Preschool & Pre-K Life
What do we do in the Eagle's Nest?
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Bible lessons, daily devotions, and weekly chapel time provide the students with age-tailored biblical teaching and opportunities to worship God in story and song.
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Circle time (preschool) and morning meeting (pre-kindergarten) are whole-group gatherings that focus on direct instruction, group activities, and sharing ideas.
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Weekly specials including art, music, and physical education, are taught on a weekly rotation by experienced specialists.
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The Great Playroom enables children to be active, engage in role-play, practice practical life skills, enhance their social understanding, expand their vocabulary, and solve problems through interactive and imaginative play.
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Fine-motor training activities help improve small-muscle development and eye-hand coordination, promoting good penmanship and the ability to work well with their hands.
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Gross-motor equipment on the playground and in the playroom provides children with the opportunity to engage in fun, healthy movement, utilizing both their muscles and imaginations. Running, jumping, hanging, and climbing are essential components of physical development.
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High-quality literature and phonemic awareness training engage children in pre-reading concepts and literacy skills practice, and provide an introduction to great books and worthwhile print materials.
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Math manipulatives and number sense activities give children hands-on opportunities to develop early math and problem-solving skills, including counting (rote and one-to-one correspondence), sorting objects by one or two attributes, and matching or identifying simple shapes.
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Recitation is the practice of memorization in the format of call-and-response. Our pre-kindergarten students engage their memory muscles daily while memorizing educational content that they will recall later in their learning.
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Science exploration experiences offer children opportunities to make observations, formulate predictions, investigate the natural world, and conduct experiments.
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Self-help tasks are integrated throughout the day, fostering independence as children learn to take responsibility for their personal belongings, classroom materials, and the environment.
Family Fun Night
Every October, Eagle’s Nest families are invited to come out and enjoy a wonderful evening of food, games, inflatables, and community. This event uniquely fosters our goal of creating a welcoming atmosphere of fellowship among the families and staff here at the Eagle’s Nest.
Christmas Program
We celebrate the birth of our Savior and the joy of the Christmas season with a special music program. Our students perform familiar holiday songs, recite poetry, and even do a little theater, as our pre-kindergarten students reenact the Nativity.
Trike-A-Thon
Trike-A-Thon is an annual event for our littlest eagles to experience a preview of the legendary TC Bike-A-Thon, one of the longest-standing fundraisers for the students at Toledo Christian. Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten students ride their tricycles around the “triangle” in our Beverly neighborhood. Parents and volunteers line the path to cheer on the students and encourage them to ride their best for the school.
Goofy Game Day
Our preschool version of Field Day takes us outside for a morning filled with fun as the children rotate through stations, including bubbles, sensory tables, yard games, and favorite outdoor toys.
