Curriculum Overview

3K Pre-School

Cognitive Development – Stating name and age, counting objects, sorting objects, counting 1-10, recognizing number 1-5, recognizing/writing first name, identifying shapes, identifying colors, recognizing uppercase letters.

Social/Emotional Development – Cooperative play, listening, following directions, expressing feelings appropriately.

Physical Development – Development of fine motor skills by use of manipulatives, drawing, coloring, painting, drawing lines and circles, holding/using scissors. Development of large motor skills through walking, running, jumping, hopping, throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing.

Health, Safety, Nutrition – Cleanliness (washing hands, brushing & flossing teeth, bathing), Safety (following rules, emergencies, fire safety)

Weekly Enrichment Classes

Spanish – Listening and speaking skills, Spanish songs and rhymes, conversational vocabulary (colors, numbers, animals, family, home, weather, school, food), Spanish customs and culture.

Library – Story time; listening and viewing skills; library skills reinforced with audiovisual materials, puppets, fingerplays, and songs.

Music – Sing, move, dance, and play rhythm instruments to music; learn age-appropriate elements of music; learn Chapel songs and seasonal songs; prepare for performance on Mead Hall Sundays, at the Christmas program, and on May Day.

Physical Education – Creative movement; following directions; learning simple games; hopping, running, galloping, jumping, and throwing skills.

Sacred Studies – The Godly Play curriculum uses story figures and art materials to allow students to experience Bible stories, their characters and themes.