Objectives

In creating SEEL, the following were kept as goals:

• Be developmentally appropriate
• Curriculum aligned with state standards
• Provide explicit instruction that is playful
• Variety of contacts across many contexts
• Provide play that is meaningful to children
• Easy to plan and do
• Builds on the teacher’s own teaching style
• Remain research based
• Allows for incorporation of dance, drama, music, and art
• Proven in classroom use
• Cost effective