Academics & Enrichments

Bible is woven throughout every part of our preschool day. Each week, students study an Old or New Testament Bible story, learn a memory verse, sing worship songs, discuss what God teaches us through His Word, and complete Bible-themed activities and artwork.

Throughout the year, students also learn about the Armor of God, the Fruit of the Spirit, and biblical character traits that help lay the foundation for lifelong spiritual growth. A biblical worldview is integrated across all subject areas.

Our preschool literacy program builds a strong foundation for future reading success. In both Pre-K3 and Pre-K4, students learn one letter of the alphabet each week through engaging stories, songs, art projects, games, and hands-on activities that reinforce letter recognition and letter sounds.

In Pre-K3, students focus primarily on recognizing uppercase letters while being introduced to lowercase letters and their corresponding sounds. In Pre-K4, students master both uppercase and lowercase letters while expanding their phonemic awareness through the Heggerty curriculum.

The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness curriculum is taught in preschool through first grades. This research-based program for foundational literacy incorporates the strong phonemic awareness that is crucial to reading success, and its lessons are quick, fun, and multisensory. Heggerty also integrates some basic fundamentals of the kindergarten phonics curriculum, such as an alphabet fluency drill with a multisensory approach, to create a seamless transition to the next year.

Using the Abeka Phonics program, Pre-K4 students also begin learning letter blends, decoding simple words, and developing early reading skills. During the second half of the year, students participate in guided reading groups and begin practicing sight words as they prepare for kindergarten.

Handwriting is an important part of our preschool curriculum. We use Handwriting Without Tears to teach proper pencil grip, correct letter and number formation, and the fine motor skills necessary for writing success.

Throughout both Pre-K3 and Pre-K4, students strengthen hand muscles and coordination through daily activities such as Play-Doh, cutting, coloring, tracing, lacing, buttoning, puzzles, and other hands-on learning center experiences.

Our math program encourages children to explore mathematical concepts through active, hands-on learning experiences. In both Pre-K3 and Pre-K4, students build confidence through engaging math centers, games, manipulatives, and collaborative activities.

Pre-K3 students develop early mathematical thinking by sorting, matching, identifying colors and shapes, recognizing simple patterns, counting, and exploring basic number concepts. As students progress into Pre-K4, they expand these foundational skills by developing number sense, geometry, measurement, patterning, and classification. Students count objects to 20, recognize and write numerals, identify and compare shapes, measure and compare objects, and explore quantities and relationships. These experiences provide a strong mathematical foundation and prepare students for a successful transition to kindergarten.

Science and social studies themes are the highlight of the preschool academic week. Fun weekly themes, such as The Delicious Apple, Our 5 Senses, and Community Helpers, are easily incorporated into all areas of study and emphasize God’s wonderful creation and His plan for order and community among His people.