A Ministry of Lord of Glory Lutheran Church

Four Year Old Program:

Gloryland Preschool’s four-year old program offers your child many opportunities to use their developing skills and to continue their social and educational explorations.  Our discoveries of world will be guided by a weekly theme that will be used in combination with our Bible story and verse to enrich your child’s educational experience.  Teachers will also introduce a “Letter of Week” using the Sunform Learning System and a “Shape, Number and Color of the Month.”  These concepts will be reinforced through a variety of educational tools including books, songs, games, art projects, writing exercises, and science experiments.          Four-year olds follow a daily schedule that includes a center time during which your child may choose to play in centers such as: 1.)    The dramatic play center which includes a kitchen with play food, puppet theater, dress up clothes, and dolls. 2.)    The sensory table which contains a variety of material to stimulate through textures. 3.)    The small manipulatives center which includes puzzles, board games, counting activities, matching games, small blocks, and alphabet games, and phonics activities. 4.)    The large motor center which includes big blocks, rocking boat, and balance beam. 5.)    The art center which will have a selection of markers, crayons, chalk, glue, play dough, scissors, and paint. 6.)    The science center which includes a “tornado bottle,” magnifying glasses, scale, and magnets. 7.)    The writing center which includes notebooks, journals, pencils, pens, stickers, envelopes, and cards. Our centers are carefully designed to continue the development of your child’s language skills, writing skills, mastery of numbers and the alphabet, small and large muscle coordination, and socialization skills.  Our circle time will allow your child the opportunity to discuss issues related to our weekly theme, listen to stories, sing songs, discuss the weather and the calendar, and say a group prayer. We are confident that our careful mixture of social and educational experiences will further your child’s development so that learning is fun!