Bright Beginnings Preschool

Before children begin to read and perform other academic tasks, they must first gather meaning from the world and develop an awareness of concepts. In order to achieve this, children must have many satisfying sensory and sensory-motor experiences. They must be able to taste, touch, smell, hear and see.

We encourage each child to grow in an environment that will develop a positive self-concept, self-worth and self-respect resulting in self-motivation and feelings of accomplishment. Specific lesson plans are established from the five areas of learning:

• Social-Emotional Development: cooperating, sharing, taking turns, expressing feelings.
• Physical Development & Physical Fitness: small / large muscle development, development of senses, body awareness. 
• Cognitive Experiences: reasoning, problem solving, size and shape recognition, language and communication, qualifying, recognizing likeness and differences. 
• Creative Experiences and Expressions: exploration with a variety of media (paint, paper, glue, clay, etc.), music and artistic movement, dramatic play opportunities. 
• Religious Development: an understanding of Jesus as God's son, and our friend, developing love and trust in God.

DAILY SCHEDULE

MORNING SESSION

9:00 - 9:15      Arrival time, hang up belongings, quiet centers at tables

9:15 - 9:30      Clean up, restrooms, wash hands

9:30 - 9:45      Prayer, Bible story, morning snack

9:45 - 10:00    Outdoor playtime

10:00 - 10:15  Restroom, wash hands

10:15 - 10:30  Pledge, Circle time (Hello song, Calendar, Weather, Yoga, Letter & Number Practice)

10:30 - 10:45  Story Time

10:45 - 11:15  Learning Centers

  1.  Creative Art Paint, crayons, play dough

  2.  Language Arts - Letter Recognition, sound and printing

  3.  Math Activities -- Hands on Math

  4.  Science appreciation -- includes sand, water, oatmeal, rice & beans

  5.  Dramatic Play

  6.  Free Center chosen by teachers (blocks, music, puzzles, etc.)

11:15 - 11:30      Clean-up, closing, reflection, recall the day's events, dismissal

AFTERNOON SESSION

12:30 - 12:45   Arrival time, hang up belongings, quiet centers at tables

12: 45 - 1:00    Clean up, restrooms, wash hands

1:00 - 1:15       Prayer, Bible story, afternoon snack

1:15 - 1:30      Outside playtime

1:30 - 1:45      Restroom, Wash hands

1:45 - 2:00      Pledge, Circle time (Hello song, Calendar, Weather, Yoga, Letter & Number Practice)

2:00 - 2:15      Story time

2:15 - 2:45      Learning Centers

  1.  Creative Art Paint, crayons, play dough

  2.  Language Arts - Letter Recognition, sound and printing

  3.  Math Activities -- Hands on Math

  4.  Science appreciation -- includes sand, water, oatmeal, rice & beans

  5.  Dramatic Play

  6.  Free Center chosen by teachers (blocks, music, puzzles, etc.)

2:45 - 3:00      Clean-up, closing, reflection, recall the day's events, dismissal

Bright Beginnings Preschool 2800 Conway Wallrose Road Baden, PA 15005 724.869.9299 email: BrightBeginnings@RehobothLutheran.com