Curriculum

Our Curriculum

Our goal is to inspire educators with the brain science and logic of moving for improved learning and behavior.  Our Curriculum and Playbook are designed to empower teachers with the tools they need to get their students moving to fill the play gap that is keeping kids from mastering everything from self-regulation and self-control to those meaty classroom necessities like holding a book or a pencil, sitting still in a chair, and holding letters still on a page.  With up to 2 hours of professional development included in our model, teachers will walk away with the confidence to stand their ground and defend the developmental importance of big-body physical play. The curriculum: Our curriculum has been vetted by hundreds of preschoolers for almost 25 years.  It is easy to implement and is known to elicit squeals of delight and sweaty, happy, out-of-breath children. The professional development: Our professional development has been delivered at numerous conferences including several NAEYC national conferences, NAEYC’s Learning Lab, NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institute, the International Play Association Triennial Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, numerous meetings of the U.S. Play Coalition Conference and countless state and regional early childhood conferences like SECA, VAAEYC, MIAEYC, LAECE, SCECA, and more.  Additionally, we are humbled to have helped schools across the country change their culture and learn about the power of play through consulting and deep-dive trainings.  Learn more here.

Terms 

• You will be purchasing a license to use the curriculum for one classroom only.  As the only authorized user of the curriculum, you can download one copy of each curriculum and download package.  You will have access to the curriculum for 6 months for the Basic Package, 9 months for the Power Package and 12 months for the Power Play Package. Your license to use the curriculum is for 1 year from purchase.
• You can renew your license annually for a fee.
• To access your curriculum once it has been purchased, go to “Account” in the navigation menu at www.pivottoplay.com, login, and click “Courses” in the sidebar.
• We do not offer a trial period or refunds, but you are welcome to access our free content to get a taste for our professional development and lesson plans.  See the Pivot to Play® Shop for more information.
• These packages are for each individual classroom.  If you are interested in purchasing in bulk, please contact Kelsey.Schmidt@pivottoplay.com
• Please keep in mind that this content has been labored over for more than two decades and our team is very proud of our hard work.  Sharing this to those who have not paid for it diminishes the value of that hard work.

The Curriculum, Playbook, and Professional Development

What do you get?

• Access to new and exciting lesson plans that have been pulled from our vault of best-ever  games.  All tested on children and given the double thumbs up.
• Lesson plans are coordinated in monthly packages with 6-8 games each.  These  bite-sized packages give educators the flexibility to dive right in or test the big-body play waters.  Every school culture and each schools demands are unique, so we built our curriculum to meet teachers where they are.
• An equipment list for each month.
• The Pivot to Play® Strengths and Skills System and Power Bar™ so you know exactly which strengths and skills each game targets.
• Assessments to help you further hone your knowledge base and verbiage to share with parents and other adults.
• 1-2 hours of professional development broken into micro-learning sections so you can fit them into your schedule (The longest is the first, approximately 35 minutes).
• Downloads and tutorials to support the lesson plans.

The Basic Package

• 1 hour of professional development.
• 6 months of lesson plans with approximately 8 games in each lesson plan.
• Lesson plans are accessed only after the professional development has been completed.
• Resources, downloads, and supportive videos are included.
• License for use is good for 1 year, access for 6 months.
• Continued use requires an annual fee of $50.00.

Download the 3-year-old equipment list to get a good idea of what is involved for both 3 and 4-year-old game play. Keep in mind, we do our best to offer all kinds of alternatives!  Get it here.

The Power Package

• 2 hours of professional development.
• 9 months of curriculum.
• Downloads, resources, and supportive videos.
• Curriculum is accessed once professional development is completed.
• License for use lasts 1 year, access for 9 months.
• Continued use requires an annual fee of $75.00.

The Power Play Package (coming soon)

• 2 hours of professional development.
• 12 months of curriculum.
• Downloads, resources, and supportive videos.
• Curriculum is accessed once professional development is completed.
• License for use lasts 1 year, access for 12 months.
• 15% off each poster package.
• Continued use requires an annual fee of $100.00.

The 2-Year-Old Package

The 2-year-old year in particular is a wonderful year to begin structured big-body play that requires single-step directions, auditory practice, and gross motor development.  It is during this year that many children learn to jump, begin to run like a child rather than a toddler, acquire more upper body strength, and start to learn their bodies can be tools for them to use intentionally.  They revel in the exploration of these options and the more opportunity they have to use their bodies, the more confidence they will gain in what their bodies can do in and out of the classroom. Curious about what it takes?  Feel free to download the full equipment list below.  Keep in mind, you don’t have to buy it all at one time and we do our best to offer all kinds of alternatives!

3-year-old and 4-year-old packages

Our 3-year-old and 4-year-old packages evolve and raise the bar as the children become more capable and ready to challenge both their bodies and brains.  Incorporating bigger physical and skill-based challenges, more strategic work, and introducing teamwork challenges, our games hone those strengths and skills needed for classroom success.

Get the 2-year-old Basic Package here.

Get the 2-year-old Power Package here.

Get the 3-Year-Old Basic Package here.

Get the 3-Year-Old Power Package here!

Get the 4-Year-Old Basic Package here.

Get the 4-Year-Old Power Package here.

These packages are for individual classroom use.  If you are interested in purchasing in bulk for multiple classrooms, please contact Kelsey.Schmidt@pivottoplay.com

“I wish every day was Wednesday!”

– 6-year-old

“I love this curriculum!

– Preschool teacher, Verona, PA

“Our students are more attentive after they have spent time playing in this curriculum.”

-Teacher, Richmond, VA

“Are you Tinkerbell?”

– 4-year-old