Social – Spiritual Development
- Learning about God and His love for us
- Becoming familiar with Bible stories and songs
- Participation in Jesus times and chapel worship
- Praying before snacks and meals & self-initiated prayers
- Developing positive relationships with peers, adults, and the community
- Developing an appreciation for similarities and differences
- Developing a positive self-esteem
- Developing self-control and ability to function with a group
- Helping others and learning to compromise
- Making decisions and showing initiative
- Engaging in various levels of play
Communication Arts
- Listening to others and sharing information during group discussion
- Developing speaking, listening, and writing skills
- Developing the 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 technology to further knowledge and develop skills
- Informal letter recognition
- Informal 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
- Utilizing media for the communication of ideas and feelings
- Dramatizing fictional and nonfiction events
- Use of building materials for expression
Wellness
- Learning about and practicing healthy eating habits through cooking activities, and snack/meal times
- Learning to take the initiative to take care of ourselves through hygiene and safety
- Developing fine motor skills(e.g. cutting) and manipulating small materials
- Developing an appreciation for the human body as a science
- Working with large muscle groups & developing upper and lower body skills
- Engaging in vigorous indoor and outdoor play
Discovery
- Developing concepts of critical thinking, risk-taking, and problem-solving
- Discovering 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
