Teachers are very enthusiastic about using the ScienceStart! curriculum because they can readily see its benefits for children. However, using the ScienceStart! curriculum requires some adjustment by teachers.

One of the most difficult things for many of the teachers we have worked with has been to give up their treasured themes such as "Dinosaurs" and "The Circus." Although teachers do not need to "give up" holidays, they must adapt them to the structure of the ScienceStart! curriculum. For example, the ScienceStart! year begins with the Measurement and Mapping module, so instead of focusing directly on Halloween, teachers can have children measure pumpkins, sequence pumpkins by size, weigh pumpkins, draw the inside of pumpkins, and so forth.

Teachers must learn to manage transitions effortlessly, to maintain children's interest during large group time, to read aloud in an informative and entertaining manner. They must hone their skills in using language not only for managing behavior but also for conveying information. They must commit to having multi-turn, one-on-one conversations with each student each day. They must learn to coordinate their own language and actions with the children's input to guide children through the four-part science cycle.

Teachers will be most successful in using ScienceStart! if they are well organized, can easily use positive means to control their students' behavior, and are comfortable in turning over much of the control of the lessons and the classroom to their students.

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