I'll admit it, I am a nerd.  I love to read non-fiction, and I actually enjoy studying, especially education-related material.  So imagine how much I geeked out, when, in the checkout line at HEB, I saw this special edition of TIME on the magazine rack:...

So how do you get a school full of toddlers and preschoolers to learn what to do in the event of an emergency?  You practice of course!  Our teachers prep the students for what drills will look like by first reading a social story about it such as this one.

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Rainy days can be a bummer...but not at Good News Preschool!  If we can't go outside we find lots of other ways to have some "recess" time! Jan's class ran through the aisles in the sanctuary, Dulce's class did some exercising and basketball, Susy's class ran around on...

Our September science theme is Botany.  We've been talking about the parts of a plant, what plants need to grow, and how there are hundreds of thousands of different kinds of plants that God has put on our Earth.  Our preschool garden is almost ready, and we will soon...

In my last blog entry I talked about fine motor skills.  Today I want to share how our teachers help the children develop their gross motor skills.  Anything involving the movement and coordination of arms, legs, or the whole body is a gross motor skill.  The more mast...

The first step of learning to write begins with children simply gaining control of the small muscles in their hands.  We call this the building of their fine motor skills, versus gross motor skills which involve learning control and awareness of their entire body.  Fin...

 We are so excited to offer the TOT program on Wednesday afternoons.  TOT stands for Teams of Tomorrow.  It is a program designed for preschoolers ages 3-5 that teaches academics, agility and athletics.  Today the students were treated to a free 20 minute sample class...

Preschool teachers' jobs don't end when the children leave the room. These teachers spend endless hours planning, creating, cutting, copying, laminating, organizing, and writing so that they can be prepared to have an outstanding classroom environment for the students....

The first week is officially over.  We had a lot of activity around Good News Preschool!  It was a week of getting used to a school routine, talking about ourselves, our families, and learning about the Bible story of Abraham.  We did some science, fine motor skills, g...

It has been a great first week at Good News Preschool.  I cannot believe how rapidly so many of the children adapted into the classroom routine.  We have had some crying, as to be expected, but those tears have dried quite quickly as they figured out how much fun there...