Course Description

In K3, learning with each other through play helps support children’s social and emotional development, language and literacy, cognition, and even physical development. The class begins with a large group time that includes calendar, sharing time, and reading stories related to the theme of the day. Group time allows students to practice a variety of classroom skills such as listening skills, conversational skills, interacting with the teacher, and how to read a story. Small group centers are used to give students experience doing many different activities related to the theme/lesson of the day. Concentration is placed on learning and practicing classroom etiquette: listening, raising hands, lining up, being kind to others, obeying the teacher, using inside voices, and keeping hands to oneself. Over the course of the year, the class focuses direct instruction and thematic activities on letters of the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors. We feel children learn more and will retain more when they are enjoying what they are doing, so our curriculum involves activities that get the children to move and explore. Hands-on learning allows the children to experience and develop the senses that God has given them.

Throughout the school year, students will develop skills such as:

• identifying colors, shapes, numbers, and letters
  recognizing patterns
• sharing, compromising, and following directions

Music Class: Students will attend music class once a week. The students will enjoy experiencing music in a variety of ways. They will explore music through a repertoire rich in folk songs, nursery rhymes, and traditional singing games. The students will learn about music through imitation, movement, listening, visualization, improvisation, finger play, and rhythm instruments. Seasonal music activities are incorporated throughout the year.

Art Class: Students will attend art class once a week.  K3-2nd grade students’ study of art will encourage them to better see and appreciate God’s own artistic brilliance in His lavish creation.  Quality children’s literature will be used to teach various art elements such as shape, line, texture, color, value, form and space.  Students will put their learning into action using a variety of media and hands-on learning.