About Preschool

Curriculum

(As children mature and show readiness, they are introduced to the following skills.)

Literacy

• Teachers share nursery rhymes, songs, Bible stories, fiction, non-fiction, and fairy tales to develop phonemic awareness and an appreciation for children's literature.
• Children develop vocabulary through a variety of experiences and games.
• Children learn to match sounds, recognize differences, sequence, and match letters with sounds.
• Children learn to write letters, numbers, and their names.

Math

• Children develop math sense through using manipulatives such as beads, blocks, and puzzles.
• Children learn to recognize shapes and numbers, count, sort, and recognize patterns.
• Children gain experience with the calendar.

Science

• Children learn about nature through books and experiences involving seeds, fish, insects, reptiles, birds, pets, and other animals.
• Children learn about weather and the seasons.
• Children learn how their bodies work.

Health and Physical Education

• Children learn the importance of exercise, cleanliness, rest, and safety.
• Children learn the importance of good nutrition and have experiences with cooking.
• Children develop large muscle control through climbing, running, jumping, riding, sliding, skipping, balancing, throwing, and group activities.

Art and Music

• Children gain experience with a variety of media through coloring, using chalk, making collages, and various types of painting (finger, brush, marble, string, and sponge).
• Children participate in music experiences including singing, dancing, marching, and rhythm instrument activiities.

Character Development

• Children learn to share, take turns, help others, and treat others courteously.
• Children are taught the importance of honesty, obedience, kindness, responsibility, and respect for their peers, adults, and the property of others.
• Children are encouraged to pray at mealtimes and when special needs arise.
• Teachers share stories from the Bible which foster Christian values.
• Children are taught that God loves them.