THREE-YEAR-OLDS
CLASS FACTS
Attend school four or five days per week 9:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Class size of 12-14 students with one lead and one assistant teacher
Morning classroom drop off and afternoon carpool pick up
Special activities: Halloween parade, Christmas program and Letterland parade
Children participate in in-house enrichment activities
TYPICAL DAY
Threes typically love to come to school and are eager to learn. They are like sponges as their social skills develop, and they learn to engage in cooperative play with their classmates. A typical day in the three-year-old classes begins with morning chapel on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teachers may introduce the weekly theme during circle time; then children choose centers in which to play.
Academics are introduced through hands-on activities. For example, weighing and measuring a pumpkin in the fall or combining yellow and red paint at the easel to create orange is one way children learn scientific concepts. Creativity in free-choice art and imaginative play are always encouraged. Playground time is a time to socialize with other children and engage in active play. Children attend music and movement class and science lab weekly.
Goal
Following directions and learning to function as part of a group are a big part of the three-year-old curriculum.