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Happy Hearts
Schoolhouse
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
Pre-K4 Program
Full Pre-K4 Program Meets Tues & Thurs from 9:30 - 2:30 pm
Our Pre-K4 program is full of fun and hands-on learning. We start the day with our Morning Time: prayer, character trait & memory verses, calendar time, weather song, phonemic awareness activities, and Fantastic Fingers' fine and gross motor activities and continue the day with both indoor & outdoor activities, lunch, and movement opportunities. We begin the day with small group and independent learning centers and follow up with individual work and story time.
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Full 2-day Program will include the following subjects and is open to
Pre-K4, and grade levels Kinder - 6th grades:
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Pre-K4 Language Arts/ Pre-Reading/Reading :
Below is a list of some of the curriculum we will be using:
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Phonemic Awareness - Heggerty
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Fantastic Fingers – fine and gross motor activities
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Get Ready for the Code Workbooks, A, B, & C (optional)
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Gift of Reading Phonograms - given in class
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Independent work from various sources - Systematic Phonics Instruction
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Stay-at-Home Educator Phonics (classroom center material)
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Literature-based read-alouds
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Math:
Kate Snow Preschool Math
Stay-at-Home-Educator's Math (hands-on centers)
Various other resources from The Measured Mom, This Reading Mama, and my own collection of materials
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Geography & History:
Literature/History – selected literary works
Notgrass History – From Adam to Us World History (adjusted with activities for younger students for family unit studies)
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Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Fundanoodle (Pre-K & Kinder as needed)
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Fine & Gross Motor Activities:
Fantastic Fingers
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Art/ Art Appreciation:
Art Appreciation
Process Art
Ms. Sarah will use her unique program (developed for Happy Hearts) to coordinate with unit studies we have at the time.
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Science:
Apologia (Young Explorer Series) & library books - TBD (either Earth Science or Chemistry & Physics)
Various outside sources for hands-on projects (all levels)
Nature Walks & Scavenger Hunts:
On site


Elective Day is on Thursdays from 9:30 - 2:30 pm
Art/ Art Appreciation:
Art Appreciation
Process Art
Ms. Sarah will use her unique program (developed for Happy Hearts) to coordinate with unit studies we have at the time.
History:
Literature/History – selected literary works
Notgrass History – From Adam to Us World History (adjusted with activities for younger students for family unit studies)
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Science:
Apologia (Young Explorer Series) & library books - TBD (either Earth Science or Chemistry & Physics)
Various outside sources for hands-on projects (all levels)
Nature Walks & Scavenger Hunts:
On site
Field Trips
Our Pre-K4 program will attend the same field trips as our Kinder & up program.