Children move through the preschool day with a mixture of child-initiated and teacher directed activities. Through the Learning Center approach, children learn through play, experimentation, and exploration while practicing social skills, fine motor skills and expanding their language development.
Learning Centers are set up to reflect the "theme" that is being studied by the class. Each preschool class participates in a weekly Chapel Service with short story, song and prayer to praise God. They also enjoy a special time with our music teacher providing rhythm, marching, singing and musical games. P.E.(Creative Movement) will warm up those little muscles and may include a visit to Peter Pan in Neverland; travel to the Savanna in Africa or a run through the waterfall while we grow stronger, work on fine motor control, jump rope preparation skills and hand-eye coordination.
A special "Leadership Day" is assigned each child usually every 4 to 6 weeks. On that day the child will bring a snack for his classmates, a "show and tell" to share and perhaps be line-leader or place the calendar day on the board.
We realize that all children travel through the same developmental stages and that God has a time table for each child. Through the Learning Center approach there are activities that will challenge and teach children at whatever stage they may be in at the time.
Faith
* God Made the World, Plants, Animals and People
* God Calls Abraham
* Jacob and Rachel •Baby Moses
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Joshua and Jericho
* Samuel
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The Angel Visits Mary
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Jesus Grows as a Child
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Jesus Chooses 12 Disciples
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Jesus Blesses the Children
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Jesus’ Miracles
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Zacchaeus
* Jesus Dies and Arises-Easter
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Parables
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Jesus Knows My Name
Themes
*Back to School With My Teddy Bear
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God Made Me - What Will I Be
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Gathering God's Harvest
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Helping Hands From Thankful Hearts
* Jesus Is Coming, Open Your Heart
* Brrr….Jesus Warms Our Hearts
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A Joyful Heart is a Healthy Heart
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Moving Along God's Way
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Celebrate New Life
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God Loves All Creatures Great and Small
Language Arts
* Experiencing Children’s Literature
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Finger Plays
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Letter Recognition
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Rhyming
* Emergent Writing
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Emergent Reading
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Emergent Vocabulary
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Role Playing
Music
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Rhythm
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Beat
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Simple Songs
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Musical Games
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Simple Instruments
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Music and Movement
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Nursery Rhymes
Field Trips, Special Events & Activities
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Harvest Hoe-Down
* Stone Soup
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Grandparents' Day
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Thanksgiving Feast
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Birthday Party for Jesus
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Field trip to Safari Park
Curricula: Concordia Faith, Alphabet Stories, and Everyday Math.
Preschool 4's Curriculum
Faith
* God Made the World
* Jesus Knows My Name
* Adam and Eve
* Noah andJacob
* David & Daniel
* Jesus' Birth
* Jesus Grows Up
* Jesus' Miracles
* Jesus' Disciples
* Jesus Dies & Arises
* Peter, Paul & Timothy
Themes
* God made ME - What Will I be?
* Gathering God's Harvest
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Helping Hands from Thankful Hearts
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Joy to the World
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Brrrrr…. -Jesus Warms Our Hearts
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A Joyful Heart is a Healthy Heart
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Moving Along God’s Way
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Celebrate New Life
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God Loves All Creatures Great and Small
Language Arts
* Listening Comprehension - Short Stories, Rhymes, Early Literacy
* Speech Production / Discrimination
* Vocabulary
* Verbal Expression
* Phonological Awareness
* Print & Book Awareness
* Letter Knowledge
* Early Word Recognition / Sight Words
* Introduction to Spanish
Math
* Numbers & Operations
* Patterns
* Geometry & Spatial Sense
* Measurement
* Time Concepts
* Classification
* Data Collection
* Money
Science
* Simple Investigations
* Observing Through Senses
* Gathering Information
* Using Simple Tools
* Identifying Similarities & Differences
* Using Patterns to Predict
* Observing Changes in Size, Color, Position
* Weather & Sounds
* Participation in Experiments
* Cognition and General Knowledge of the Computer
* Open-ended software that allows the opportunity to explore and discover, make choices, and discover the impact of discisions
Social Studies
* Community through family, classroom, school, and world
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Common Events & Routines
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Community Workers
* Thematic Study, plus observation and study of holidays
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Cause & Effect Relationships
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Similarities Among People
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Foreign Language-Spanish
Music
* Rhythm
* Beat
* Simple Songs
* Musical Games
* Simple Instruments
* Music and Movement
* Nursery Rhymes
Field Trips, Special Events & Activities
* Harvest Hoe-Down
* Elm Fork Nature Preserve Hike and Picnic
* Stone Soup Feast
* Grandparents' Day
* Christmas Concert and Birthday Party for Jesus
* Family Math & Science Night
* Dallas World Aquarium
* Wacky Wednesday
* Easter Parade and Spring Picnic
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Science Place
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Paint and Pizza Art Fest
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Movical
Curricula: Concordia Faith, Books by Bob, Math Their Way,
McMillan Math & Music
Children move through the preschool day with a mixture of child-initiated and teacher directed activities. Through the Learning Center approach, children learn through play, experimentation, and exploration while practicing social skills, fine motor skills and expanding their language development.