PreK uses Fireflies Curriculum

Our Preschool Curriculum…

Hope Lutheran Preschool believes the preschool years are a very important time in a child's life, and has developed a curriculum to optimize this learning time.

Religion: Bible stories, prayer, God’s world

Mathematics: Counting, calendar, size and shapes, number recognition, and position words

Social Studies: Family living, self-awareness, community life, holidays, field trips, and self-help skills.

Reading/Language Arts: Name recognition, letter recognition, questions, ideas, stories, and objects about the theme that can be discussed by and with the children, rhyming words.

Arts and Crafts: Projects correlated with the themes, lessons and holidays.

Science: Weather, plants, birds, animals & habitats, rocks, and ecology.

Music: Singing, listening, dancing, rhythmic activities, and music appreciation.

Social Life Skills: Sharing and giving an opportunity to discover and learn in a friendly atmosphere.

Fine Motor Skills: Cutting, tracing, gluing & snapping.

Gross Motor Skills: Running, jumping, catching & throwing.

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Our program includes a variety of activities and opportunities to encourage the children at their skill levels...

• Handwriting & Fine Motor Skills
• Songs and Finger Play
• Pre-reading skills
• Pre-writing
• Games
• Bible Stories/Chapel
• Show and Tell
• CDs of stories and songs
• Drawing and coloring
• Painting
• Potty Breaks
• Religion
• Story time
• Lunch
• Nap time
• Cutting and gluing
• Recess/Outside play in our fenced Preschool Playground or Full-Sized Gym
• Gross Motor Skills
• Field Trips

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A Typical Preschool Day…

• Free play
• Circle time
• Art projects
• Gym/Movement or Outside Play
• Religion/Chapel
• Story Time
• Clean up
• Snack and Restroom
• Pre-writing
• Computer Time