Lil' Lighthouse Preschool - Monthly Curriculum:
January
Theme: Winter and Transportation
Bible Theme: Jesus Grows Up
Bible Stories: The Wise Men Bring Gifts, Jesus Travels to Egypt, Jesus Grows Up to do His Father’s Work, Jesus Chooses the Twelve
Bible Reference: Matthew 2, Matthew 2:13-23, Luke 2:39-52, John 2
Character Building Emphasis: Learning to Make Good Choices, Doing What is Right
Memory Verse: “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31
Language and Vocabulary:
1. Winter – weather and nature’s changes, clothing, activities and vocabulary
2. Transportation – naming and describing things that move, sorting and classifying
3. Instruments – naming, describing, playing, listening to and comparing
4. Color - White
5. Directional and positional concepts – over and under
6. Cooking experiences
7. Go togethers – matching things that go together
8. Letters – Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo
9. Shape - Rectangle
Skills:
Fine Motor: Lacing,
painting, coloring, gluing, play dough manipulation, block tower,
building, cutting, path tracing, stroking with paint brushes
Gross Motor: Organized games, ball handling, running relays, standing on one foot, hopping
Premath: One-to-one correspondence, calendar activities, sorting, numbers and numerals, tall and short, triangle
Creative Dramatics: Role playing (bus drivers, pilots, etc.)
Perception: Same and different, draw a person, puzzles, copying block, peg and bead designs, patterning
Sensory Skills: Sense of hearing – loud, soft, etc.
