A Beka
- The following information is from A Beka:
Overview
A Beka Book curriculum is based on results from reliable studies for traditional best practices and is validated by the measured success of thousands of students over decades of time. The educational approach is founded on biblical principles that address the nature of the learner and learning, the nature of truth and authority, and what is important to learn and know. Children are presented opportunities to enjoy art as they develop motor skills, develop eye-hand coordination, and follow directions. Children are introduced to letters, numbers, and the world around them. A love for language through poetry and finger plays and a love for music with fun songs is incorporated throughout the curriculum.
2-Year-Old PreKindergarten
- Math: The goal is for children to count from 1-25 and recognize numbers 1-10. In addition to number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, fine motor skills, such as coloring, painting and gluing, are also developed while completing these pages.
- Peabody Early Experiences Kit (PEEK): PEEK is a comprehensive curriculum published by American Guidance Services that incorporates skill development in the following areas: classification, cooperation, logical thinking, movement, naming, oral expression, problem solving, sequencing, sharing, sorting, taking turns, and expressive and receptive vocabulary. The lessons are arranged in spiral sequence to reinforce new concepts as well as to provide for a range of difficulty levels. Activities are classified by 17 content areas, such as colors, body parts, and numbers as well as cognitive, social and linguistic domains.
3-Year-Old PreKindergarten
- Math: Button Bear helps children sharpen their listening skills, practice following directions, and practice eye-hand coordination as they learn number concepts 1-15. In addition to number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, fine motor skills, such as coloring, painting and gluing, are also developed while completing these pages.
- Writing: Children enjoy tracing pathways, doing dot to dot, and coloring large, simple forms on the skill sheets to develop fine motor skills. Letters and Sounds
- Phonics: This beginning A-B-C book helps young children recognize letter shapes and learn letter sounds. Activities include using finger paint, glue, crayons, and writing practice.
4-Year-Old Junior Kindergarten
- Math: Introduces number concepts and the formation of numbers 1-20. Children enjoy counting and coloring familiar objects for each number and forming the numbers. In addition to number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, fine motor skills, such as coloring, painting and gluing, are also developed while completing these pages.
- Phonics: Phonics-based reading readiness pages are full of carefully sequenced activities in recognition, sound, and formation of vowels (long and short), consonants, consonant-vowel blends, and one-syllable words of one or two vowels.
- Writing: Writing tablet correlated with K4 phonics curriculum and ABC 123. Students will be tracing and practicing letter formation on the colorful pages. Pages have activities that help with recognition, sound, and formation of vowels, consonants, blends, and one and two vowel words.
5-Year-old Kindergarten
- Math: Our 5 year olds are taught Tennessee State PreK standards using hands-on, meaningful teaching strategies based on assessment results. Children progress at their own pace and are encouraged to construct higher order thinking skills. Math skills include but are not limited to: oral counting, skip counting, basic addition and subtraction, telling time, ordering numbers, quantifying sets, and much more!
- Phonics and Writing: Colorful pages designed to give students practice in manuscript writing while reviewing phonics sounds, blends, one and two vowel words. Used for second semester independent work.
- Reading: Delightfully illustrated little books start with very basic vowel sounds and go on to consonants, blends, words, and simple sentences. Each book is short enough for a child to complete in one or two sessions. Includes delightful pictures for the child to color and activity pages for review. Classroom Lesson Plans Weekly lesson plans incorporate A Beka and Gospel Light curriculum aspects as well as center and classroom activities centered around a monthly unit and weekly theme. Lesson plans indicate weekly skills and concepts for children to explore, learn, and develop in various activities each day.
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