This class targets preschool and kindergarten through second grade activities. Typical lesson plans include reading aloud to the students, completing worksheets as a group, music therapy and games. Fine motor skills tasks include writing and hands-on manipulatives (sorting things by size, puzzles, matching, counting, etc.). Gross motor skills are learned through group activities involving dances, balloons, parachute play and learning activities scheduled to take advantage of our wide-open campus.
Grooming
If you think of the skills necessary to live life to the fullest every single day, you have to consider personal care skills. That’s where grooming class comes in.
Skills that most of us take for granted are broken down into the steps necessary for completion of personal hygiene tasks. Consistent repetition and hands-on practice help these tasks become a part of the student’s daily routine and encourage independence.
Grooming curriculum includes all personal hygiene tasks, as well as promoting climate-appropriate clothing, table manners and courtesy in social settings.
Pre-Academic Computer
Stewart Home School offers a Pre-Academic Computer Lab for students who are at a preschool, kindergarten and first grade level. Programs enhance language development, early math, reasoning, creativity and early 
reading. For beginners, programs may include colors and shapes, numbers, letters and music. These programs are accessed for beginners with the use of the keyboard or mouse.
Computer and mouse skills are taught to students who are new to the technology.
Pre-Academic Development
Activities in this class are designed to work with students’ fine and gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and the skills necessary for reading, listening and comprehension.
One-on-one work focuses on goals specific for buttoning buttons, using zippers and other closures. All learning activities are geared toward enhancing the students’ independence.
Activity Center
The Activity Center is for those students who benefit from a consistent class setting for the entire day’s activities.
In a quieter environment, activities include exercise, table games, jigsaw puzzles, art projects, movies and music. On Mondays we include off-campus trips. The mentoring program provides students with peer tutoring. Friendships are enhanced with daily contact and shared experiences for those who tend to be less likely to initiate such relationships. Many students have their “friendship buddies” in settings outside the Activity Center as well!
