PreKindergarten

Books, letters, colors, numbers, prayer and playtime are the essential ingredients in Overbrook’s Early Childhood Program, which began in 1986. Teachers guide students using the Montessori approach as they begin to develop skills that will lead to reading, writing, math and a life-long love for learning.

Curriculum

Religion
Students learn to become aware of God’s goodness, care and love for people, especially each child. They listen to bible stories and sing songs.

Practical Life Skill
Students learn to develop a sense of order, concentration, coordination and independence through lessons such as polishing, sorting, place setting, dressing frames and water activities.

Language
Students learn left to right and top to bottom orientation for identifying the letters of the alphabet. Students learn to identify beginning sounds in words, begin to associate beginning sounds with objects, become aware of rhyming words, and attempts to read and write independently.

Art
Students experiment with a variety of materials such as paint, watercolors, scissors, glue, crayons, markers, chalk and clay to create original artwork.

Music
Students learn to appreciate music of various tempos through movement and to distinguish the sounds of several common instruments. They sing a variety of simple songs.

Math
Students learn to recognize and reproduce simple patterns, recognize and name shapes, to arrange sets of concrete objects in one-to-one correspondence, count in sequence, and begin to make size comparisons between objects.

Computer Technology
Students learn how to use a mouse to play games that reinforce the language, math, visual and auditory skills taught in the classroom.

Sensorial Experiences
Students explore by manipulating materials, which develop auditory and visual discrimination as well as identify objects according to size, shape and color.

Social Studies
Students become aware of the basic needs of all living creatures. They discover the world around us through use of maps, flags, landforms, puzzles and water activities.

Group Gatherings
As a class, children listen to stories, recite finger plays, and sing songs. They also begin to express thoughts, feelings and ideas with others.