TWO DAY

Two-Day Program (Children turning 3 by June 1st)
Tuesday and Thursday
9:00am – 11:30am
Extended Hours available before 9:00, until 3:00, or as late as 5:30

The King’s Gate 2-day program is designed for children who have turned three by June 1st of the school year*. This class is an introduction to the structure of a classroom, and provides an opportunity to learn in a variety of ways. While most preschools employ only one certified early childhood teacher and an assistant in each classroom, King’s Gate classrooms are taught by two early childhood certified teachers. Working together as a team, these teachers apply their combined experience to teach and assess preschoolers.

Each week in the 2-day class a new thematic unit is introduced, and the activities in the classroom are built on the theme of the week. Each day begins with Morning Meeting, which is a teacher-directed large group time during which math, language, spelling, and reading readiness and emerging literacy skills are introduced by the teachers. The morning meeting time allows concepts to be introduced to the class as a whole, as well as providing a sense of community in the classroom.

After morning meeting, the children continue their day with small group time in learning centers. The centers provide for continued learning through age-appropriate developmental play. Some of the centers the children explore in 2-day are free-art, math, play-dough, writing, blocks, home living, computer and the sensory table. Some of the skills the two day class focuses on are free exploration, one to one correspondence, fine motor tasks, following directions, listening, illustrating, sorting and counting.

The 2-day children also participate in chapel, music and science once a week.

*Some exceptions are made for children who turn 3 before school starts. The child must screen developmentally 3 years old on a Gesell Developmental Assessment. The child must be completely potty trained.