Adam Lamb Preschool

Curriculum

We use the Scripture Bites Curriculum as a basis for our programming. This is supplemented by monthly themes developed and coordinated by the programming staff.

Example:

• Theme: Jesus Loves Me, This I Know; Meet Me I Am Special
• Memory Bible Verse: Jesus said; Let the children come to me. Mark 10:14
• Bible Stories: Jesus Loves the Little Children
• Jesus, Name Above All Names

Objectives are developed by the staff in coordination with the lead teacher covering math, science, art, language arts, social studies, motor development, and spiritual growth.

Special Programming includes chapel talks, monthly story time with a children's librarian from the St. Charles County Library District, and holiday celebrations (classroom parties).

Monthly newsletters are sent home via the child which include a calendar, overview of the month's activities, and special events.

Parent Information Boards are located outside each classroom to keep parents updated on a daily basis.

Typical Daily Schedule

Arrival/Journal Time

Circle Time/Jesus Time

(attendance, pledge, calendar, weather, memory bible serve, sharing bag, explanation of day's activities)

Learning Centers

(hands-on learning through play)

Large Group Discussion/Large Group Activity

(discussions on theme units or large group activities to reinforce skills and concepts)

Restroom break/snack/story time

Recess

(outdoor play or indoor gym)

Art

Music

Dismissal

Children's Prayers used in the classrooms

Opening Prayers

Thank you God for this New Day
Thank you God for this new day
For the time to work and play.
Please be with us all day long
In every story, game, and song.
May all the happy things we do
Make You, Father, happy too.
Amen

Good Morning Dear Jesus
Good morning (afternoon) Dear Jesus.
This day is for You.
So, we ask You to please bless us in all that we
Think, say and do.
Amen

Snack Time Prayers

Happy Hearts (tune  Yankee Doodle)
We thank you Lord for happy hearts,
For rain and sunny weather.
We thank you for this our food,
And that we are together.
Amen

Adam's Family (tune - Adam's Family theme song)

We thank you for our food, Lord
My mom and day and me, Lord
We thank you for our food, Lord
To help us through the day.
Amen (snap, snap)
Amen (snap, snap)
Amen, amen, amen.

Our Hands We Fold

Our hands we fold
Our heads we bow
For food and drink
We thank you now.
Amen.

Hands, Hands, Hands

Hands, hands, hands
We thank you God for hands.
Friends, friends, friends
We thank you God for friends,
Food, food, food
We thank you God for food.
Amen

ABC (tune - ABC's)

ABCDEFG
Thank you God for feeding me
(additional verses)
HIJKLMN
Jesus died for sinful men.
QRSTU
We believe God's work is true.
V and W God has promised you
XYZ
A home eternally.
Amen.

God is Great

God is great,
God is good.
Let us thank Him for our food.
By his hands we are fed.
Thank you God for daily bread.
Amen

Closing Prayers

Thank You God (tune - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Thank you God for earth and sky.
Thank you for the birds that fly.
Thank you God for food we grow.
Thank you God for streams that flow,
Thank you, thank you this we say
Thank you for all we have today.
Amen

Dear Jesus

Dear Jesus,
Please be with us this day, as we finish our work
And go home to play. Help us to remember to be kind and good
And to do the things we should.
Amen