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Curriculum Fours
Faith Alive, our Bible curriculum, is used for all age
levels. It is a highly visual and activity oriented program that
helps communicate the Word of God at an appropriate age level. Each
week our young learners are introduced to a Bible story, basic
Christian concepts, and a weekly Bible memory verse. Every morning
the children meet together for morning devotions, which include
singing and praying before they go to their class. A member of the
church staff shares with the children during morning devotions once
a week. Parents are encouraged to join us for our morning devotion
time.
Our basic letters and sounds curriculum comes from Frog Street
Press. Activities from Frog Street Press offer a variety of
methods for learning basic skills. These activities capture the
attention and appropriately address the learning styles of the
children. The following concepts are incorporated throughout the
child’s learning activities:
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Listening, speaking
and thinking skills
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Pre-writing skills
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Writing skills
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Sensory involvement
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Manipulative
experiences
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Games
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Hands-on experiences
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Skills that build
success for emerging readers
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Letter recognition
and sounds
Saxon is our math
curriculum. It is a hands-on approach in learning math concepts.
Four year olds will be introduced to:
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count forward and
backward orally and on a number line
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count with
one-to-one correspondence
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count by 1's, 2's,
5's and 10's
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compare and order
numbers and objects
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identify, match, and
divide sets
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identify ordinal
position to fifth
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act out and draw
pictures for addition and subtraction stories
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identify a missing
number in a sentence and a missing shape in a matrix
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know a symbol can
stand for a missing number in a sentence
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identify and count
pennies, nickels, and dimes
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identify quarters
and one-dollar bills
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write money amounts
using cent symbol (¢)
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select coins for
given amount
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write numerals to 30
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identify one half
and one fourth
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identify right and
left and use other positional words and phrases
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identify, sort, and
compare geometric shapes and solids
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identify line of
symmetry and create symmetrical designs
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sort and identify
sorting rule
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identify and extend
patterns and geometric designs
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graph real objects
and pictures
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determine questions
for a survey
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tell and show time
to the hour
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use a calendar and
identify its parts
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identify which of
two events takes more or less time
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compare, order, and
measure using standard and nonstandard units
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describe likelihood
of an event
Creative Literature
Implementation Program (C.L.I.P.) is another way of bringing
literature in the classroom. Each age level has a special literature
book for every month. This is a whole language approach to learning.
The teacher pulls ideas from cooking to science to social studies
from the C.L.I.P. book.
Nursery Rhymes are another way of introducing language to
young children. Various activities are planned with the rhyme of the
month.
Music & Movement and Spanish are part of our regular weekly
program. Gardening is also a highlight of our learning environment
Dramatic play, cooking, water table, hands-on science and art
activities are a few of the age appropriate learning centers that
are available in the classroom. Each classroom is also equipped with
a computer.
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