Preschool
WORD OF LIFE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL
Registration for 2012-2013 Preschool is open. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Class size is limited! Call 315.849.1187 for more information.
Three-Year Old Preschool Program 2012-2013
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
9:00-11:30am
Our three-year old program encourages children to develop social skills through interaction with other children and teachers during structured learning and playtime. Educational activities focus on shapes. colors, counting, and number recognition. Our student to teacher ratio for our three-year old program is 14:2.
Four-Year Old Preschool Program
3-Day Preschool Program
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
9:00 – 11:30am or 12:30 – 3:00pm (*Morning session is full, call the office to be placed on a waiting list)
Each day our four-year old program offers children the chance to interact and socialize with other children in the class. During this time we emphasize sharing, respect, and manners. We begin to prepare the children for kindergarten by introducing letter recognition and letter sounds through pre-writing and pre-reading activities. Our student to teacher ratio is 16:2.
Begindergarten Literacy Program
2-Day Literacy Program for 4-year-olds
Monday and Tuesday
9:00 – 11:30am or 12:30 – 3:00pm (*Morning session is full, call the office to be placed on a waiting list)
Begindergarten’s purpose is to aid in preparing preschoolers for our advanced Kindergarten curriculum. It is our goal that before students enter Kindergarten, they are equipped with all the tools needed in order to become successful readers. This program would give preschoolers a head start into the challenging demands of our current Kindergarten literacy curriculum. It is also our hope that through this program we are able to identify and provide early intervention for students who may inevitably have difficulties with reading in the future. Students will be learning: Letter Recognition, Phonetic letter sounds, Word Families, and Sight words
5-Day program for 4-year-olds- combination of 3-Day Morning or Afternoon 4 yr old Preschool Program PLUS 2-Day Begindergarten Program (*Morning session is full, call the office to be placed on a waiting list)
Throughout the year your child will be exposed to a variety of different learning experiences. Each day we incorporate learning with fun and play in a positive and safe atmosphere. Children enjoy story time, art, music, playtime, and snack. Throughout the year we also host special events such as theme Days and field trips. At Word of Life Christian Academy and Preschool, your child will benefit from:
Story Time Art Center
Crafts Bible Stories
Gym and Outdoor Playtime Games and Activities through Fun Play
Sensory Table Community and Career Visitors
Music Playtime
Snack Theme Days
Field Trips Hands-On, Creative Learning Activities
HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS ®
Preschool is a critical time when very young children focus on play-based, hands-on readiness activities and build their foundation for lifelong learning. Here are some of the skills they will develop with the Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum at Word of Life Christian Academy:
• Body awareness and good habits for school readiness
• Drawing, playing, and singing to learn
• Cognitive/language development skills
• Fine motor skills and strength
• Social skills
Why Handwriting Without Tears?
• Easy to learn curriculum that works for all students
• Child-friendly consistent language
• Hands-on learning
• Integration of music into lessons
• Easy methods to get children set for formal instruction in kindergarten
• Fun to learn, no more tears!
At Word of Life Christian Academy, we implement the Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum. Your child will learn these key preschool skills:
• Holding a crayon
• Understanding direction
• Vocabulary and rhyming
• Body Awareness
• Shape, color, symbol recognition
• Hands-on learning tools and exercises follow a student’s natural sequence of learning: imitation, copying, independent writing
• Learning through using dough, magnetic stamps, wood pieces, a slate and more