Lil' Lighthouse Preschool - Monthly Curriculum:
December
Theme: Christmas and Jesus’ Birth
Bible Theme: We Worship Jesus, God’s Son
Bible Stories: The Birth of Jesus, His Name Shall Be Called Jesus, Special Christmas Stories
Bible Reference: Luke 1:26-35, 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-25; Isaiah 9:6
Character Building Emphasis: Learning to Give and to Be Patient
Memory Verse: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Isaiah 9:6a
Language and Vocabulary:
1. Christmas and holiday vocabulary
2. Cooking experiences
3. Colors - Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Gold
4. Directional and positional concepts – top and bottom
5. Shape - Star
6. Letters – Jj, Kk
Skills:
Fine Motor: Lacing, painting, cutting, gluing, bead stringing, play dough manipulation, tower building and path tracing
Gross Motor: Games, jumping, ball handling, balance
Premath: Calendar activities, sorting, numbers and numerals, small, medium and large
Creative Dramatics: Christmas story role playing
Perception:
Same and different, draw a person, puzzles, copying block, peg and bead
designs, patterning
Sensory Skills: Sense of smell
