The Pillars Threes Program
Three-year-olds are creative and imaginative. They have developed listening skills and the ability to converse with others. Our three-year-old classroom is designed to support self-expression, creativity, and independence among our little friends. A continued focus on the self and others, making good decisions, leading, and following, and understanding routines are all part of our day. Students also work on faith-building and character-building traits as they prepare for their transition to kindergarten. Our Threes classroom supports:
- Language development and early literacy skills
- Counting and learning math concepts
- Independence with hand washing, toilet training and self-regulation
- Leading and following, and routines
- Development of gross and fine motor skills
- Building structures with blocks and real materials
- Expanded physical play
- Learning to take initiative
- Increased development of self-expression
Threes Class Developmental Benchmarks
Our Threes class focuses on specific developmental and spiritual benchmarks.
Language & Early Literacy Skills
- Recognizing some capital and lowercase letters
- Recognizing own written first name
- Saying or singing ABCs
- Following directions
- Participating in story time by answering questions
- Looking at books independently
- Speaking so that others can understand
- Retelling familiar stories in their own words
- Using crayons or pencils to write
Mathematics
- Recognizing numbers 1-10
- Rote counting 1-20
- Recognizing shapes
- Recognizing colors
- Beginning to see groups of 2-3 objects and knowing the amount without counting
- Tracing numbers
- Recognizing a few numbers in written form
- Completing simple patterns (ex: red, blue, red, blue)
Health & Wellness
- Eating and drinking independently at mealtime
- Becoming fully toilet trained
- Washing and drying hands without assistance
- Putting self to sleep at nap time
- Trying different kinds of nutritious foods
Cognitive Development
- Drawing a person and other recognizable objects
- Identifying all visible parts of the body
- Showing hand preference (left or right)
- Recognizing differences in object sizes
- Understanding spatial relationships (ex: behind, beside, under)
- Recalling words to songs and chants
- Naming the days of the week
Physical Development
- Catching a ball that has been bounced
- Jumping in place
- Hopping on one foot
- Kicking a moving ball
- Galloping
- Walking up and down stairs without help
- Assembling simple puzzles
- Stringing beads
- Building with blocks
- Cutting with scissors
- Beginning to draw recognizable forms
- Forming objects with playdough
Social & Emotional Development
- Working independently
- Following simple directions
- Sharing experiences with the class
- Accepting and responding to teacher’s authority in a positive way
- Cleaning up after themselves
- Separating from parents with ease
- Seeking help when needed
- Displaying a range of emotions
- Articulating how he/she is feeling
Spiritual Teaching Objectives
- The Bible is one big story that tells us about God.
- God made the earth and everything on it, including you!
- God loves you.
- Praying is how we talk to God.
- Singing is how we celebrate God.
- Jesus died on the cross to forgive us for our sins.
- We get to Heaven by believing in Jesus – who He was and what He did for us.
Sample Threes Classroom Schedule
7:00 | Breakfast and Open Centers |
8:00 | Circle Time and Community Challenge |
8:30 | Learning Stations/Small Group: Language/Literacy |
9:00 | Call to Prayer and Spiritual Development |
9:30 | Outside Exploration – Physical Development |
10:00 | Learning Stations/Small Group: Language/Literacy |
11:00 | Lunch |
11:30 | Naptime Prep |
12:00 | Nap/Rest Period |
2:00 | Rise & Shine and Snack |
2:30 | Learning Stations and Small Groups–Math/Reasoning |
4:00 | Outside Exploration – Physical Development |
4:30 | Circle Time Review and Story Time |
5:00 | Music & Movement |
5:30 | Teacher Choice Centers and Departure |
Our Locations
San Antonio
11040 Reed Rd, San Antonio, TX 78251
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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11087 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250
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383 Harmony Hills, Spring Branch, TX 78070
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San Antonio
2144 Gabriels Place, New Braunfels, TX 78130
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2567 FM 1103, Cibolo, Texas 78108
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7852 Rimrock Springs, San Antonio, TX 78253
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San Antonio
14931 Potranco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245
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Dallas / Ft. Worth
6451 FM-663, Midlothian, TX 76065
Monday – Friday
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3140 N Walnut Grove Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065
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919 Cheek-Sparger Road, Colleyville, TX 76034
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2301 Hall – Johnson Rd #8725, Grapevine, TX 76051
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8402 Chiesa Road, Rowlett, TX 75089
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6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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2501 Hickox Road, Rowlett, TX 75089
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6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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3501 Murphy Road, Richardson, TX 75082
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6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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1570 S. Independence Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75072
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