Cubbies (18 - 23 months on Sep 1)
Thematic Units: Thematic units are developed around engaging topics with specific interest to Bethany Preschool’s youngest children. These several weeks long units allow for teachers to build on prior knowledge while encouraging student exploration and strengthening connections to a child’s world outside of school.
Curriculum Resource: The Cubbies teachers utilize a play-based curriculum designed to developmentally-appropriately allow for exploration, problem solving, risk taking and creative thought. Our curriculum incorporates the Texas Infant, Toddler and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines. These skills support cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development.
Classroom Experiences
Exploration: Exploration time provides time for child led opportunities for learning through play. Teachers guide students as they discover age-appropriate toys that strengthen development and learn how to interact with their peers.
Snack and Lunch Time: During snack and lunch time Bethany Preschool teachers guide children as they practice and develop their self-feeding skills.
Intentional Play: Bethany Preschool teachers provide thoughtful opportunities for children to learn through play. These include opportunities for sensory development, vocabulary, art, music, and stories.
Outside play: Children develop their gross motor skills, coordination, spatial awareness, balance, and problem solving when playing outside on our toddler-sized playground with slides, push/pull toys, tricycles, and a sandbox. During inclement weather, Bethany Preschool provides a safe, indoor space.
Specials:
Library cart
Young Twos (2 years on Sep 1)
Two & Halfs (2-1/2 years on Sep 1)
Thematic Units: Thematic units are developed around engaging topics with specific interest to Bethany Preschool’s youngest children. These several weeks long units allow for teachers to build on prior knowledge while encouraging student exploration and strengthening connections to a child’s world outside of school.
Curriculum Resource: Our 2s teachers utilize a play-based curriculum designed to developmentally-appropriately allow for exploration, problem solving, risk taking and creative thought. Our curriculum incorporates the Texas Infant, Toddler and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines. These skills support cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development.
Classroom Experiences:
Group Time: Group time works on building attention span and increases as the school year continues. This time provides a sense of community in the class and allows for opportunities for counting, discovering patterns, weather observation, stories, songs, and finger plays.
Exploration: Exploration time provides time for child led opportunities for learning through play. Teachers guide students as they discover age-appropriate toys that strengthen development and learn how to interact with their peers.
Snack and Lunch Time: During snack and lunch time Bethany Preschool teachers guide children as they practice and develop their self-feeding skills.
Intentional Play: Bethany Preschool teachers provide thoughtful opportunities for children to learn through play centered around high interest thematic units. These include opportunities for sensory development, vocabulary, art, music, and stories.
Outside Play: Children develop their gross motor skills, coordination, spatial awareness, balance, and problem solving when playing outside on our toddler-sized playground with slides, push/pull toys, tricycles, and a sandbox. During inclement weather, Bethany Preschool provides a safe, indoor space.
Specials:
Chapel (begins in Sep for 2½s and Jan for Young 2s)
Movement
Science cart
PreK3 (3 years on Sep 1)
Thematic Units: Thematic units are developed around engaging topics with specific interest to Bethany Preschool’s children. These several weeks long units allow for teachers to build on prior knowledge while encouraging student exploration and strengthening connections to a child’s world outside of school. A few of our units of study for PreK3 are:
All About Me, Family and Friends
Community Helpers
Holidays
Emotions
Ponds
Weather
Zoo
Transportation
Curriculum Resource: Our PreK3 teachers utilize a play-based curriculum designed to developmentally-appropriately allow for exploration, problem solving, risk taking and creative thought. Our curriculum incorporates the Texas Infant, Toddler and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines. These skills support cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development. Our teachers also incorporate Scholastic Weekly Readers to build knowledge and make the connection between real world concepts, classroom learning and print resources.
Classroom Experiences:
Group Time: Group time works on building attention span and increases as the school year continues. This time provides a sense of community in the class and allows for opportunities for counting, discovering patterns, weather observation, months of the year, stories, songs, and finger plays. PreK3 teachers use circle time to introduce concepts and make connections to the thematic unit.
Snack and Lunch Time: During snack and lunch time Bethany Preschool teachers guide children as they become increasingly independent with feeding skills and build a sense of community and friendship amongst their peers.
Outside Play: Children develop their gross motor skills, coordination, spatial awareness, balance, and problem solving when playing outside on our toddler-sized playground with slides, push/pull toys, tricycles, and a sandbox. During inclement weather, Bethany Preschool provides a safe, indoor space.
Intentional Play: Bethany Preschool teachers provide thoughtful opportunities for children to learn through play centered around high interest thematic units. These include opportunities for sensory development, vocabulary, art, music, and stories that incorporate and build upon the current thematic unit. Students use a journal to increase fine motor skills and build.
Exploration: Exploration time provides time for child led opportunities for learning through play. Teachers guide students as they discover age-appropriate toys that strengthen development, make connections to the current thematic unit and learn how to interact with their peers.
PreK3 Specials:
Chapel
Movement
Music
Science Lab
Library Storytime
PreK4 (4 years on Sep 1)
Thematic Units: Thematic units are developed around engaging topics with specific interest to Bethany Preschool’s children. These several weeks long units allow for teachers to build on prior knowledge while encouraging student exploration and strengthening connections to a child’s world outside of school. A few of our units of study for PreK4 are:
All About Me, My School, My Family and My Friends
Fire Safety
Holidays
Fairy Tales and Fables
Dental Health
Author Studies
Plants
Oceans
Curriculum Resource: Our PreK4 teachers utilize a play-based curriculum designed to developmentally-appropriately allow for exploration, problem solving, risk taking and creative thought. Our curriculum incorporates the Texas PreKindergarten Guidelines. These skills support cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development.
Our teachers use the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum to developmentally-appropriately teach handwriting skills and correct letter formation. Teachers also incorporate Scholastic Weekly Readers to build knowledge and make the connection between real world concepts, classroom learning and print resources.
Classroom Experiences:
Group Time: Group time works on building attention span and increases as the school year continues. This time provides a sense of community in the class and allows for opportunities for counting, discovering patterns, weather observation, learning to read a calendar, stories, songs, letter/sound review, vocabulary building, shared writing experiences and finger plays. PreK4 teachers use circle time to introduce concepts and make connections to the thematic unit.
Snack and Lunch Time: During snack and lunch time Bethany Preschool teachers guide children as they become increasingly independent and build a sense of community and friendship amongst their peers.
Outside Play: Children develop their gross motor skills, coordination, spatial awareness, balance, and problem solving when playing outside on our toddler-sized playground with slides, push/pull toys, tricycles, and a sandbox. During inclement weather, Bethany Preschool provides a safe, indoor space.
Intentional Play: Bethany Preschool teachers provide thoughtful opportunities for children to learn through play centered around high interest thematic units. These include opportunities for language development, math and science skills, sensory development, vocabulary, art, music, and stories that incorporate and build upon the current thematic unit. Students use a journal to increase fine motor skills and build
Exploration: Exploration time provides time for child led opportunities for learning through play. Teachers guide students as they discover age-appropriate manipulatives that strengthen development, make connections to the current thematic unit, and learn how to interact with their peers.
PreK4 Specials:
Chapel
Movement
Music
Science Lab
Library Storytime
Michele Martin, Bethany School Director
512-258-6965
Bethany School is a Round Rock ISD Partner.
RRISD provides training for our teachers so we can be sure your children are ready for Kindergarten.