Kiddie Kollege

In this program we provide care for children in grades Kindergarten to 5th grade. Dayton Elementary will provide transportation for their students to and from our center. In the morning we offer breakfast to all children and give free time until the bus comes. In the afternoon when the students arrive to Kiddie Kollege they have play time in the gymnasium, time for homework, snack, creativity time, and much more. This is a time for the students to socialize with their friends as well as stay in a safe environment instead of staying at home waiting for parents return. Days that school might be cancelled or breaks, childcare can be provided for your child with added tuition cost.

In Kindergarten we are preparing our children for first grade. We use the A BEKA curriculum in this classroom. The A BEKA curriculum really concentrates on phonics, handwriting, numbers, language enrichment, character development, music/science/ social studies, and reading groups. Along with the A BEKA curriculum we will attend art, Spanish, physical education and chapel. Below is detailed information on what we will learn.

Phonics
The children will learn to recognize short vowels and their sounds, learn to recognize the consonants and their sounds. As well as learn to blend consonants and vowels together, sound one-vowel words, double consonant endings, long vowel sounds, and two-vowel words. In addition we will learn punctuation, special phonics sounds, marking vowels, and circling special phonic sounds. This is put together in order to read sentences and short stories.

Handwriting
The children will learn to print all letters of the alphabet (upper and lowercase), learn to copy sentences, and copy from the board.

Numbers
The children will learn colors, shapes, patterns, counting by 1's , 2's, 5's, and 10's to 100. We will also learn addition facts to 10, subtraction of 1, calendar numbering, ordinal numbers, some very basic fractions, telling time, and money values.

Language Enrichment
This is where the children will learn positional words, opposites, rhyming, analogies, drama, and poetry.

Character Development
Children will learn the attributes of good character through Biblical stories and example cards that explain behaviors such as courtesy, obedience, truthfulness, gentleness, dependability, etc.

Music, Science, and Social Studies
These are areas covered throughout the day and in special afternoon activities based on weekly themes. For example through poetry, morning circle time, experiments, chapel, reading.

In our fours classroom we are preparing them for Kindergarten. There are many things that we do throughout the day using the A BEKA curriculum. Some of the things that the A BEKA curriculum provides for the students are skills development, phonics, handwriting, poetry/music/stories, number building, and language development. In November the children begin reading groups and by December they can read their first book. In addition to the A BEKA curriculum we provide the children with physical education, Spanish, art class, chapel, and Minds-in-Motion.

In our three's classroom we are working on many things to prepare us for promotion to the fours class. All students entering the three's class have to be potty trained. There are many things that we do throughout the day using the A BEKA curriculum. Some of the things that the A BEKA phonics, number building, skills development, bible verses/ stories, and the beginning of handwriting. By spring the children should be able to recognize numbers 1-15 while counting to 50. Some things that the children will review from the two's class are shapes and colors. In addition to the A BEKA curriculum we provide the children with physical education, Spanish, art class, chapel, and Minds-in-Motion.

In the two's classroom we are working on many things to prepare us for the future. We use the A BEKA curriculumcurriculum to teach skill and language development, as well as shapes and colors to the students. The children talk about the colors, shapes, and things that they see around the room. Then they do the A BEKA worksheet that goes with the color or shape of the day. Along with the A BEKA curriculum the children learn to count to 25, while identifying numbers 1-10. In this classroom we will also learn how to properly hold a pencil. In addition to the A BEKA curriculum we provide the children with physical education, Spanish, art class, chapel, and Minds-in-Motion. In this classroom we are also potty training. All students have to be potty trained in order to move up..

In this classroom we will be working on walking, talking, emptying and filling up containers, singing, expressing emotions, following simple directions, riding toys, playing games, eating solid foods, eating with spoon or fork on own, and many more things. This is also a time to teach structure to the children in preparation for the two's classroom. In addition to classroom play the one year olds will be involved in physical education and chapel.

Kiddie Kollege is offering part-time preschool to the community. We are finding that stay at home moms are looking for a place for their child to come and have social interaction while learning.

Your child will be offered snack each day.

Part-time 3's classroom
In this classroom we meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am to 11:30am as long as school is in session. During this time we are learning with Zoo-phonics. The Zoo-phonics is a great way to learn the alphabet, sounds, and visuals. For example when learning the letter "Aa" we would learn about Allie alligator and how her jaws snap (putting your hands together like big jaws and snapping) and say "a-a-a". There will be time in the morning that we will gather in a circle and do our calendar, shapes, numbers, days of the week, and weather. We also will be involved in physical education, Minds-in-Motion, reading stories, doing worksheet, art, and having structure playtime in the classroom. Please take time to look at the Zoo-phonics website to better understand the curriculum.

Part-time 4's classroom
In this classroom we meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00am to 11:30am as long as school is in session. During this time we are learning with Zoo-phonics. The Zoo-phonics is a great way to learn the alphabet, sounds, and visuals. For example when learning the letter "Aa" we would learn about Allie alligator and how her jaws snap (putting your hands together like big jaws and snapping) and say "a-a-a". Throughout the year we will be doing worksheets, evaluations, and learning blends with our furry friends. There will be time in the morning that we will gather in a circle and do our calendar, shapes, numbers, days of the week, and weather. We also will be involved in physical education, chapel, Minds-in-Motion, reading stories, doing worksheet, art, and having structured playtime in the classroom. Please take time to look at the Zoo-phonics website to better understand the curriculum.

Spanish
We will be learning how to pronounce colors, shapes, animals, and common gestures in the Spanish language. We will also learn holidays and how each one is celebrated. The children will be able to understand common children books in Spanish. We will also be playing games, drawing, coloring, singing, and quoting to learn.

Physical Education
This will occur three days a week. In our P.E. class the children will learn common concepts of running, balance, concentration, and sport rules. They will participate in learning soccer, basketball, football, kickball, etc.

Chapel
Every Wednesday from 10:00-10:30am we will gather together for chapel. We will have a time to worship in song, as well as interact in story time, and share prayer request. We will learn common stories of the Bible and how to apply them to our everyday lives.