Social – Spiritual Development
- Learning about God and His love for us
- Becoming familiar with Bible stories and relating them to Christian living
- Participation in Jesus times and chapel worship
- Praying before snacks and meals & self-initiated prayers
- Developing a positive self-esteem
- Practicing self-control
- Developing positive relationships with peers, adults, and the community
- Helping others and learning to compromise
- Making decisions and showing initiative
- Appreciating and celebrating diversity
- Engaging in various levels of play
Communication Arts
- Listening to others and sharing information during group discussion
- Developing speaking, listening, and writing skills
- Developing ability to question and problem solve
- Growth and learning through participation in songs and fingerplays
- Developing an appreciation of a variety of children’s literature
- Participating in role-playing, pretending, and puppetry
- Writing and dictating stories, lists, labels throughout classroom centers
- Use of the technology to further knowledge and develop skills
- Letter recognition
- Symbol – sound association
Expressive Arts
- Utilizing a variety of media for self-expression:
- paint, chalk, markers, crayons, collage, dough, clay, wood, paper
- Developing an appreciation for rhythm, instruments, melodies, dance
- Furthering self expression & communication skills through individual and group activities
- Use of building materials for expression
- Dramatizing fictional and nonfiction events
Wellness
- Learning about and practicing healthy eating habits through cooking & meal times
- Learning to take the initiative to take care of ourselves through hygiene and safety
- Developing an appreciation for the human body as a science
- Working with large muscle groups to further development of upper and lower body skills
- Refining the development of fine motor skills (e.g. cutting)
- Engaging in vigorous indoor and outdoor play
Discovery
- Furthering knowledge of critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Furthering knowledge of math concepts through investigation and use of manipulatives
- Hypothesizing, predicting, and testing scientific concepts
- Cutting, mixing, and measuring for food preparation
- Representing knowledge about the world through the use of tools for wood-working
- Demonstrating knowledge through dramatic and block play
- Learning about the world through hands-on sensory experiences
