The two-year-old program introduces the child to new concepts. Learning habits is a vital part of the program. Westwood Christian Preschool uses the Abeka curriculum. Class time is teacher-directed and focuses on teaching children the following:

• Bible
• Obeying the first time they are told
• Learning Bible stories and songs
• Developing social skills
• Learning good manners and habits
• Identifying colors, letters and numbers
• Use of manipulatives to improve motor skills

The three-year-old kindergarten is an academic kindergarten. Westwood Christian School uses the Abeka curriculum. Class time begins at 8:00 AM each day; therefore, children should arrive on time. During class time the children will be introduced to the following:

• Bible
• Lesson examples are Creation, Noah, Samuel, David, Jesus, Zacchaeus
• Includes memory verses and Bible songs
• Language Arts
• Recognition of name, sound and picture for short vowels and consonants.
• Formation of vowels and consonants in upper and lower case
• Language development and listening skills that include colors, shapes, animals, transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety, manners and science
• Introductory Spanish
• Numbers
• Simple counting 1-30
• Number concepts 1-15

In order to enter the three-year-old program, each child must be potty trained.

Many children who complete their preschool education at Westwood Christian Preschool go above and beyond the basic capabilities that are required for kindergarten entrance. Many kindergarten programs expect students to enter with the ability to recognize letters and numbers, trace and cut with scissors, have social skills such as the ability to follow classroom rules and obey authority. In fact, many pre-kindergarten students can read simple one- and two-vowel words and even sentences. Most students can clearly write their name as well as many other words and numbers. Classroom rules are based on Biblical principles such as kindness, respect, and obedience.

Bible

• Lessons from Old and New Testament.
• Story retelling
• Incorporating Bible truths into daily living
• Prayer, memory verses and songs

Phonics and Reading

• Recognize vowels and sounds
• Recognize consonants and sounds
• Learn to blend two letters together (for instance: ta, te, ti, to, tu)
• Learn to sound one-vowel words.
• Learn long vowel sounds
• Learn to sound two-vowel words
• Reading Circles begin during 2nd semester

Writing

• Students learn cursive writing in a program that is correlated with their phonics.

Numbers

• Learn to recognize and understand the concepts of numbers.
• Count 1-100
• Write numbers 1-20
• Distinguish between more or less and before and after numbers
• Simple combinations
• Move from concrete to abstract
• Ordinal Positions (for instance: first, second, etc.)

Language Development

• Activities that encourage thinking, build vocabulary and strengthen comprehension
• Introductory Spanish

Health, Science and Social Studies

• Emphasis on hygiene and dental health
• Hands on experiments
• Learn about maps, other countries, cultures, animals, and children of the world.
• Community helpers, ethnic groups