Curriculum - Our Savior Lutheran Church Preschool

○  Each area is identified in the classroom with signs posted for parents to understand what kind of learning can occur in each area. Teachers will provide guidance as the children interact with the center activities and each other. Toys and materials will be changed and rotated periodically to maintain challenge and interest. Other interest centers such as cooking and computers will be offered as well.

○  Our Theme-Based approach will determine the materials and activities we will use in our classroom. A parent calendar will be provided for you each month, so that you can follow along with our themes. Our books, posters, projects, snacks, songs and centers will all relate to our theme. Research shows that this approach emphasizes the importance of forming patterns, which are critical to brain development.

○  Lesson Plans will be posted outside of the classroom for parents to follow.

○  There will be daily opportunity for large motor play on our playground or in the gymnasium.

○  Nurturing a child’s faith will not be isolated to one segment of the day, but interwoven into all areas of the early childhood classroom.

○  Our curriculum will contain a balance of individual or small group activities as well as whole group activities.

○  Young children handle transitions more easily when they have a predictable pattern. Each classroom teacher will set up a daily schedule similar to the one on the following pages…