Pre-Kindergarten I

Our Pre-Kindergarten I program provides a nurturing and engaging environment where children continue to grow in confidence, independence, and a love of learning. Through hands-on experiences, creative activities, play, and structured learning, children build important school-readiness skills while exploring new ideas and developing socially, academically, and creatively.

Daily Routine

Morning

8:30 AM — Table Tops
Children move freely among a variety of choices, including fine-motor manipulatives.

8:45 AM — Attendance, Calendar & Music/Movement

9:15 AM — Bathroom & Snack

9:40 AM — Outdoor Play

10:15 AM — Bible

10:30 AM — Learning Centers

11:15 AM — Free Play

11:30 AM — Bathroom & Lunch

12:10 PM — Story

12:20 PM — Half-Day Dismissal & Bathroom

Extended Care

12:30 PM — Outdoor Play

1:00 PM — Nap Time

2:30 PM — Free Play & Bathroom

3:00 PM — Outdoor Play

3:30 PM — Afternoon Class
Snack • Story • Music & Movement • Art • Table Tops • Science Activities • Bathroom

4:25 PM — Whole-School Indoor/Outdoor Activities

5:30 PM — School Closes

Our Curriculum

Our Pre-Kindergarten I curriculum is built around age-appropriate themes that encourage children to explore, discover, and learn through hands-on experiences. Each theme connects learning activities across the classroom and provides opportunities for children to develop social, cognitive, physical, and creative skills.

Themes & Letter Recognition

Each theme extends for approximately four weeks, giving children time to explore each topic through stories, hands-on activities, art, music, science, and play while building early literacy and school-readiness skills.

Our Themes

  • Welcome / Bears

  • Pumpkins / Fall - L • F • E • H

  • The Five Senses - T • I • U • C

  • Christmas Story - O • Q • G

  • Author Study: Leo Lionni - S • J • D • P

  • Human Body: Heart - B • R • K • A

  • Nursery Rhymes: Three Billy Goats Gruff - M • N • V • W

  • Plants & Flowers - X • Y • Z

  • Forest Life / Camping - Letter review

  • Review

Skills We Develop

Readiness Skills

Children develop foundational school-readiness skills including:

  • Colors

  • Size

  • Rhyming

  • Shapes

  • Number recognition

  • Alike & different

  • Counting

  • Sequencing

  • Sorting

  • Patterning

  • Classification

  • Opposites

  • Name recognition

  • Letter recognition

  • Handwriting

  • Letter sounds

  • Print concepts

Fine Motor Skills

Through hands-on activities, children practice:

  • Pasting

  • Hole punching

  • Tracing

  • Cutting

  • Stringing

  • Lacing

  • Pattern Reproduction

  • Printing

  • Drawing

  • Zipping

Pre-Kindergarten II

Our Pre-Kindergarten II program provides a nurturing and engaging environment where children build confidence, independence, and a strong foundation for kindergarten. Through hands-on learning, creative activities, play, and structured instruction, children strengthen their early academic and social skills while developing greater independence and a growing love of learning.

Daily Routine

Morning

8:30 AM — Table Tops
Children move freely among a variety of choices, including fine-motor manipulatives.

8:40 AM — Attendance, Calendar & Music/Movement

9:15 AM — Bathroom & Snack

9:40 AM — Outdoor Play

10:15 AM — Learning Centers

11:00 AM — Free Play

11:15 AM — Bible

11:30 AM — Bathroom & Lunch

12:10 PM — Story

12:20 PM — Half-Day Dismissal & Bathroom

Extended Care

12:30 PM — Outdoor Play

1:00 PM — Nap Time

2:30 PM — Free Play & Bathroom

3:00 PM — Outdoor Play

3:30 PM — Afternoon Class
Snack • Story • Music & Movement • Art • Table Tops • Science Activities • Bathroom

4:25 PM — Whole-School Indoor/Outdoor Activities

5:30 PM — School Closes

Our Curriculum

Our Pre-Kindergarten II curriculum is built around age-appropriate themes that encourage children to explore, discover, and learn through hands-on experiences. Each theme connects learning activities across the classroom and provides opportunities for children to develop social, cognitive, physical, and creative skills.

Themes & Letter Recognition

Each theme extends for approximately four weeks, giving children time to explore each topic through stories, hands-on activities, art, music, science, and play while strengthening early literacy, math, and school-readiness skills.

Our Themes

  • Welcome / Bears

  • Bats - L • F • E • H

  • Dinosaurs - T • I • U • C

  • Christmas/ Family - O • Q • G

  • Author Study: Shirley Nietzel - S • J • D • P

  • Health / Heart - B • R • K • A

  • Under The Sea - M • N • V • W

  • Outer Space - X • Y • Z

  • Butterflies - Letter review

  • Review

Skills We Develop

Readiness Skills

Children develop foundational skills that support their transition to kindergarten, including:

  • Colors

  • Size

  • Rhyming

  • Shapes

  • Number recognition

  • Alike & different

  • Counting

  • Classification

  • Opposites

  • Sorting

  • Sequencing

  • Patterning

  • Letter recognition

  • Letter sounds

  • Handwriting

  • Print concepts

  • Saxon Math concepts

  • Word recognition

  • Beginning reading

Fine Motor Skills

Through hands-on activities, children practice:

  • Pasting

  • Hole punching

  • Tracing

  • Cutting

  • Stringing

  • Lacing

  • Pattern reproduction

  • Printing

  • Drawing

  • Zipping