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4 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL & PRE-K PROGRAM
 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday AM Program: 9:30-12:00 Class size will be limited to 20 children. One teacher and one aide will conduct this class. A child who is four years old by September 30th will be considered first to fill classes. It is our desire that we provide a quality, educational, preschool experience for each child at Faith Preschool. We want to insure the children are in a loving, Christian environment at all times. In the 4 year class we provide many activities to insure each child’s social and emotional growth is a healthy one. Each activity is carefully prepared by the teachers. The children like to be actively involved and when creating the curriculum, Faith Preschool considered the childrens’ interests first. Art is one of the most important parts of the 4's curriculum. The children are very active in making their “own” art creations. The teacher will demonstrate the art activity for the day and the students will follow directions and also use their own imagination. Many art projects allow for freedom with the art supplies to encourage the child to use their imagination. We continue to develop fine motor skills, such as cutting, writing, and putting puzzles together. Cooking experiences are included in the 4's curriculum at Faith Preschool. We teach the children about the major food groups and making good, healthy choices when choosing foods to eat. The children continue to learn math skills by measuring ingredients. The children use graphs and charts to show favorite choices of the foods. Through the cooking experiences, everyone learns to follow directions closely so the outcome of their food is a good one. Math is taught through various approaches. The children count each day, learn new numbers, and play games to develop math skills. Some math games include counting, sorting objects and placing objects in categories. These techniques are very useful and the children learn so quickly. Science experiments help children explore their surroundings. We discuss bugs, animals, rocks, trees, flowers, weather, and much more. We even take the children on a nature walk and allow the children the opportunity to tell us about nature and science. Children always seem to enjoy finding out new information about these topics. Language Development is extremely important for young children. Each month we have show and tell, which gives each child a chance to talk about what they brought into show the class. We always have many discussions about different subjects, flannel board stories, poems, finger plays, and most importantly, books. We read a book to the children every day they come to class. Each child is given a “library card” to use throughout the year at the Faith Preschool Library. Each child will check out one book weekly and keep it in the classroom to use. Each child will learn the responsibility for having a library card, and keeping their book in good condition. This is a great opportunity to encourage children to love books, and learn to read. We hope by the end of the preschool year, each child will go to their local library and get their own library card to use. Parents are frequently encouraged to read to their child everyday to insure success in their child’s schooling in the years to come. Dramatic play and music and movement encourages free expression and also allows the children to use their imagination. We give the children many opportunities on a daily basis to use the puppets, dress up clothes, blocks, and many others. Music is a very important part of the preschool experience for young children. We use music to teach the children their alphabet, numbers, shapes, days of the week, and the months of the year. The children also sing “You’re A Grand Old Flag” everyday they attend class. The 4's classes have a Christmas and spring program where the children sing for their audience. The children always love to perform for their family and friends. Physical Development is also included each day through using large muscle play on our playground or the children will play in the large muscle room. We have big balls for the children to use, tricycles, parachutes, soccer balls, basket balls, kick ball, and many other games for the children to get actively involved in their physical environment. We teach that exercise is a very important part of being healthy. One on one instruction is provided for children that need the “extra” push or help before entering kindergarten. Parents may request this help from the director or teacher at anytime during the year. We are always willing to help all children be the best that they can be. Our teachers are very dedicated to teaching young children and are available for conferences at any time during the year when one is requested.  The four-year-old class curriculum follows the standards set by the State of Ohio for preschoolers. We try our very best to make sure each child receives the best education possible to prepare them for kindergarten. SEPTEMBER - This month is so exciting. We talk about space and each child colors an astronaut to hang up in our rooms. We also have a “Clifford Day,’ which the children really enjoy. The color of the month is red, the shape circle, the letters A, S, and R, and the number 4 are introduced. The children also get to take a “safety” walk. We talk about traffic symbols and safety signs and police. The children begin to learn their phone numbers and addresses this month. We also introduce some words in Spanish, (numbers & colors). OCTOBER - We learn the number 5 and the letters, F, H, O & P. We discuss autumn, fire safety, Halloween, pumpkins, the food pyramid and triangles. For our food experience, the children make applesauce in class. We take a field trip in October to the fire station. At the end of October or the beginning of November we have another field trip to Fulton Farms. There is a class party scheduled at the end of October for the children. NOVEMBER - Our turkey Month! We discuss Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, turkeys, pilgrims & Indians. We have a Thanksgiving Feast at the end of the month. The children get to wear a hat to the feast. We also have family night at the preschool for the child’s family and friends to come and see their classroom and artwork. The color of the month is brown; the letters I, T, and V, the number 6 and the square shape are learned. DECEMBER - We have our Christmas program before the holiday break. We discuss the color green, the letters C and L, the number 3, and the star shape. We also have a field trip at the Huber Heights Library. The children get to see what another library looks like. In the meantime, these past few months, the children have been going weekly to the Faith Preschool library to check out one book each week. They each have their own Faith Preschool library card to use. JANUARY - This month we learn the letters J, N, and W, the numbers 1 & 2 and the rectangle shape. We will discuss hibernation, pairs, winter animals, snow and ice, and nursery rhymes. We have blue and white day show and tell and hibernation day where the children can wear their pj’s to school and bring a bear in. We also discuss different types of grains, such as rice, wheat and corn. A naturalist visits the school and brings in exciting small animals for the children to see, such as turtles. FEBRUARY - This month we discuss Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day, and Valentine’s Day. We will also talk about having a healthy heart, dental health, the letters D, E, and Z, the numbers 0 & 10, the heart shape, the color pink, and junk food. We have a bowling field trip and a Valentine’s party. MARCH - We talk about dinosaurs, St. Patrick’s Day, the meat food group, the letters M, G, and Y, the number 7, rainbow colors, and the triangle shape. We also have an Easter egg hunt at the end of March or in April, along with an Easter party. The children begin discussing the spring season. MAY - Our last month of preschool. This month we discuss Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, summer, Kindergarten, picnics, the color yellow, the letters, B, Q and U, and the number 8. The children also practice for the spring program. During the program the children will sing and do a poem and fingerplay. Graduation certificates are handed out to the children. Afterwards, we have refreshments. To end the preschool year, we always have a picnic at Carriage Hill. This is a great opportunity for the children to spend a little more time with their friends before summer begins.
GROUP TIME- Periods of quiet alternating with periods of activity, pledge of allegiance, weather, calendar, story time, show and tell, games, records, songs, musical instruments, finger plays, conversations, and other activities for the group together. ARTS AND CRAFT- Challenging gross and fine motor activities, hand-eye coordination with all kinds of painting (easel, finger, water color, feather, string etc.), cutting, gluing, pasting, including collage items. Activities with play-doh, water play, games, and small manipulative play, which includes readiness activities (basic colors, shapes, math skills, matching, and change of seasons). OUTDOOR PLAY-MUSCLE ROOM- Teachers encourage outside play, weather permitting. A variety of equipment is provided for children to develop their bodies and coordination with climbing, crawling, and sliding. Sandbox, circle cycle, and snaps crawl set develop gross motor skills. The muscle room is used when the children are unable to go outside. Tricycles, wagons, moon buggy and other toys are used in the hallways. We will not go out if it is raining, snowing, or too cold. The staff will decide to limit outdoor play due to weather or safety concerns.
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