In the 3 year old classrooms, the children are introduced to colors, a letter of the week, numbers, and basic math skills. These skills include shapes, sorting, spacial concepts, and patterns. They will also begin their pre-writing skills through tactile letters and numbers. We also teach key stories in the Bible, and include memory verses, songs, and fingerplays to support each Bible story. Some of the developmental milestones we teach are learning rhymes and poems to develop the child's pre-reading skills, weekly activities to improve fine and gross motor skills, and activities that guide a child to trace his/her name by the end of the curriculum. We at Sunnyvale Christian school believe in a balance of academic and play based learning. The 3 year olds will have a morning and afternoon recess on the playground, as well as free play/centers at different times of the day.