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Here is a description of the classes we offer.
3 Year Old Class
Our main goal for this class is to develop independence which helps to build self confidence.  Learning to play with others, learning to share, cleaning up after play, and tolerance of others ideas are qualities stressed at all times.  Activities such as counting, recognition of numbers 1-10, recognizing names, shapes and colors are provided. 
The class ratio will be 8 students per 1 teacher.
 
3 year-old class curriculum

Literature based activities
Daily story times
Pre-writing skills
Left to right movement
Conceptual activities
Name recognition
Mathematics
Pre-math skills
Sorting
Counting
Matching
Shapes
Number recognition 1-10
Science
Water
Seasons
Weather
Animals
Plants
Five senses
Arts
Colors
Shapes
Painting
Cutting
Music, poems, finger plays
Social Development
Sharing
Cooperation with a group
Independence
Self-control
Awareness of self and others
Fine and gross motor skills
Following directions

Our 4 year old program is designed to prepare children for kindergarten.  Letter recognition, numbers 1-20, shapes, colors, science, developing fine and gross motor coordination and developing social skills to deal with adults and  peers, comprise the curriculum.  Activities are designed to encourage children to succeed in a learning situation. 
The class ratio will be 9 children per 1 teacher.
 
4 year-old class Curriculum

Language Arts
Pre-reading skills
Letter recognition and sound
Printing letters
Printing name
Daily story times
Act out stories
Expressing thoughts and experiences
Mathematics
Counting
 Matching
Shapes
Problem solving
Spatial recognition
Number recognition 1-20
Writing numbers 1-20
Patterning
Science
Seasons
Weather
Animals
Plant life
Five senses
Cooking skills
Arts
Colors
Shapes
Basic drawing
Music, poems, finger plays
Painting
Social Development
 Independence
Sharing
Taking turns
Working as a group
Fine and gross motor skills
Following directions
 Listening

Our 5 year old program is designed for children who are 5 by September 30 but not quite ready to go to kindergarten.  Our program consists of activities to improve skills needed to succeed in kindergarten, such as staying on task, listening, constructive use of free time and following directions.  Skills such as letter recognition, beginning sounds, pre-reading skills, printing, numbers 1-20, and science activities.    Creativity in all activities is stressed. 
The class ratio is 9 students per 1 teacher.

5 year old class curriculum
Language Arts
Identify upper case letters
Begin to identify letter sounds
Rhyming words

Pre-reading skills
Printing and identifying letters
Begin to write letters
Mathematics
Number recognition 1-20
Writing numbers 1-20
Counting
Graphing
Measuring
Patterning
Sorting
Telling time
Whole Science
*Intersects with all activities*
Weather/seasons
Animals
Trees and seeds
Foods
Ramps
Art
Drawing skills

Painting
Clay

Music, poems, finger plays
Social/Emotional Development
Independence
Responsibility for self and belongings
    Working as a group
    Follow directions and routines
Care about the feelings of others

  Listening
        Adapting to change

Lunch Time Enrichment Program (Optional) 
This program offers children a chance to participate in additional activities either before or after their regular class time. Classes offered this year are Art & Literature, STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math), Chapel, and Movement & Music.  Students bring their lunch and eat between 11:30 and 12:00.  Enrichment classes are from 12:00-12:30
There is an additional charge for these classes (except Chapel)
Details about these classes are presented at orientation in September

​Happy Child Preschool is a community outreach program of Bellbrook United Methodist Church.  
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