2 Year Old Curriculum Guide

We offer both a 4 day (Mon-Thurs) and a 3 day (Tues, Wed, Thurs) option for our 2 year olds.  A child is eligible for enrollment if he or she is the given age on or before September 1st of the current year.  Class ratios are as follows:

                 Two-year olds/8-10 per class: 2 adults

During the school year your child will be working on the following skills.  Your child will be evaluated on the following skills according to the development expectations of his or her individual assessment.  These guidelines are in correlation with the United Methodist Association of Preschools (U.M.A.P.) standards. Our small classroom environment and hand-on materials permit a child to develop at their own pace.  Therefore, we ask that you avoid pressuring your child or becoming overly anxious about their efforts.  Remember, they are trying their hardest and praise and encouragement are all they need to start them on life's long journey into education.

Sensory Lessons:

  • Discriminates Size

  • Discriminates Color

  • Discriminates Taste

  • Discriminates Weights

  • Discriminates Shapes

  • Discriminates Sounds

  • Discriminates Texture

Math Lessons:

  • Counting in Order

  • Numbers 1 to 10

  • Numbers 1 to 30 (as per the calendar)

Language Lessons:

  • Begins to Learn Letters

  • Learns Association of Letter Sounds

  • Writing with Chalk

  • Begins to Grip Pencil Correctly

  • Expresses Self Clearly

  • Uses Complete Sentences

  • Can Combine Word Phrases

  • Develop Appreciation of Stories, Poems, Finger Plays

Practical Life Lessons:

  • Able to Care for Environment

  • Able to Care for Self (self-reliant skills)

  • Follows through on Tasks with Few Steps

  • Organizes Materials in an Orderly Fashion

  • Returns Lessons to Their Proper Place

  • Acquires Skills to Complete Dry Lessons

  • Acquires Skills to Complete Wet Lessons

Social Development Lessons:

  • Respects Others

  • Respects Environment

  • Exhibits Self Control

  • Follows Rules Inside and Outside

  • Interacts with Other Children

  • Is Able to Express Feelings

  • Handles Problems Verbally

  • Speaks Comfortably in Groups (circle time, show and tell)

  • Cooperates with Teachers and Other Students

Christian Education Lessons:

  • Participation in Prayer

  • Participation in Christian Music

  • Develops Good Self-Concept as a child of God and a person of value

  • Opportunities to know the creative power of God and enjoy the world

  • Share in the joys and benefits of Christian community

  • Opportunities to experience trust of their environment and teachers through boundaries set for them and about God's love for all God's creation including people of different cultures, races, and religions.

Music Education Lessons:

  • Experiences with sound and music

  • Opportunities for singing

  • Rhythmic activities and movement with music

  • Participation in musical games

  • Experience listening and responding to different types of music

  • Introduction of rhythm instruments, scarves, parachutes, etc.

Your child will also be introduced to a variety of thematic lessons throughout the school year. These lessons will include: Let's Get Acquainted, School- Making New Friends, My Family and Me, Halloween - Pumpkins, All About Fall, Community Helpers (Fire Fighters, Policemen, Mailman, etc.), What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up, Thanksgiving Harvest, Native American Indians, Christmas, Christmas Program, The Birth of Jesus, Winter, Snow and Ice, Valentines Day, Good Healthy Habits, Plants and Seeds, Easter, Springtime, Farm Animals, Mother’s Spa Day, Dad's Olympics, Life at the Beach.