4 Years
Panthers
Welcome to Panthers! As your child becomes ready to transition into a school setting, our teachers make sure that your child is comfortable going to school and is prepared for whatever lies ahead of them.
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Children move into Panthers at age 4, when they have shown that they can not only interact well with their teachers but are able to build strong relationships with their peers and are ready for something more exciting and challenging than their current classroom can offer.
our curriculum
Panthers 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 time each day. Interactive read aloud engages students in active conversation about the story, including topics like characters, setting, story sequence, and problem and solutions. We also cover important parts of text, including words vs. sentences and parts of a book.
WRITING
Fine motor skills are essential to success in elementary school, so we practice writing daily. We practice writing many different types of lines to prepare for writing letters, and include numerous fine motor activities to build muscle and finger dexterity.
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.
MATH
Our math curriculum is set up to prepare students for elementary math, and includes units covering patters, 2D and 3D shapes, numbers 0-20, measurement, sorting, and graphs.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS
Preschoolers are still learning about their world, and building social-emotional skills are a building block to success. Monthly themes are broken down to weekly lessons. These skills are taught in whole group setting and put in practice during play time with support from teacher.
BIBLE
We know that a strong Biblical foundation is important for every child, so we include weekly Bible lessons. A new Bible theme and verse is introduced every month, and are practiced regularly. Daily prayer is also implemented. We want all our students to know that they are loved by their Creator, and they are made for an eternity in heaven.