Curriculum
Our Academic Approach
Our preschool curriculum is thoughtfully designed to nurture the whole child (academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually) within a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment. Through play-based learning, hands-on exploration, and meaningful relationships, children build foundational skills in early literacy, math, science, and problem-solving while also developing independence, confidence, and a love of learning. Our classrooms emphasize positive interactions, curiosity, and age-appropriate structure to support each child’s unique growth and readiness for kindergarten.
As a faith-based program, our curriculum is grounded in biblical truth and character development. Children are introduced to Bible stories in a developmentally appropriate way and are encouraged to practice kindness, responsibility, patience, and respect, which are key characteristics of a Christ follower. By integrating faith with daily learning experiences, we help children understand that they are loved by God and created with purpose, laying a strong foundation for both academic success and lifelong character.
Preschool Curriculum Info
Ages: 12-24 months
Focus: Foundational exploration, sensory development, and early language skills
Language Arts
Students begin their literacy journey by enjoying picture books, responding to nursery rhymes with hand gestures, and building vocabulary through naming familiar objects. They learn to understand simple commands, put together 2-word sentences, and recognize body parts. Writing begins at the scribble stage as children explore making marks.
Mathematics
Children develop early number sense by understanding that numbers mean “how many” and begin reciting numbers. They explore geometry by matching basic shapes like triangles and circles, building foundational spatial awareness through hands-on play.
Character & Social Development
At this stage, children actively seek out friends and enjoy imitating each other’s behavior. They begin showing empathy, become aware of their own bodies and those of others, and learn to play simple interactive games like “Pat-a-Cake” and “Peekaboo.”
Physical Development
Gross Motor: Walking independently, climbing furniture, throwing balls, copying movements and gestures, and beginning to use a spoon. Fine Motor: Using buttons and knobs, developing pincer grasp, pointing with forefinger, and putting objects into containers.
Spiritual Development
Children enjoy short, simple Bible stories and holding a small Bible. They point to pictures of Jesus when asked, learn that God made the world and loves them, and enjoy simple Christian songs.
Ages: 2-3 years
Focus: Language expansion, early counting, and growing independence
Language Arts
Students enjoy hearing stories read aloud and begin completing familiar sentences in books. They learn to describe pictures using 2-3 words, verbalize their wants, and repeat parts of songs and fingerplays. Writing emerges through dictation to “label” pictures. Thematic units explore topics like families, holidays, seasons, plants, and community helpers.
Mathematics
Children rote count to 10 and count objects to 5. They begin sorting by single attributes like color or shape, and identify basic shapes including circles, hearts, stars, squares, and triangles.
Social Studies
Students learn to identify uniformed professionals, verbalize names of immediate family members, recognize different modes of transportation, and distinguish between farm, home, and zoo animals.
Science
Children identify primary colors (red, blue, yellow, green), explore color mixing, identify weather elements (rain, clouds, sun, wind), and learn opposites like hard/soft, wet/dry, hot/cold, big/little, and fast/slow.
Character & Social Development
Students identify facial expressions and verbalize feelings. They learn to use “please” and “thank you,” practice taking turns, and participate in circle time for 5-10 minutes. They become increasingly enthusiastic about the company of other children and demonstrate growing independence.
Physical Development
Gross Motor: Kicking balls, jumping with two feet, walking on tiptoe, climbing play equipment, and walking up stairs with support. Fine Motor: Scribbling spontaneously, building towers of 4+ blocks, painting with large brushes, completing large-knobbed puzzles, and stringing large beads.
Spiritual Development
Children sing simple Bible songs, begin understanding that Jesus loves everyone, that God made the world, and that the Bible is God’s word. They enjoy hearing Bible stories and participate in simple thank-you prayers.
Ages: 3-4 years
Focus: Pre-reading skills, expanded vocabulary, and collaborative learning
Language Arts
Students ask and answer questions about stories and demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds. They express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly while learning to take turns speaking and stay on topic in group discussions. Writing progresses to using drawing, dictation, and early writing to compose text. Students develop grade-appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
Mathematics
Children learn number names and counting sequences. They describe measurable attributes of objects (length, weight), organize objects by categories and patterns, and identify and describe shapes. Pattern recognition develops through sequencing activities.
Social Studies
Students identify community helpers by uniform (local and international), state multiple methods of travel, and classify animals into categories: pets, zoo animals, and farm animals.
Science
Children make detailed observations about animal characteristics (wild vs. tame, parent vs. baby, habitats). They explore plant life cycles, observe seasonal effects on Earth, investigate the sun’s impact (shadows, daylight vs. night), and identify elements of climate and weather.
Character & Social Development
Students listen while others speak, follow one-step directions, and stay focused for 10 minutes. They identify basic feelings, show awareness of others’ feelings, share and take turns with reminders, ask permission, accept correction positively, and begin displaying self-control and self-confidence.
Spiritual Development
Children begin understanding they were created by God and practice obedience and love. They demonstrate how to pray, describe who Jesus is, tell how God is “big and strong,” and begin studying phrases based on scripture memory.
Ages: 4-5 years
Focus: Kindergarten readiness, reading foundations, and advanced social skills
Language Arts
Students ask and answer questions about stories, compare character experiences, and retell stories with key details (characters, setting, major events). They sequence pictures, identify main topics, and recognize book parts (cover, title page, author, illustrator). Reading foundations include demonstrating understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds; recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters; and decoding words. Writing advances to drawing, dictating, and beginning to write text independently.
Mathematics
Children know number names and counting sequences to 20+, count objects to 30+, and compare sets using more, less, and equal. They use objects and drawings to show addition and subtraction. Measurement skills include describing attributes, organizing by categories and patterns, and sequencing with ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Geometry expands to identifying, describing, comparing, and creating shapes, and understanding object positions.
Social Studies
Students identify community helpers by uniform, state 6+ methods of travel, locate the United States on a map, name facts about the United States, write their first and last name, and recite personal information including name, address, and school.
Science
Children make observations about the human body and the 5 senses. They recognize ways to keep bodies healthy (brushing teeth, washing hands, eating healthy). Science exploration includes observing properties of matter and changes (floating, sinking, melting, freezing, evaporating) and various forms of energy (sound, light, electric, physical, magnetic).
Character & Social Development
Students demonstrate separation from loved ones, listen while others speak, follow multi-step directions, complete activities independently, and stay focused. They complete work in a reasonable time, clean up after themselves, share and take turns without reminders, show respect to others, and display self-control, positive attitude, and self-confidence.
Spiritual Development
Children describe how God created them to be special and how God created all things. They practice obedience, love, and truthfulness; recall that God’s son died for every person; describe the purpose of prayer and participate in prayer; tell how God is “big, strong, and mighty”; and continue studying scripture memory phrases.