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Academics - Preschool
Our K3 & K4 program lays the foundation for your child's early school experience. One of the main purposes of our K3/K4 is to prepare your child for the 5-year-old kindergarten program in our school. It is a relaxed, fun environment, in which your child can adjust to the schedule, routine, and discipline of a regular classroom. K3/K4 is an all day program with an option of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, or all five days. It is a good social experience for a child as he learns to share, make friends, and get along with others.
K3 (Kindergarten for 3-year-olds)
| BIBLE |
Large, colorful A Beka Book Flash-a-Cards are designed to hold each child's interest as he learns about God and His Son, Jesus. Selected Old and New Testament lessons are presented using Old Testament Stories, Series 1 & 2, and New Testament Stories, Series 1 & 2.
Preschoolers will also enjoy learning about the first Thanksgiving, the birth of Christ, and Christ's resurrection while viewing the Holiday Stories Flash-a-Cards. At the end of the year, a cumulative review of Bible lessons will help children remember what they have learned.
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| LANGUAGE ARTS: PHONICS |
Letters and Sounds for 3s is a beginning ABC book for three-year-olds. Each new letter is introduced by an animal alphabet friend. This animal friend helps the child recognize the letter and learn the letter's sound.
Letters and Sounds for 3s is also designed to teach early writing skills. Children learn letter formation and practice hand-eye coordination as they trace or glue items to letters.
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| LANGUAGE ARTS: LANGUAGE |
The students will receive guidance in learning how to write their first name. They will also be directed in how to form each letter of the alphabet.
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| LANGUAGE ARTS: POETRY |
Fun Poems and Finger Plays, a compilation of more than 130 poems and finger plays, includes many of the traditional poems young children have enjoyed for generations, together with new works in rhyme.
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| NUMBERS |
Numbers and Skills with Button Bear helps three-year-olds sharpen their listening skills, follow directions, and practice hand-eye coordination as they learn number concepts 1-15. Children enjoy tracing pathways, doing dot-to-dot, and coloring large, simple forms on these skill sheets.
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| MUSIC |
Fun Songs for Little Ones contains 50 songs including both traditional and newer songs young children love. The sing-along CD makes song time enjoyable for the children.
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| ARTS AND CRAFTS |
The colorful projects in Arts & Crafts with Amber Lamb give three-year-olds delightful opportunities to enjoy art and develop motor skills while they paint, glue, and color projects with seasonal, biblical, and fun themes.
Three-year-olds learn colors and shapes, learn how to follow directions, and develop hand-eye coordination with the projects in Child Art for 3s. Pictures have been drawn with wide, colorful lines in simple styles with the pre-schooler in mind.
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K4 (Kindergarten for 4-year-olds)
| BIBLE |
We have a Bible time in which we sing songs, listen to Bible stories, and learn Bible verses. Our goal is to build Christian character into a child's life.
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| PHONICS/READING |
Students are exposed to the letters and their sounds. Those ready to learn the sounds and begin reading are encouraged to do so; those not ready have a productive year of exposure to concepts they will master later.
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| PENMANSHIP |
The students will receive guidance in learning how to write their first name. They will also be directed in how to form each letter of the alphabet.
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| MATH |
The children will be introduced to the numerals 1-20. They will work on recognition, writing, and numbering of objects. They will orally count as far as possible by ones and tens to 100. The students should be able to recognize the basic shapes.
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| ART |
The children will be taught the eight basic colors, and introduced to the color words. They will be encouraged to color neatly and do their best. They will be guided in learning the best way to hold scissors through easy-to-cut art projects. They will have an opportunity to work with clay, finger paints, and tempera paints.
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| OTHER ACTIVITIES |
The children will be learning about the calendar and seasons. We will cover a unit on good manners and good health habits. The children will be encouraged to be responsible, and they will learn to organize their belongings.
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