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CURRICULUM

GOALS

Curriculum goals are established for each class. Goals are age appropriate, integrating early childhood education best practices and standards for child development.

In addition to our curriculum, we offer special programs which include Chapel, Music, Creature Teacher, a visit from the local fire department and a dental hygienist.  Each day we also provide a nutritious snack, learning centers and playground time.

To access the most recent curriculum goals for each class click the links below.

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CURRICULUM GOALS FOR TWO YEAR OLD CLASS 

COLORS

Primary colors (red, blue, green, and yellow)

Secondary & Pastels (orange, purple, brown, pink, black, & white)

Colors focused on weekly, through stories, crafts, circle, and more

SHAPES

Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Star, Diamond

and Heart

Shapes focused on weekly through stories, crafts, circle, and more

My Shape Book, a combination of shapes & colors, at the end of the year child takes home a handmade shape & color book, which applies  painting skills

NUMBERS

Numbers 1-5

Learning through hands on activities; songs, fingerplays, crafts, circle time, counting and sorting. My Number Book, 1-5, at the end of the year the child has a handmade number book, which applies object pasting and other skills.

WEATHER

Learning through hands on activities, songs, crafts, circle time, weather (hot/cold, warm/cool, sunny/cloudy, windy/calm)

GROSS MOTOR                                                        

Kick a ball

Stand on one foot

Stand on Tiptoes/Walk on Tiptoes

Jump on both feet

March

Pour, Empty

Stack, Build

FINE MOTOR

Thread beads

Scribble with crayon or marker, Paint

Handle scissors  (starting in January)

Turn pages

Pick and Peel

COGNITIVE/LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION

Listen to stories for a short while

Respond to and locates direction of sound

Respond to own name

Recite simple songs, fingerplays or nursery rhymes

Follow simple directions

Ask questions, Answer simple questions

Make requests for needs

Sort objects by group/colors

Recognize familiar things, objects, and people

Imitate

Pretend

Know simple body parts

Introduce opposites

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Clean up at appropriate times

Feed him/herself

Support home toilet training

Play with age appropriate toys

Play alone, Work & play alongside other children

Share

Take turns

Show empathy

Share adult attention with other children

Participate in group activities

Exhibit an appropriate amount of security

CURRICULUM GOALS FOR THREE YEAR OLD CLASS 

COLORS

Primary colors (red, blue, green, and yellow)

Secondary and Pastels (orange, purple, brown, pink, black, gray and white

SHAPES

Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Star, Diamond, Heart, and Oval

NUMBERS

Review of Numbers 1-5, Add numbers 6-12

Learning through hands on activities; songs, fingerplays, crafts, circle time, counting and sorting. My Number Counting Book - numbers 1-12, at the end of the year the child has made their own book.

Daily calendar review (1-31).

SEASONS

Review of Seasons – Learning through hands on activities; fingerplays, songs, crafts, circle time, counting and sorting etc., discuss seasons, clothing, weather, opposites (hot/cold, warm/cool, sunny/cloudy, windy/calm)

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Day of the week covered in circle time

Rote memory of days of the week through song or fingerplay etc.

MONTHS OF THE YEAR

Months covered daily throughout the month in circle, through calendar, Months of the year song, etc

LETTERS                                                           

Learn the upper and lower case letters in their name

Identify letters and trace or write

Use of names on bulletin boards, name games, name cards etc., for easy recognition

Rote memory of alphabet song

GROSS MOTOR

Walk in a straight line

Practice keeping hands and feet to self/personal space

Jumping, hoping, and clapping to a beat during circle time, music and play

FINE MOTOR

Put on own coat or sweater

Color inside lines at times, preference of dominant hand

Use glue or paste, Hold scissors and cuts properly

Introduction to zippers and buttons

Introduction to drawing shapes and human figure

Pours

Washes and dries hands

Can build with blocks

Can put together a 5-10 piece puzzle.

COGNITIVE/LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION

Know body parts

Introduction to opposites ( ie., same/different, up/down, top/bottom)

Sharing with others

Taking turns

Traces own name, read own name in print

Express needs clearly and appropriately (manners)

Converse with peers, participates in discussions

Use complete sentences

Handling emotions using words

Give appropriate answers to questions (ie, what do you do when you are thirsty?) Speaks clearly

Identify sounds, Knows loud and soft

Imitate

Listen appropriately, Follow directions

Learning to sit during circle time

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Is Happy, Play and Work well with others

Has made friends in school

Have toileting skills (or close to being toilet trained)

Operate independently but asks for teacher help

Transitions between parents, small and large group activities and centers

CURRICULUM GOALS FOR KR-4 CLASS

NUMBERS

Introduction/Review of numbers 1-20

Counting backwards from 10-1

Learn through hands on activities; songs, fingerplays, crafts, circle time, counting and sorting

Beginning recognition of sets 0-5. Use sorting centers, counting games, flash card games

Introduce counting by 10’s

Trace numbers 1-20

LETTERS

Written and recognition of upper case letters A-Z, with introduction of lower case letters

Daily Alphabet letter sounds. Ex. A makes two sounds

Rote memory of alphabet song

Can say alphabet without singing by spring

Weekly Letter Show and Tell

SOUNDS/PHONICS

Begin single consonant sounds at random (i.e., B, C, D, F, or others using crafts, word cards etc.),

Recognition of some sight words (i.e., go, the, I and see)

SEASONS

Review of seasons

Learn through hands on activities; songs, fingerplays, crafts, circle time, counting, sorting, discussing seasons,

clothing, weather, opposites (hot/cold, big/small, in/out up/down)

DAYS OF THE WEEK/ MONTHS OF THE YEAR

Review days of the week (Daily)

Introduce each day in circle time (Daily)

Rote memory of days of the week through song and circle time (Daily)

Before and after concepts i.e., what comes after Tuesday? (Daily)

Months covered daily through use of calendar/songs

Seasonal games and craft to teach months

SHAPES/COLORS

Review of shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, heart, star, hexagon, sphere, cylinder, cube and cone

Review of colors: primary and secondary

TIME CONCEPTS

Early time concepts including week, month, year.

Tell time to the hour

GROSS MOTOR

Jump in a straight line

Balance on one foot

Skip, Hop on one foot or the other as asked

Throw a ball or beanbag to another child and catch

Climb stairs using alternate feet

Clap to a beat

FINE MOTOR

Dresses self

Colors inside lines

Holds scissors and cuts properly/holds pencil properly

Use glue

Zips and buttons

Can trace a circle, square, triangle, and rectangle

Washes and dries hands

Can draw a recognizable human figure

Writes first name legibly with letters in order

Writes or tracing of upper and lower case letters

COGNITIVE/LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION

Before and after concepts

Knows body parts, Knows their age

Knows parent’s names

Knows their birthday

Uses descriptive words

Reads own name in print, first and (last in the spring)

Expresses needs

Converses with peers

Participates in discussions

Uses complete sentences

Relates a story or experience in sequence

Identifies author or illustrator in books

Makes story predictions

Uses plurals correctly

Gives fitting answers to questions (how, what & why)

Speaks clearly

Listens appropriately

Follows directions

Problem solving skills

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Plays and works well with others

Have made friends in school

Is happy

Operates independently, asks teacher for help when needed

Shares show and tell with others

TRANSITIONAL OBJECTIVES

Walks in line, Hands kept to self

Sit quietly in small group i.e., circle time and work group

Sit quietly in large group i.e., Chapel and specials

CURRICULUM GOALS FOR K-5 CLASS

LETTERS/WRITING/SOUNDS/PHONICS

*Recognizes and writes all upper case and lower case

letters A-2

*Knows all letter sounds using crafts, pictures and

word cards. Knows long and short vowel sounds.

*Makes weekly letter book

*Shares weekly letter show and tell

*Recognizes and writes 20 sight words and 10 color words

*Participates in reading group times (beginning January)

*Blends letter sounds to form and sound out words

*Reads and writes legibly first and last name

NUMBERS/MATH CONCEPTS/SHAPES

*Traces and writes numbers to 20

*Counts to 100 by 1's and 10's

*Recognizes sets up to 20. Uses ten frames, sorting centers,

counting games and other math manipulatives correctly.

*Understands concepts of ordinal numbers (1st to 10th),

graphing, time by the hour, basic measurements, coins

by names, addition and subtraction to 10

*Shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, pentagon,

octagon, sphere, cube, cylinder and cone

DAYS OF WEEK/MONTHS OF YEAR

*Days of Week and Months of Year are reviewed daily and are

memorized using calendar and songs during circle time

*Reviews before and after concepts using words: yesterday

was, today is and tomorrow will be

SCIENCE CONCEPTS

*Monthly science themes include: Our 5 senses,

4 seasons, animals, food groups and healthy habits,

dental health, weather, ocean

SOCIAL SKILLS/COMMUNICATION/PRACTICAL SKILLS

*Works and plays well with others/Shows respect

*Follows directions/0beys class rules

*Completes work independently and on time

*Shows independence at lunchtime/bathroom needs

*Communicates needs clearly to teacher

*Shows problem solving skills, exhibits self control

*Participates in class activities

*Uses complete sentences and descriptive words

*Answers questions (who, what, why & how)

*Can make story predictions, identifies author

and illustrator of books, can sequence story

*Knows left and right

*Knows pledges and monthly Bible verse (recite daily)

*Knows personal information: parent's names,

address, phone number, birthday

LISTENING/TRANSITIONAL SKILLS

*Sits and listens appropriately during class circle

time, story time, table groups, weekly chapel

and other specials

*Walks in line correctly and is able to keep hands

to self

*Transitions well from home to school during drop off

*Transitions from school during car pickup in afternoon

FINE MOTOR/GROSS MOTOR

*Holds and uses pencil, scissors and glue correctly

*Can draw a person and other simple shapes

*Colors inside lines

*Buttons and zips

*Jumps, skips, walks on tiptoes, hops on one foot, bounces and

catches ball

K5 SCOPE & SEQUENCE

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