Preschool 3's/PreK 4's
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.
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
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