Concord Baptist Church Weekday Preschool Curriculum

WEE Learn: Curriculum Guide for Infants and Toddlers is a comprehensive curriculum plan that contains ample teaching suggestions for using books, music, nature, and toys to illustrate Christian fundamentals. Plus, there's plenty of age-specific stimulating learning activities. 

The ABCJLM Curriculum...

Simplicity is the key to this Christian, Bible-based preschool curriculum. The curriculum is basic enough for the most energetic child but allows for supplemental material to be added for the child who desires more sit-down activities. The learning is incorporated into the child's day instead of controlling their day. The key is allowing the preschooler to explore, play, and learn new things through trial and error.

Each curriculum builds upon the other with a foundation of the Bible and preparation for Kindergarten being the goal

The 2 Year Curriculum focuses on themes with corresponding Bible stories. Bible stories are supported with memory verses, songs, and finger plays, poems or nursery rhymes. Academically, 2-year-olds is introduced to colors, shapes, counting to 10, and saying letters. The child is also taught self-care and manners along with personal information. A "Book of the Week" introduces your child to some of the best preschool books in print according to ABCJLM users and our family.

The 3 Year Curriculum consists of a chronological study of Bible stories starting in Genesis. Each Bible story is supported with a memory verse, song, and finger play or nursery rhyme. Academically, 3-year-olds learn colors, Letter of the Week consisting of the uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and basic math skills including shapes, sorting, spatial concepts, and patterns. Gross and fine motor skill activities are also included in this curriculum. A "Book of the Week" introduces your child to some of the best preschool books in print according to ABCJLM users and our family.

The 4 Year Curriculum is geared toward those children who will be entering Kindergarten the next year. It consists of the Fruits of the Spirit and character traits which are supported through Bible characters, memory verses, and songs. Academically, 4-year-olds learn how to write their letters, numbers, name, phone number, address as well as learning about the seasons, senses, and tying a shoe to name a few. Also basic math such as shapes, colors, spatial concepts, sorting, opposites, sequencing, and patterns are learned. Gross and motor skill activities along with visual perception activities are also a part of this curriculum.

The curriculum is set up to prepare a child for Kindergarten in a public, private, or a home school setting.

• An informal period for creative work and play with art materials, puzzles, blocks, home-living equipment and other media whereby the child can work by himself or in a small group.
• A regular period for outside and inside activity.
• A time for building a vocabulary, looking at books, being read to, seeing written names and learning to write their own name (when developmentally appropriate), telling about experiences and learning beginning sounds, letters and an awareness of reading.
• A time for snack.
• A time for learning to talk in conversations with peers.
• A time to learn to express themselves through music.
• At the end of the day as preparations are made to go home, children may view a movie for a maximum of 15 minutes.

 Goal and Objectives 

We at Concord Baptist Church Weekday Preschool are interested in the “total” child.  It is our intention to present a well-rounded program, which contributes to the physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of each individual child.  It is our desire to help each child discover the wonders of God’s world and come to a greater understanding of God’s love.  We will work toward developing the following: 

2 Year Old Classes:

Build on the skills mentioned above for the 1 year old classes in addition to

• Social and Emotional Skills:
  • Respect and show concern for people and things around them.
  • Be independent and proud of self
• Fine Motor Skills:
  • Use crayons and scissors.
  • Paint, paste, thread beads, puzzles.
  • Scribble, draw a line, draw a circle.
• Gross Motor Skills:
  • Balance on one foot
  • Hop on one / two feet
  • Throw / kick a ball
• Listening Skills:
  • Talk about the story.
• Speaking Skills:
  • Speak clearly, combine words to name things, communicate in sentences.
  • Wait turn when speaking in a group.
  • Expand vocabulary.
• Work Habits:
  • Get involved with activities, follow direction, respond to teacher’s suggestions, seek fair share of teacher’s attention, ask questions, and make choices.
• Self Reliance:
  • Go to the bathroom alone.
• Ready Readiness:
  • Know basic colors.  Will be exposed to letters daily.
• Math Readiness:
  • Know basic shapes.  Will be exposed to numbers daily.
• Music Skills:
  • Participate in Group Singing, enjoy musical activities, and learn rhythmic patterns.
• Art Skills:
  • Participate in art activities, use art materials correctly, and help clean up.
• Know that he/she is special to God and others.  Be exposed to daily bible stories.

 3 Year Old Classes:

Build on the skills mentioned above for the two’s in addition to:

• Fine Motor Skills:
  • Building with blocks.
  • Manipulating zippers, manipulating buttons, and manipulating snaps
  • Tracing
• Gross Motor Skills:
  • Alternate feet on stairs, gallop, jump in place.
• Ready Readiness:
  • Be able to say ABC’s and be more familiar with sight recognition of letters.
• Math Readiness:
  • Count objects 1-4.
  • Recite 1-10 together in class.
  • Be more familiar with sight recognition of numbers 1-10.
• Know that he/she is special to God and others. Learn to pray.  Be exposed to daily bible stories.

 4 Year Old Pre-K classes:

Build on the skills mentioned above for the two’s and three’s in addition to:

• Social and Emotional Skills:
  • Identify human feelings.
• Fine Motor Skills:
  • Holding, using crayons, pencils, scissors.
  • Tracing
  • Learning to tie shoes.
• Gross Motor Skills:
  • Throw, kick, catch and bounce a ball.
  • Gallop and skip.
  • Take part in games.
• Listening Skills:
  • Respond to story by answering questions.
• Work Habits:
  • Follow routines independently, work well in small groups, learn not to disturb classmates while they work.
• Reading Readiness:
  • Identify most upper and lower case letters.
  • Produce some letter sounds.
  • Print first name.
  • Identify patterns, likeness/differences, know opposites, and know position orientation words.
  • Learning address and phone number.
  • Rhyme words.
• Math Readiness:
  • Recite 1-20 with class.  Able to count 1-10.  Recognize 1-20 out of order.
  • Learn basic concepts of time and money.
  • Find shapes in environment.
  • Identify size difference, and categorize objects.
  • Know concept of calendar
• Know that he/she is special to God and others. Learn to pray.  Be exposed to daily bible stories.