Curriculum Summary
Learning Centers and Free Exploration
At Our Savior Lutheran Preschool we believe that children learn through play. In using the Core Knowledge Sequence our dedicated staff has the opportunity to teach through play. Below are the centers set up in each classroom to allow children to learn at their own pace through play.
- Block Area: When the children use blocks at school they learn
concepts of shape, size, length, all of which help with reading and math. We also learn to use our imagination and
cooperate with others!
- Dramatic Play: In the dramatic play area, the children learn to
improvise and use things in a symbolic way to represent something else. This is abstract thinking! The children also
are able to try on different adult roles and to solve social problems through
negotiation with friends.
- Sensory Activity: During sensory activity, the children learn new
vocabulary, concepts of texture, color, weight, and size in order to observe
likenesses and differences. These are
math and science skills!
- Manipulative: During manipulative play the children learn
hand-eye coordination, to make and repeat patterns, symmetry, shapes, order and
design. These are all math skills.
- Science: During science the children use their fine motor skills and tactile
senses. They learn about real-life
situations and experiences, cause and effect, experimentation, questioning and
logic!
- Writing/Coloring: During coloring and writing, the children learn to
hold a pencil/crayon and to control the pressure. They use hand-eye
coordination and are able to express themselves with words when describing
their drawings.
- Art: The children are able to use their imagination, creativity and express their feelings. They learn relationship of space and size, concepts of symmetry, balance and design. These are all math and reading skills!
Daily Activities
Circle Time: During circle time, the children learn to
listen, sit still and understand spoken words.
They learn to wait when others are talking and that ideas added to the
discussion have value. The also begin
using their memory in remembering the words they learn to songs and finger
plays.
Story Time: During story time, the children learn that letters on a page represent words and to interpret a picture to represent words and ideas. They learn to follow the development of thought and ideas in the plot of a story. These are all pre-reading skills!
Clean-up Time: During clean-up time, the children learn to cooperate and work with their classmates to put the toys away where they belong. When putting the toys away, they learn to notice details, likenesses, and differences and to form categories.
Outside Play: During outside play, the children use their energy in a constructive way. They are able to show their physical strength, coordination and balance. They use their imagination and learn to cooperate with others when involved in group play.
Snack Time: During snack time, the children practice using their manners: please and thank you! They visit with their friends and teachers as they eat their snack together. When they are done they throw their trash in the trash bin. These are important social and independence skills!
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