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Curriculum
St. Charles Preschool provides a loving, nurturing, faith-based environment in which children are encouraged to grow spiritually, intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally. We realize that the needs of young children are very specific and unique. Teachers are therefore encouraged to personalize the curriculum to meet the needs of the children they are serving. The curriculum is theme based and early learning skills for pre-reading, math, language development, science, social studies, art, music and religion are incorporated into the various themes throughout the year. The Preschool curriculum includes the subject areas listed below. Subject areas may include but are not limited to the suggested thematic units.
RELIGION
Awareness of God's presence in ourselves, others and the world.
Respect for self and others
Prayer and song
Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter
Service to the community
MATH
Calendar/Days of the Week, months, seasons
Chart weather
Sorting, counting, graphing, classifying, sequencing, patterning, problem solving
Shape and Number recognition
SCIENCE
Seasons/weather
Health/hygiene
Senses
Nutition
Dinosaurs
Farm Animals
Life Cycles
Space Exploration
Plants/seeds
Magnets
LANGUAGE
Listening skills
Following directions
Finger plays
Singing and rhyming
Predicting events
Memory/comprehension
Problem solving
Letter recognition
Phonemic awareness
Vocabulary
SOCIAL STUDIES
Awareness of ourselves and others
Home/Family/Neighborhood
Community helpers
World Community
Cultural differences
Presidents
Martin Luther King
Church and School family
MUSIC/FINE ARTS
Express emotions through music
Dance
Instruments
Loud and soft sounds
Fast and slow rhythms
Clay/playdough
Markers, crayons, paints
Collage making
Texture differences
Pride in individual accomplishments
Visual discrimination
Cutting and gluing
Fine Motor Practice
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Gross Motor Skills
Confidence
Walking up and down steps
Running with control of direction and speed
Skipping, climbing, jumping, hopping, catching, throwing, swinging
Cooperative play
COMPUTER
familiarity with keyboard
interact with menu
Follow verbal directions
Use of the mouse
SPECIAL EVENTS/PROGRAMS
Apple orchard
Caroling at retirement center
Fire station
Peden farm
Bowling
Bookstores
Library
WonderLab
Pet Week
Officer Friendly
We Are One World Celebration
Grandparents Day
Reading Buddies
Spring Concert
Family Ice Cream Social
Bryan Park Family Picnic
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