Academics

OUR PURPOSE

• To provide a pre-school program, founded and operated on Christian principles, that can ease the transition between home and school.
• To provide activities that are geared to the needs of 1, 2, 3 and 4 year-0lds and concentrate on helping each child develop intelletually, emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically.
• To provide a well defined program of goals for work in all four age levels that help to develop a positive attitude toward learning.

ONE YEAR-OLD Objectives

These are the basic skills that each student will master in each age group. Other concepts will also be introduced.

Greet the teacher in the AM and say "goodbye" in the afternoon
Share with others and take turns
Recognize their name
Do simple crafts
Play with toys and manipulate items
Use their five senses to actively explore the world around them
Experiment with marks and scribbles on a surface
Enjoy nursery rhymes and imitate various sounds made by adults
Explore musical instruments
Follow simple directions

TWO YEAR-OLD Objectives

These are the basic skills that each student will master in each age group. Other concepts will also be introduced.

Greet the teacher in the mornings
Share with and take turns with others
Know their parents names
Recognize community helpers
Hold crayons correctly and stack blocks
Sit and listen to a short story
Recognize basic colors
Recognize basic shapes
Name body parts
Recognize and name animals
Repeat nursery rhymes

THREE YEAR-OLD Objectives

These are the basic skills that each student will master in each age group. Other concepts will also be introduced.

Greet the teacher and each other in the mornings
Share with and take turns with others
Know their parents names
Recognize community helpers
Say the Pledge of Allegiance
Hold crayons correctly and stack blocks
Sit still and listen to a short story
Use scissors
Recognize the colors Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black and White
Recognize basic shapes
Recognize the numbers 1 through 10
Count up to five objects
Follow two step instructions
Recognize their first name
Name body parts
Recognize and name animals
Recognize when two things are alike and when two things are different

FOUR YEAR-OLD Objectives

These are the basic skills that each student will master in each age group. Other concepts will also be introduced.

Follow group instructions
Be considerate of others
Share toys and take turns
Take good care of his/her things
Complete work in a given time
Write first name
Use scissors
Write the numbers 1 through 10
Jump, hop and skip
Recognize the letters of the alphabet (upper and lower case)
Recognize the numbers 1 through 10
Associate quantity with number
Recognize basic shapes: circle, triangle, square, rectangle and oval
Know the color words
Know top/bottom, small/large, front/back, ect.
Distinguish between objects that are alike and different
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Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Early Drop-off Available

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