At CTK, your child will be learning important school-readiness skills in our classrooms. Many of these skills are academic in nature, such as simple addition and beginning and ending sounds of words. Equally important are social skills like sharing, conversation and following directions. Along the way, we will also practice gross and fine motor skills such as kicking/throwing a ball, using scissors, and handwriting. Our students will explore their classrooms in depth each day during Center Time. They will rotate around the classroom in groups of 2 or 4. Centers include, but are not limited to HomeLiving, Science, Blocks, Sensory, Writing and Art. Teachers will change out materials in the centers as themes change, giving the students a great mix of choices and different learning tools to expand on the themes. The older students will work in small groups on Emergent Reading and Math Principles. This will help those students who are on the verge of Reading as well as those who need extra help with beginning concepts.
Bible TIme will be a part of the daily schedule, and Chapel will be conducted weekly for all students. Our 2s classes will begin Chapel later in the school year, as they will be working on classroom schedules and school practices a little bit longer than the older students. We will use the Beginners Bible, as well as studying the Fruits of the Spirit. They will learn a new "fruit" each month, along with a new bible verse.