Pre-Kindergarten
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
The Islamic School of Louisville believes that a warm and nurturing atmosphere is the best environment for children to learn and grow. The environment is structured to provide skills which are the first step in the child’s academic life. The areas of development around which the curriculum is organized are as follows:
1. Spiritual: help children develop a love of God and who they are as Muslims.
2. Physical: help children increase their large and small muscle skills and feel confident about what their bodies can do.
3. Emotional: help children experience pride and self-confidence, develop independence and self-control, and have a positive attitude towards life.
4. Social: help children feel comfortable in school, trust their new environment, make friends, and feel they are part of the group.
5. Cognitive: help children become confident learners by letting them try out their own ideas and experience success, and by helping them acquire learning skills such as the ability to solve problems, ask questions, and use words to describe their ideas, observations, and feelings.
DAILY ROUTINE
The daily schedule offers a balance between the following types of activities:
1. Active and quiet times
2. Large group activities, small group activities, and time to play alone or with others
3. Indoor and outdoor play times
4. Time for children to select their own activities and time for teacher-directed activities
In the morning, the children have Circle Time, Stories, Letters, Numbers, Arabic, Qur’an and Islamic Studies. In Circle Time, children share experiences, sing songs, exercise, learn the days of the week and months of the year. Following Circle Time, the children read a story of the week, act out the story and do learning activities relating to the story. The children do art activities to help them identify, write, and learn the sounds of letters. The children also learn how to identify, count, and order numbers 1 to 20.
In Arabic, the children learn how to identify and write the Arabic letters. In Qur’an, the children learn the meaning of the short chapters in the Qur’an and how to memorize them. In Islamic Studies, the children learn about the belief in Allah, Prophet Muhammad as the Messenger, the stories of the Prophets, and the importance of having good moral character.
In the afternoon, the children work in centers, enjoy free play, or have an art or science activity. Throughout the year, the children also have field trips to the library, zoo, farm, or other places. In this environment, the children develop a positive self-image and also a strong Islamic identity.
The Islamic School of Louisville believes that a warm and nurturing atmosphere is the best environment for children to learn and grow. The environment is structured to provide skills which are the first step in the child’s academic life. The areas of development around which the curriculum is organized are as follows:
1. Spiritual: help children develop a love of God and who they are as Muslims.
2. Physical: help children increase their large and small muscle skills and feel confident about what their bodies can do.
3. Emotional: help children experience pride and self-confidence, develop independence and self-control, and have a positive attitude towards life.
4. Social: help children feel comfortable in school, trust their new environment, make friends, and feel they are part of the group.
5. Cognitive: help children become confident learners by letting them try out their own ideas and experience success, and by helping them acquire learning skills such as the ability to solve problems, ask questions, and use words to describe their ideas, observations, and feelings.
DAILY ROUTINE
The daily schedule offers a balance between the following types of activities:
1. Active and quiet times
2. Large group activities, small group activities, and time to play alone or with others
3. Indoor and outdoor play times
4. Time for children to select their own activities and time for teacher-directed activities
In the morning, the children have Circle Time, Stories, Letters, Numbers, Arabic, Qur’an and Islamic Studies. In Circle Time, children share experiences, sing songs, exercise, learn the days of the week and months of the year. Following Circle Time, the children read a story of the week, act out the story and do learning activities relating to the story. The children do art activities to help them identify, write, and learn the sounds of letters. The children also learn how to identify, count, and order numbers 1 to 20.
In Arabic, the children learn how to identify and write the Arabic letters. In Qur’an, the children learn the meaning of the short chapters in the Qur’an and how to memorize them. In Islamic Studies, the children learn about the belief in Allah, Prophet Muhammad as the Messenger, the stories of the Prophets, and the importance of having good moral character.
In the afternoon, the children work in centers, enjoy free play, or have an art or science activity. Throughout the year, the children also have field trips to the library, zoo, farm, or other places. In this environment, the children develop a positive self-image and also a strong Islamic identity.