3 - 5 Years
fireflies
Welcome to Fireflies! As children become more confident in themselves, we are ready to help them excel in their environment. Teachers want to help your child develop their social skills and improve their interactions with peers.
Children transition into our Fireflies classroom around age 3, once they are fully potty trained and becoming more socially active. At this stage, Fireflies build confidence in their environment while engaging in a play-based preschool curriculum that fosters early literacy, language development, social-emotional skills, and creative exploration—laying a strong foundation for kindergarten readiness.
OUR CURRICULUM
Fireflies are included in our pre-k curriculum. This includes a weekly theme, with many activities throughout the week that help prepare them for kindergarten. Our curriculum includes math, handwriting, phonics, art, literacy, and more!
LITERACY
We schedule at least one interactive read-aloud each day. During this time, students actively engage in conversations about the story, discussing elements such as characters, setting, sequence of events, and the story’s problem and solution. We also explore important features of text, including the difference between words and sentences and the parts of a book.
WRITING
Fine motor skills are essential to success in elementary school, so we practice writing each day. Students work on different types of lines to prepare for writing letters and participate in a variety of fine motor activities that help build muscle strength and finger dexterity.
BIBLE
We know that a strong Biblical foundation is important for every child, so we include weekly Bible lessons. Each month introduces a new Bible theme and verse, which are practiced regularly throughout the week. Daily prayer is also an important part of our routine. We want all our students to know that they are deeply loved by their Creator and made for an eternity in heaven.
PHONICS
Daily phonics instruction includes hearing rhymes, identifying syllables, alliteration, blending, and segmenting. This phonics instruction leads right into basic reading instruction, as we begin to read and write CVC words.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS
Preschoolers are still learning about their world, and developing social-emotional skills is an important building block for success. Our monthly themes are divided into weekly lessons, which are introduced during whole-group instruction and practiced during playtime with teacher support.
Math
Our math curriculum is designed to prepare students for elementary math. Units include topics such as patterns, 2D and 3D shapes, numbers 0–20, measurement, sorting, and graphing.
Nap time
Fireflies take 1 nap in the afternoon. Parents are responsible for bringing a nap mat and blanket for their child to use during nap time. Teachers sit next to the children as they sleep, and often pat or rub the child's back as they fall asleep. Even if children do not nap, this time is treated as a quiet rest time.
Fireflies MUST be potty trained prior to enrolling. This means that the child does NOT wear Pull-Ups or diapers, and does not have regular accidents. Bathroom breaks are scheduled every few hours, otherwise Fireflies are responsible for telling teachers when/if they have to use the bathroom.