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A Glance at UCiC’s Preschool Program
3 year olds and those turning 4 have pre-school classes with the above activities to help them learn colors, shapes and spatial relationships. Their program contains a range of learning experiences to help them gain self-esteem, self-awareness, self-control, and decision making abilities. They also learn about nutrition, health, community helpers and personal safety.
Spiritual Development
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Basic Bible stories, songs and concepts
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Monthly character traits and their meanings
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A portion of a Bible verse for each trait
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Applying the traits in school with classmates and teachers
Social / Emotional Development
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Group skills as cooperating, sharing, taking turns and negotiating
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Showing Jesus' love and respect to everyone
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Developing self-esteem and learning that each child is special
General Cognitive Development
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Recognizing likeness and differences
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Matching colors, sizes and shapes, and then categorizing
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Developing logical thinking skills
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Follow two part directions (such as “Put your toys away and come to the table”)
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Spatial concepts and opposites (such as; up/down, in/out, over/under)
Language Development
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Using imagination (storytelling by “reading” a book, puppets, dramatic play)
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Talking clearly in front of a group and sharing personal experiences
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Learning new words in vocabulary and memory games
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Learning songs, finger plays, and rhymes
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Making relevant verbal contributions in small group discussion
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Expression using art materials
Numbers Development
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Match and sort objects
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Rote count to ten, then count ten objects
Science/Health/Social Studies
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Simple concepts about such themes as: dinosaurs, plants, shadows, healthy habits, animals, community helpers, international customs.
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Learning about holidays