While each classroom has listed curriculum goals, the philosophy of our program is that each child is unique and will therefore acquire the foundations for learning at his/her own pace. We create the environment/activities, the children will remain challenged and engaged, and WHEN they are developmentally ready to absorb/apply the learning skills, they will.

Learning Goals

Social/Emotional Development

• Embracing God’s talents given to each of us
• Recognizing God’s gifts of family and friends
• Encouragement to explore/create in a nurturing environment
• Learning to respect other’s feelings, space, and belongings
• Develop independence/self-help skills
• Follow simple rules, routines, and 2-3 step directions
• Learn about the meaning of holidays
• Be community helpers

Language & Literacy Development

• Increase the use of simple sentences to communicate concepts and ideas
• Learn age-appropriate vocabulary enrichment through books, songs, finger play, rhymes & physical play
• Recognition of first and last name; knowledge of birthday
• Recognition of letters & sounds
• Writing of at least 15 letters (upper – lower case)
• Content questions from storybooks and related activities
• Share activities using own words and structure
• Phonetic awareness: oral language skills
• Engage in dramatic or imaginative play
• Sense of orientation: positional/spatial words

Chapel/Bible Time

• Faith development with “One in Christ” curriculum – Exploring God’s Word Devotionals
• Able to repeat songs and hymns
• Recite daily prayers; including The Lord’s Prayer and how to make prayer requests
• Attend weekly Chapel services conducted by Pastor in Sanctuary – Monday & Thursday at 9:15am

Math And Science Concepts

• Recognition and printing of numbers 1-20
• Sorting, classifying, patterning, sequencing and quantifying
• Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence with objects
• Sense of time (Days of the week, calendar, yesterday, today, and tomorrow)
• Recognition of shapes and colors
• Measurement, weight, cause and effect, float or sink, and cooking
• Explore physical, life and earth sciences

Gross Motor Skills

• Riding tricycle and scooters
• Locomotive skills: hopping, galloping, jumping forward, sliding, and climbing
• Balance, stretching, and dancing freely
• Catching, throwing, and kicking balls

Fine Motor Development

• Drawing, tracing, coloring,
• Tearing, cutting, gluing, painting
• Appropriate pencil grip/emergent writing skills
• Handle manipulatives (puzzles, lacing, legos, beading, etc…)

Music/Movement

• Sing repetitive patterns and entire songs (at circle time)
• March/parade while playing instruments
• Move or use body to demonstrate beat and tempo (at circle time)

Schedule