| Preschool Curriculum
Preschool is a new beginning as it is often viewed as a child’s first academic learning experience and school readiness skills become very important.
Preschool children will have structured activities while still promoting child-initiated learning choices with teacher guidance and challenging activities. Children will be provided
with various learning opportunities that will include group and individual time along with outdoor, manipulative and block play.
One of the most important experiences will be
learning centers that provide students hands-on experiences to explore concepts as they play. Through all of these learning experiences there will be a focus on the academic subjects
of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, and arts and humanities to get students ready for school.
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Rest Time
Children will have an active morning; therefore they will be given the opportunity to rest or nap. If a child is unable to
sleep, he/she may play quietly on his/her cot so as not to disturb the other children. Each child will be given his/her own cot, and sheet. Parents should provide a blanket and pillow
for rest. Parents are responsible for taking the pillow and blanket home to wash each week or as needed.
Sleeping buddies (stuffed animal or blanket) from home are encouraged if the child needs “a friend” to help get to sleep.
Sleeping buddies will stay “sleeping” in the child’s backpack or cubby before and after naptime. If the “friend” needs to be washed, it will be sent home for you to launder.
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| Fieldtrips
Other than walks to Southfork nursing home, for safety reasons we will not be transporting children for field trips off of Little Star’s property
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Water Fun
North Carolina summers can be quite suitable for water fun outdoors. We will on occasion plan fun days outside in sprinklers. You will be notified in advance of these days. Please send a swimsuit and a
towel
for these days.
In an effort to avoid dangerous situations, Little Stars of Bethlehem will use supervised wading pools for water fun activities and will not leave water standing in pools unattended.
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Television and Computers
Children in the beginning years of life learn so much by interacting with other people. That is why it is our policy that watching television while at the center is inappropriate.
On special occasions, such as parties or multiple days inside due to weather, the children may watch a short video to change the daily routine. Television and movies will not, in
themselves, be methods of childcare or behavior management.
The preschool room will be equipped with a computer for the children to use. The computer will be used to increase school-readiness in academic knowledge via age appropriate programs. Computer time also allows the children to work together socially; two children per computer. The computer will not, in itself, be a method of childcare or behavior management.
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Outdoor Play
The preschool playground has been designed to provide children the opportunity to grow in their large motor abilities and in their appreciation for God’s creation.
The daily schedule includes time outdoors at least two times a day as the weather permits.
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Special Days
Parties are learning experiences and we will celebrate many wonderful things that God has blessed us with. Since we are a Lutheran preschool, we will observe Reformation Day on
October 31 and focus on the true significance of Christmas and Easter for Christians.
Children may want to bring a treat on special occasions such as birthdays. Please contact the director before bringing a treat.
When planning birthday parties that are not located at Little Stars of Bethlehem, please consider inviting all of the children
in your child’s class in order to avoid hurt feelings. If you are not inviting everyone please do not hand out invitations at the center.
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