Bethany Early Childhood Center

Requirements for Admission

Admission to the Lions & Monkeys classroom requires students to be 4 year old by the cut off date for their grade school.  Immunizations must be up to date. A health form signed by the doctor must be submitted.

Curriculum

Our mission is to challenge and support academic, social, physical, music and art skills and to allow the children to experience God’s love through a positive spiritual life.

Academic Skills

• Recognize, write and make one to one correspondence for numbers 1-25. Recognize 1-100.
• Recognize basic colors and draw basic shapes.
• Use drawing, writing tools and scissors correctly.
• Say and write each letter of the alphabet (upper and lower cases) and know the sound.
• Understand letter/word correspondence and left to right progression for pre-reading.
• Be able to write full name, know birth date, age, phone number, #911 and its usage.
• Know the days of the week, the correct order and significance of special days.
• Understand seasonal differences and attributes.
• Expand understanding of concepts: opposites, positions, similarities

The above are measurable objectives for Pre-K. They taught by a variety of means designed for a child’s enjoyment and success.  The children are exposed to the following concepts:  Syllables and compound words, map reading, weather patterns, months, telling time, fractions, money, patterns, sequencing, sight words, science, nature and our environment, careers and community helpers. Our Pre-K students are very well prepared, academically, to attend kindergarten.

Social Skills

• Respect for classmates, property, teachers, parents and themselves.
• Using good manners and having concern for others.
• Be aware of feelings and emotions and use words to express feelings and emotions.
• Taking care of personal hygiene and dressing and undressing self.
• Understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors and their effects.

Exposure to social skills happens daily.  Teachers are role models. Group and individual class responsibilities allow each child to experience leadership and collaborative roles.

Physical Skills

• Each day the children have the opportunity to participate in physical activities designed to improve health, large and small motor skills and strength:

• Physical activities include running, jumping, throwing, catching, dancing, climbing, riding trikes, chasing and hopping.
• Group games and team challenges are explored with emphasis on exposure and effort.

Music Skills

• Move to rhythms, keep a simple beat and experiment with rhythm instruments.
• Know difference in sounds, loud/soft, high/low, etc. and enhance listening skills.
• Recognize and identify basic music symbols.
• Recall songs and sing by self and with group.

Art Skills

• Wide variety of materials are used to create and express own personality through art.

• Some media available include: water-colors, washable tempera paint, play-dough, construction paper, art foam, chalk, colored pencils, finger paint and a variety of glues.

• Individual, small group and large group projects are experienced.

Spiritual Life

BECC is a Christian based early childhood center.  We believe the spirit is vital to health and happiness. Our children are exposed to God’s love on a daily basis.  The children attend Bible stories with the Bethany pastors twice a week and say or sing grace before meals. We celebrate diversity and give every child a chance to experience God’s love.