Totally Two's Teachers

Mrs. Anna joined the Valley Christian Preschool Staff in 2010.  She has been teaching since 2002.  She is married and has three daughters: one in college, one in high school, and one in middle school.  She loves teaching the little kiddos and watching them grow into Preschoolers.

Mrs. Carolyn joined the Valley Christian Preschool Staff in 2005.  She loves teaching Bible and science.  She is married and has two children that attend Valley Christian Elementary School.  Her hobbies are reading and martial arts.  She loves teaching her students and watching them blossom.

Mrs. Christi assists in the Totally Two's class and also instructs the Preschool Three's class in Room 5.

Mrs. Olivas assists in the Totally Two's class and also instructs Spanish and Perception classes in the Fireside Room.

Mrs. Maureen assists in the Totally Two's class and also instructs the Pre-Kindergarten Four's class in Room 6.

Valley Christian Preschool
Two-Year-Old Program Overview and Goals

Valley Christian Preschool is dedicated to the philosophy that young children grow in an orderly and sequential manner with predictable stages of development. We recognize that each child is unique and accept children at their current stage of development. It is our intention to nurture the development of the whole child, social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual growth.

The program shall provide each child with age appropriate experiences, which will encourage:

• Self-esteem and positive self-image
• Social interaction
• Self-expression and communication skills
• Creative expression
• Large and small muscle development
• Intellectual growth
• Spiritual development

The program schedule shall be planned to provide a flexible balance of:

• Active and quiet activities
• Individual and group activities
• Indoor and weather permitting outdoor activities

The thematic approach will be used for our two-year-old program.  Thematic teaching enhances learning by allowing children to make connections between the various experiences during a school day.

Themes may include the following:  Family, Zoo Animals, Shapes, Farm, Self Concept, Seasons, Colors, Holidays, Pets, Exploring, and Transportation.

Spiritual

• Create Christian atmosphere in the classroom
• Children will see themselves as God’s children
• Feel secure in God’s love and care
• God made us all special
• Listen to stories about God and Jesus

Self-Esteem

• Recognizes own uniqueness
• Identify self by name, age, and pictures
• Develop autonomy and independence
• Begin cooperative play
• Develop friendships
• Engage in social interactions with peers and adults
• Uses a variety of words to express feelings and ideas

Math

• Understand concept of one
• Counts to five
• Points to big and little objects

Science

• Learns names of animals
• Associate words like block, car, and crayon with objects
• Matches color samples
• Simple experiments and sensory play

Art-Fine Motor Skills

• Applies glue to paper
• Paints with large brush
• Colors with crayons and markers

Play

• The child will be provided with plenty of opportunities for play
• Child development shall be fostered through selection of a variety of equipment

- Provide for large muscle development
- Provide for construction activities and for the development of manipulative skills
- Encourage social interaction
- Provide for intellectual stimulation
- Encourage creative expression

Music

• Music will be used to help teach all concepts of the curriculum
• Sing and praise God
• Play simple rhythm games
• Finger play

Creative Movement

• Develop large muscle coordination
• Simple games
• Move creatively to different types of music

Please download the Two-Year-Old Program Overview and Goals here.

Two-Year-Old Program Overview and Goals