamless integration of literacy, math, science, the arts, and social-emotional development into everyday activities, ensuring every child’s natural curiosity is honored and nurtured through our robust curriculum design courses online.
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Learn strategies to design curriculum that challenges stereotypes, celebrates diversity, and fosters justice-oriented thinking.
Hours: 5 | CEUs: 0.5 | Price: $50
Discover how structured and open-ended block play can teach spatial reasoning, physics concepts, and collaborative problem-solving.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Explore frameworks for giving children choice and voice in the curriculum, fostering autonomy, creativity, and sustained engagement.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Integrate cooking projects to teach math (measuring), science (chemical reactions), language, and cultural studies through hands-on recipes.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
Tailor daily schedules and care routines to individual temperaments, attachment needs, and family preferences for optimal infant-toddler growth.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Design entry spaces, signage, and first-impression routines that make families and children feel respected, informed, and at home.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
Learn to balance quiet and active zones, sensory areas, and project workspaces to promote exploration and minimize disruptions.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Implement inquiry-based science experiments—magnet play, plant growth, simple chemistry—that ignite preschoolers’ wonder and questioning.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Evaluate or create learning materials that meet children’s physical abilities, cognitive stages, and social-emotional needs.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Master interactive read-aloud techniques, prediction games, and literacy extension activities that build vocabulary and listening skills.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Discover grouping strategies, differentiated activities, and peer mentoring models to engage toddlers through school-age children together.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Learn to observe learning styles, adapt instruction, and personalize curriculum to honor each child’s strengths and preferences.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Develop skills for active listening, reflecting emotions, and guiding difficult conversations with children, families, and colleagues.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
While primarily a social-emotional module, this course offers curriculum ideas—cooperative games and social scripts—that integrate peer skills across all content areas.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
Use rhythm, song, and movement to reinforce patterns, language, and cultural appreciation across the daily schedule.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Select books and design literacy corners that match children’s interests, backgrounds, and comprehension levels.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Turn snack and lunch routines into lessons on nutrition, manners, math (portioning), and social skills.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Embed counting, sorting, patterning, and simple geometry into play and daily routines to build strong math readiness.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Design toddler-focused centers and guided provocations that balance autonomy, language bursts, and emotional regulation supports.
Hours: 2 | CEUs: 0.2 | Price: $20
Incorporate sensory-rich, developmentally supportive activities into caregiving routines for newborn classrooms.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
Replace punitive measures with logical consequences, redirection, and restorative practices embedded in daily lesson plans.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Weave emotion-coaching moments, peer conflict resolution, and self-regulation strategies into thematic units.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Evaluate educational apps, interactive whiteboard uses, and digital storytelling tools that enhance—not replace—hands-on exploration.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Structure circle sessions with predictable routines, interactive songs, and concept introductions that bridge to small-group work.
Hours: 1 | CEUs: 0.1 | Price: $10
Understand play’s cognitive and social-emotional functions, and design purposeful play scenarios that align with curricular goals.
Hours: 3 | CEUs: 0.3 | Price: $30
Requirements vary; most states accept 10–20 CEUs per renewal cycle. Our courses offer 0.1–0.5 CEUs each, so you can tailor your plan.
Yes—several modules (e.g., Mixed-Age Strategies, Block Play, Circle Time) are specifically designed for multi-age groups.
No—our courses suit new educators building foundational skills and veterans seeking to refresh and innovate their curriculum.
All you need is a web browser; downloadable lesson-plan templates and activity guides are provided—no special software required.
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