HighScope Guide
Turn a child's interest into a HighScope activity built on the plan-do-review sequence and active participatory learning, with the Key Developmental Indicators (KDIs) mapped for you.
Watch it in action
Describe the interest → click Generate → get a plan-do-review activity with KDIs and adult scaffolding:
Step by step
Describe the child's interest
In Observed Interest / Question, describe what the child is exploring, a challenge they're facing, or a question about supporting their learning the HighScope way.
Observed interestPlan-Do-ReviewKDIs
Pick age & content area
Choose the Age Group and, optionally, a HighScope Content Area (motor skills, language & literacy, social-emotional, etc.). Then click Generate HighScope Activity Idea.
Read & export the plan
You get the activity, the plan-do-review flow, the KDIs it supports, and adult-scaffolding prompts. Copy it or Download as PDF.
Example output
A real run (plan-do-review · block area · 3–4 year olds · KDIs):
Activity Idea: Plan a small-group time in the block area where children build their own structures using open-ended blocks. Set up a low, accessible shelf with wooden unit blocks, cardboard tubes and fabric scraps, with a simple planning board of picture choices (tower, road, house) at child height. During plan time, children point to or name what they will build. In do time, they explore and build freely while adults stay nearby. For review, children bring one block piece back to the circle and show or tell what happened. Adult scaffolding uses open-ended questions like "What are you making?" or "How can we make it taller?"… This promotes active learning and connects to KDIs including initiative, problem solving and fine-motor control.
Pro tips
- The activity is always framed as plan → do → review — the heart of the HighScope day — so it drops straight into your routine.
- Name a Content Area to get the matching KDIs called out explicitly in the plan.
- The adult-scaffolding prompts are ready-to-say open-ended questions — no need to improvise.
- Hit Download as PDF to keep a planning card for your team.