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
- Move from parallel play to cooperative play
- Role playing
- Follow one and two step directions
- Positive sense of self
Circle Time
- Colors and shapes
- ABC song
- Counting
- Weather
- Days of the Week song/Months of the Year
- Name recognition
- Books, books, and more books
Language Development
- Felt stores, books
- Letter sounds
- Expression (using “words” to others)
- Class jobs (prayer leader, calendar)
- Sharing (explain what you brought to share)
- Content questions about books/stories
- Exposed to number and letter recognition, sounds, and beginning print through tracking
Chapel
- Weekly Chapel services conducted by Pastor in Sanctuary – Monday & Thursday at 9:15am
- Prayer (circle time and snack)
- Discuss, model, and reinforce Christian values
- Christian songs
- Bible songs
Math And Science Concepts
- One number a week (number recognition, quantity of a number, number tracing)
- Concepts of measuring, sorting, pouring, etc…
- Manipulatives (blocks, legos, puzzles, etc…)
- Life science (caterpillars, butterflies, ladybugs, etc…)
Gross Motor Skills
- Riding tricycles, scooters
- Kicking, throwing, running
- Jumping and skipping
- Climbing
Art And Sensory Skills
- Cutting, gluing, coloring, painting
- Playdough and Flubber
- Water and mud play
- Cooking
Fine Motor Development
- Holding markers, pencils, crayons
- Cutting with scissors, gluing, painting
- Manipulatives (puzzles, lacing, legos, beading, etc…)
Music/Movement
- Songs (at circle time)
- Instruments
- Movement (at circle time)
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
| 7:00 – 8:00 am | Opening Class – Teacher directed activity, 2 learning centers, staggered arrivals |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Outside Play – free choice table toys, bikes, balls, climbers, and books |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Restroom/Hand washing |
| 9:15 – 9:30 am | Snack/prayer (school provided – see snack calendar) |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am | 1st Circle Time: Calendar (children are introduced to numbers, days of the week, months of the year, weather chart) Bible Time: Story from “Voyages” devotional, songs, prayer, blessing of the day |
| 10:00 – 11:30 am | Toy Check-out: Child chooses where he/she wants to play amongst the available centers (manipulatives, legos, puzzles, barbies, books, playdough, science center, home living, etc…) Curriculum: One Letter A Week Zoo – Phonix (learning the alphabet by movement and letter sound) One Number A Week – Numbers (worksheet tracing, dot-to-dot, etc…) |
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Clean up |
| 11:45 – 12:00 pm | 2nd Circle Time (Activities vary) Read a book, felt storyboard, songs, movement |
| 12:00 – 12:10 pm | Restroom/Hand washing |
| 12:10 – 12:45 pm | Lunch/Outdoor free play (yard will vary) * Bike Trail: tricycles, balls, climbing structure, hopscotch, manipulatives * Big Yard: climbing structure, slides, sandbox, sand toys, gardening * Little Yard: Sandbox, sand toys, play tunnels, playhouse |
| 12:30 pm | ** Half day pick-up |
| 12:45 – 1:00 pm | Clean-up/Restroom/Hand washing |
| 1:00 – 3:00 pm | Nap time (each child shall bring their own crib sheet/blanket) |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Restroom/Hand washing |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Snack (school provided – see snack calendar) |
| 3:30 – 6:00 pm | Afternoon Day Care (children combined in the following: art, story time, manipulatives, bikes, balls, books, games) staggered pick up |
| Chapel | Chapel held in the Sanctuary with the Pastor two mornings a week with the whole school. (Monday & Thursday at 9:15am) |