Avalon Academy’s pre-K 4 program actively prepares our students for entry into Houston’s private, public and gifted kindergarten programs.

1. Our Lightning Bugs Pre-K 4 curriculum balances kindergarten-readiness skills with fun, creative and collaborative activities. This approach builds your child’s confidence and emotional maturity.

 The Avalon Academy Pre-K 4 curriculum promotes:

• Manners and character development
• Hand writing and letter/number practice
• Logic development and critical thinking
• Reading and listening practice
• Math, measure and manipulation skills
• Science and sensorial skills
• Art and crafts
• Show and tell and oratorical skills
• Group and center time
• Independent play
• Daily outdoor play
• Enrichment programs

Lightning Bugs:

• Age range:4-5 years
• Permitted teacher student ratio: 2 teachers to 20 students
• Class teachers:
• Ms. Samantha (2008) “I like to dance in the mirror!”
• Ms. Ella (1990-2001, 2022)

DAILY ACTIVITIES

7:00 am – Arrival and Center Time
8:00 am – Attendance
8:15 am – Morning Circle Time
9:00 am – Morning Message / Story Time
9:30 am – Skills Development
9:45 am – Snack
10:00 am – Handwriting/Writer’s Workshop
10:30 am – Language Development/ Social Studies
11:00 am – Recess
11:30 am – Learning Centers/Reading Groups
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm – Quiet Time Activity
2:00 pm – Phonics & Math
2:45 pm – Snack
3:15pm – Thematic Unit/Art
3:45 pm – Centers
4:15pm – Daily Review
4:30 pm – Recess & Prepare To Go Home