A groundbreaking, full-day, open education resource (OER) curriculum for children birth through eight
Great First Eight is an exceptional, cost-saving curriculum designed for children ages 0-8 in metropolitan areas from historically underrepresented groups.


GREAT FIRST EIGHT NEWS!
Expanded Great First Eight Pre-K/TK availability for ’25-’26 school year! There’s now a GREAT Pre-K/TK curriculum specifically for the children you serve.

Why switch to Great First Eight Pre-K/TK? Simple.
Because it’s so much better than the dominant Pre-K curricula in so many ways.
AND we make quality adoption easy with affordable classrooms kits and high-quality implementation support

PreK-3 & PreK-4/TK
Apply now for the ’25-’26 school year
The Great First Eight PreK-3 & PreK-4/TK curriculum provides 160 full days of instruction divided across eight project-based units, plus a supplemental set of units for optional use in summer. Children experience a mix of whole-group, small-group, and individual experiences, teacher- and child-directed learning. Lessons address standards in eleven domains. Research-supported instructional practices motivate and accelerate learning.
Thirty hours of professional learning, developed by leading experts, prepare teachers to begin teaching Great First Eight. Over the course of the first year of implementation, another 14 hours of professional learning, as well as opportunities to build teacher knowledge that are embedded in the lesson plans, support smooth and effective implementation. Combined with weekly or biweekly meetings with a professional learning community or teacher study group and daily planning time, you are set up to help children make breakthrough learning gains in the first year of implementation and beyond.
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