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Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: (804) 741-2860
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Pre-School

Beginners | Junior Kindergarten | Kindergarten

Beginners Daily Schedule

8:10 – 8:40
8:40 – 9:15
9:15 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:10
11:10 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:00
12:00

 Welcome and Circle Time
Learning Centers
Bible
Gross Motor Activities
Restroom/Snack
Letters and Sounds
Numbers
Language Development
Story/Prepare to dismiss
Dismissal

Beginners (K-3)
Scope and Sequence

Meets the Developmental Needs of Each Child

  • Spiritual
  • Intellectual
  • Emotional
  • Social Skills
  • Physical Skills
  • Language Skills

Opportunities and Enhancements

  • Explore the Environment
  • Learn Problem-Solving Skills
  • Express Creativity
  • Develop Interactive Skills
  • Hands on Activities
  • Special Days
  • Field Trips
  • Unit Themes
  • Speakers
  • Parent volunteers
  • See Themselves as a Special Child of God
  • To Be Loved by a Christian Teacher

Bible

  • Memory verses
  • Doctrinal Drill
  • Hymns/choruses
  • Bible lessons and stories such as God's creations, Each child is special, Thankful, Giving, Christ's Birth and Resurrection, God's Love, Noah, Daniel, Boyhood of Jesus, Good Samaritan, Zacchaeus

Phonics and Reading

  • Recognition of sound, name, and picture of letters

Numbers

  • Number recognition 1-10
  • Number counting 1-30
  • Before and after
  • Large and Small

Language Arts
Areas of Language Development and Listening Skills

  • Colors
  • Shapes
  • Families
  • Animals
  • America
  • Community helpers
  • Health and safety
  • Manners
  • Science
  • Seasons
  • Our Bodies
  • Transportation
  • Nursery Rhymes
  • Beach
  • Holidays
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Opposites

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Junior Kindergarten Daily Schedule

8:10 – 8:20
8:20 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:15
9:15 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:00
10:05 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:40
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 11:55
11:55 – 12:00

 Table Activities
Opening
Play time, art activity, hands-on activities, skill development, clean-up
Circle time and Bible
Phonics
Bathroom, Story, and Songs
Snack
Outside/Play space
Numbers
Language
Review
Prepare to go home, prayer, dismissal

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN (K-4)
Scope and Sequence

Meets the Developmental Needs of Each Child

  • Spiritual
  • Intellectual
  • Emotional
  • Social Skills
  • Physical Skills
  • Language Skills

Opportunities and Enhancements

  • Explore the Environment
  • Learn Problem-Solving Skills
  • Express Creativity
  • Develop Interactive Skills
  • Hands on Activities
  • Special Days
  • Field Trips
  • Unit Themes
  • Speakers
  • Parent volunteers
  • Chapel
  • See Themselves as a Special Child of God
  • To Be Loved by a Christian Teacher

Bible

  • Memory verses
  • Doctrinal Drill
  • Hymns/choruses
  • Bible lessons and stories such as God's creations, Each child is special, Thankful, Giving, Christ's Birth and Resurrection, God's Love, Noah, Samuel, Daniel, Boyhood of Jesus, Good Samaritan, Zacchaeus

Phonics and Reading

  • Recognition of sound, name, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants
  • Sounding of blends and one and two-vowel words
  • Reading of sentences with one and two-vowel words

Numbers

  • Number recognition 1-20
  • Number counting 1-100
  • Before and after
  • Large and Small

Language Arts
Areas of Language Development and Listening Skills

  • Colors
  • Shapes
  • Families
  • Animals
  • Countries
  • Community helpers
  • Health and safety
  • Manners
  • Science
  • Seasons
  • Five Senses
  • Foods
  • Nursery Rhymes
  • Beach
  • Holidays
  • Poetry
  • Songs

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Kindergarten Daily Schedule

MORNING
8:10 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 9:50
9:50 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:35
10:34 – 11:40
11:40 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:10
12:10 – 12:15
12:15

AFTERNOON
12:15 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:00
1:30 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:05
3:05 – 3:10
3:15


Center Time and Skill Development
Bible
Phonics
Writing
Science/Social Studies/Fine Arts
Restroom/Snack/Recess
Numbers
Language Enrichment (Poems, Story)
Prepare for Dismissal
Dismissal


Prepare for lunch
Lunch
Rest time
If not Sleeping, Quiet play, Movie, Color, Puzzles
Go Outside or Play space
Art/Science/Math/Phonics Review
Clean up, Review verse, Pray
Dismissal

KINDERGARTEN (K-5)
Scope and Sequence

Meets the Developmental Needs of Each Child

  • Spiritual
  • Intellectual
  • Emotional
  • Social Skills
  • Physical Skills
  • Language Skills

Opportunities and Enhancements

  • Explore the Environment
  • Learn Problem-Solving Skills
  • Express Creativity
  • Develop Interactive Skills
  • Hands on Activities
  • Special Days
  • Field Trips
  • Unit Themes
  • Speakers
  • Parent volunteers
  • Chapel
  • See Themselves as a Special Child of God
  • To Be Loved by a Christian Teacher

Bible

  • Memory verses
  • Doctrinal Drill
  • Hymns/choruses
  • Bible lessons such as Creation, Salvation Series, Life of Christ

Phonics and Reading

  • Recognition of sound, name, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants
  • Sounding of blends, one and two-vowel words, and words with special sounds
  • Beginning phonics rules and special sounds
  • Reading of sentences and stories

Numbers

  • Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-100
  • Number concepts 1-100
  • Ordinal Numbers 1-10
  • Value of coins and dollar bill
  • Telling time
  • Counting and writing by twos, fives, and tens to 100
  • Calendar and days of the week
  • Before/After Large/Small
  • Addition facts through 10
  • Beginning subtraction

Language Arts

  • Books
  • Stories
  • Poems
  • Finger Plays
  • Art
  • Music
  • Character Development

Social Studies

  • Community Helpers
  • Countries
  • America

Cursive Writing

  • Formation of letters, blends, words, and sentences
  • Writing of first name

Science

  • Plants
  • Health and Safety
  • God’s Plan for Me
  • Animals
  • Weather
  • Seasons
  • Beach

The GACS Preschool is religiously exempt from state licensure.

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