Each class has their own specific routines that meet the needs of the students, the class, and the teacher’s curriculum. These are some of the items covered in the Mt. Olive Preschool environment:

Daily Schedule

Each class follows a routine of daily activities that incorporates a variety of learning experiences and opportunities to play and explore. Instruction time includes teacher-led and child-directed activities, recess time allows children to develop gross motor skills as they run, climb, jump, and pedal. Mt. Olive Preschool provides morning and afternoon snacks, and children bring their own lunches from home. Children enrolled for full-time will have a daily rest time after lunch.

Curriculum

Mt. Olive has recently adopted the Frog Street curriculum. Each class will have its own developmentally appropriate curriculum to include concepts and activities in Science, Social Studies and Culture, Math, Phonics, Reading, and Art. Parents will receive weekly newsletters from their child’s teacher outlining learning themes and objectives, activities in various subject areas, books to be read, and letters and numbers of the week.

Additionally, the Threes and Pre-K classes use the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum that incorporates pre-reading and pre-math activities. Children will master letters, letter sounds, and simple number concepts. The Pre-K curriculum is aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Children in the Pre-K class are well prepared for their Kindergarten experience.

More information can be found here: Mt. Olive Lutheran Curriculum