Four-year-olds

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Our Four-year-old program focuses on developing such essential life skills as getting along with others, communicating one’s wants and needs, listening to others, making wise decisions, feeling positive about one’s self, negotiation, and higher level thinking skills. We will also focus on preparing the child for kindergarten by incorporating activities such as letter recognition with our alphabet book, number activities and problem solving through both science and real life situations.

    During our Four-year-old class children will have the opportunity to participate in free choice activities, small group encounters and whole group teacher-directed experiences. Small group encounters are designed to enhance social skills and provide individual attention. Whole group experiences are intended to develop listening skills and the ability to follow directions as well as allow the practice of being part of a large group.

    We believe that spiritual growth is an integral and inseparable part of a child’s well-being. If nurtured properly, this spiritual growth occurs naturally in connection with other aspects of a child’s development. Our objective is to provide this spiritual nurturing by way of our day-to-day actions, speech, and Christian curriculum.

Typical Daily Schedule

  • Arrival

  • Play in Children’s Center- both large and fine motor activities available

  • Music Room- stories, songs & calendar

  • Learning Centers in Classroom- see below

  • Bathroom & wash hands

  • Snack

  • Music Room

 

Learning Centers Available During Class Time

  • Literacy- vocabulary and language, phonological awareness, letters, words, print, comprehension and books.

  • Creative: we provide a wide range of self-expressive materials including art, drama, music, puppets, and movement

  • Science- the physical properties of objects such as sand and water, living things and other hands-on exploratory materials

  • Math- numbers, patterns, spatial awareness, measurement and data collection (i.e. question of the day and graphs).

  • Blocks- balance, gravity, size, planning, sharing, design, and clean up skills.

 

 

Four-Year-Olds Classroom
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