At Family of Christ Learning Center we believe young children should receive a foundational education which includes the development of academics, social behavior, motor skills, art and music. For this reason, our curriculum is broad and varied, teaching fundamental elements in all of these areas, while simultaneously allowing for growth in areas of strength and interest.  

Learning Center Curriculum

Fine Motor Development

   Playdough

   Peg boards

   Tweezers and pom poms

Visual Discrimination

    Poor Joe

    Snowman

Science

    Weather

    Plants

    5 senses

Gross Motor Development

    Jumping on two feet

    Hopping

    Catching a ball

Art

    Process art

    Product art

Math

    One-to-one correspondence

    Counting

    Shapes

Language

    Colors

    Shapes

    Name recognition

    Weather

    Nursery rhymes

    Fingerplays

    Books

    Sign language

Language

    Pledge of Allegiance

    Days of week &

           months of year

    Colors

    Name recognition

    Letters A-Z

    Character qualities

    Nursery rhymes

    Sign language

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Bible

    Bible stories

    Chapel time

    

Math

    Number counting

    Positioning

    Opposites

    Patterning

    Sequencing

    Measurements

.

2’s Curriculum

Music & Movement

    Songs

    Instruments

    Rhythm sticks

Bible

    Bible stories

    Chapel time

Science

    Our bodies

    5 senses

    Health and nutrition

    Life cycles

    Air and wind

    Plants, soil and rocks

 3’s Curriculum

 4’s Curriculum

 Kindergarten Curriculum

Gross Motor Development

    Catching a ball

    Climbing

    Alternating feet

    Balance

 

Fine Motor Development

      Cutting

    Stringing beads

Art

    Process art

    Product art

Language

    Colors

    Name

    Positional concepts

    Rhyming words

    Opposite words

    Analogies

Math

    Count 1-25

    Naming numbers 1-20

    Counting sets of objects

    Shape recognition

    Reproduce figure of

        cross, circle & triangle

    Saxon Math

Social Development

    Following directions

   Respecting others

   Conflict resolution

   Using “I" message

Science

    5 senses

    Health and nutrition

    Life cycles

    Space

    Plants, soil and rocks

    Our bodies

    Abeka Health and Manners

Social Studies

    Abeka My America My World

    Kids Around the World

Reading Readiness 

    Identify upper and lower case letters

    Consonant sounds of letters

    ACSI Letter and Sound - phonics

Fine Motor Development

    Cutting

   Writing first name

   Writing alphabet

   Handwriting without Tears

Bible

    Bible stories

    Chapel

Gross Motor Skills

    Hopping 

    Balancing

    Skipping

    Catching a ball

Science

      Health and nutrition

    Solar system

    Plants

    The human body

    Experiments/scientific

        methods

    Animal classification

Writing

      D’Nealian manuscript

    Use of capital letters

    Ending punctuation

    Creative writing

    Complete sentences

Art

    Process art

    Product art

Social Studies

    Children in other countries

    U.S. Presidents

    Map skills

    Famous Americans

    Career

Math

    Saxon Math Series

    Counting to 100

    Counting by 2’s, 5’s & 10’s

    Days of week & 

        months of Year

    Writing 1-19

    Shapes

    Adding/Subtracting

    Patterns

Reading

    Saxon Phonics

    Sight words

    Number words

    Color words

    Merrill Reading Series

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Bible

      Creation

    Choices- How they affect

        relationship with God

    Jesus the Son of God

    Obedience

    The Ten Commandments

Social Development

    Sharing

    Cleaning up toys

    Group participation

    Taking turns

    Expressing needs/wants

    Potty training

Social Development

     Making friends

     Taking turns

     Sharing

     Following rules

     Response to discipline

3501 E. Chandler Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85048         480-759-4047      www.focaz.org 

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