PreSchool Curriculum

• Dramatic play center
• Book corner
• Block center
• Music activities
• Physical Education
• Manipulative toys and games
• Art activities
• Water/sand table
• Computer

• Nature Walk at Prospect Park
• Children’s Museum-Nature Detectives
• Safeway Tour
• Special Activities:
• Fire Safety-Tools not Toys
• Costume Fall Festival
• Christmas Pageant
• Chapel Presentation with partners
• Mini Field Day
• Alpha Puppet Show

SOCIAL-SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

• Learning about God and His love for us
• Becoming familiar with Bible stories and songs
• Participation in Jesus times and chapel worship
• Praying before snacks and meals & self-initiated prayers
• Developing positive relationships with peers, adults, and the community
• Developing an appreciation for similarities and differences
• Developing a positive self-esteem
• Developing self-control and ability to function with a group
• Helping others and learning to compromise
• Making decisions and showing initiative
• Engaging in various levels of play

COMMUNICATION ARTS  

• Listening to others and sharing information during group discussion
• Developing speaking, listening, and writing skills
• Developing the ability to question and problem solve
• Growth and learning through songs and finger plays
• Developing an appreciation of a variety of children’s literature
• Participating in roll-playing, pretending, and puppetry
• Use of technology to further knowledge and develop skills
• Formal/informal letter recognition
• Formal/informal symbol-sound recognition

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

• Utilizing a variety of media for self-expression:
• Paint, chalk, markers, crayons, dough, tissue paper, pencil, scissors, glue, paper
• Developing an appreciation for rhythm, instruments, melodies, dance
• Utilizing media for the communication of ideas and feelings
• Dramatizing fictional and nonfiction events
• Use of building materials for expression

WELLNESS  

• Learning about and practicing healthy eating habits through activities and snack times
• Learning to take the initiative to take care of ourselves through hygiene and safety
• Developing fine motor skills (e.g. cutting) and manipulating small materials
• Developing an appreciation for the human body
• Working with large muscle groups & developing upper and lower body skills
• Engaging in vigorous indoor and outdoor play

DISCOVERY  

• Developing concepts of critical thinking, risk-taking, and problem-solving
• Discovering math concepts through investigation and use of manipulatives
• Hypothesizing, predicting, and testing scientific concepts
• Cutting, mixing, and measuring for food preparation
• Demonstrating knowledge through dramatic and block play
• Learning about the world through hands-on sensory experiences