Pre School

Preschool Canton Michigan | Metro Baptist School

At Plymouth Christian Academy, we believe the most effective education is the result of a partnership between the home and school. Therefore, we always welcome the involvement of parents.

We invite you to visit and experience preschool at Metro Baptist School for yourself by scheduling a campus visit. You can also enjoy this virtual tour to get a preview of what we have to offer by clicking the button below. We look forward to meeting you!

At Plymouth Christian Academy, we believe the most effective education is the result of a partnership between the home and school. Therefore, we always welcome the involvement of parents.

We invite you to visit and experience preschool at Metro Baptist School for yourself by scheduling a campus visit. You can also enjoy this virtual tour to get a preview of what we have to offer by clicking the button below. We look forward to meeting you!

Preschool Programs at Metro Baptist School

Three Year Olds

  • Must be 3 years old by September 1
  • Tuesday/Thursday,
    8:00-10:45am or 11:55-2:40pm
  • Certified Teachers 1:7 Ratio
 

Four Year Olds

  • Must be 4 years old by September 1
  • Monday/Wednesday/Friday,
    8:00-10:45am or 12:00-2:45pm
  • Certified Teachers 1:7 Ratio
 

Begindergarten (Young Fives)

  • Must be 5 years old by December 31
  • Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 8:00 – 11:00am or 11:55 – 2:55pm 
  • Certified Teachers: 1:8 ratio
  • See Begindergarten for specific information on this program
 
 

Preschool Curriculum | Metro Baptist School

The preschool curriculum at Metro Baptist School includes learning through hands-on exploratory experiences, play experiences, and teacher directed large and small group experiences. Each day will include activities to emphasize language/vocabulary development, school readiness skills, social, emotional and spiritual development, concept development, and the development of fine and gross motor skills.

Children will increase in their ability to…

  • Use words to express thoughts or needs individually and in a group setting
  • Adjust to new situations
  • Follow classroom routines and rules
  • Listen to and follow oral directions
  • Practice good friendship skills
  • Share with others
  • Wait for a turn
  • Wait for the teacher’s attention
  • Recognize and respond to authority figures
  • Accept consequences of unacceptable behaviors
  • Recognize and accept differences in children’s abilities, likes and dislikes, cultures
  • Act out familiar roles in dramatic play
  • Respond to frustration/conflict appropriately
  • Try new things

Children will be introduced to…

    1. Bible stories from the
    2. Old and New Testaments
    3. The Biblical accounts of Christmas and Easter

Bible concepts:

  • The Bible is God’s special book for us and contains all the important things
  • He wants us to know and to do
  • The Bible is true
  • God created the world in six days
  • God loves and cares for us wherever we are
  • God’s promises are true. God always keeps His promises
  • God’s miracles show His power
  • God has a plan for us
  • Jesus is God’s Son
  • Jesus died and rose again to pay the penalty for our sin
  • Songs relating to the Bible stories and God’s love and character
  • Christian character traits such as kindness, truthfulness, patience, self-control, gentleness, and joyfulness
  • Children will learn simple Bible verses

Cognitive Development – 3 Year Old Classes: Literacy / Language

The children will…

  • Hear and discriminate the sounds of language, rhyming – phonemic awareness
  • Explore capital and lower case letters of the alphabet
  • Explore the phonetic sound of each letter of the alphabet
  • Sing and say the alphabet
  • Expand their ability to speak and comprehend language
  • Learn and use new vocabulary words
  • Listen attentively to stories in large group and small group settings
  • Ask and answer questions
  • Take part in dramatic play, acting out familiar roles with dress-up clothes
  • Recognize their names written in capital and lower case letters.
  • Print their first names

Cognitive Development – 4 Year /Young 5 Year Olds Classes: Literacy / Language

Children will continue and expand on the 3 year olds curriculum above and will…

  • Identify capital and lower case letters of the alphabet
  • Identify the sound of each letter of the alphabet
  • Listen for and identify sounds in the initial position of words
  • Learn to blend sounds
  • Re-tell stories in their own words
  • Create their own stories
  • Explore left to right progression
  • Use emerging phonemic skills to make meaning from print
  • Recognize the beginning, middle, and end of a story
  • Print the letters of the alphabet

Cognitive Development: Math (3 Year Old Classes)

The children will…

  • Count to 10 and beyond
  • Explore number identification
  • Count objects using one to one correspondence
  • Sort items by size, color, or other properties
  • Measure sizes and amounts
  • Identify shapes
  • Identify colors
  • Recognize simple patterns
  • Explore positional words
  • Explore cause and effect

Cognitive Development: Math (4 Year Old / Young Five Year Old Classes)

Children will continue and expand on the 3 year olds math curriculum above and will…

  • Count to 30 and beyond
  • Identify the numbers 1-20 and beyond
  • Count an increasing number of objects using one to one correspondence
  • Recognize, repeat, and create simple patterns
  • Explore graphing and comparing
  • Explore sequencing

Cognitive Development: Science and Social Studies

Children will explore a variety of concepts and themes in the areas of science and social studies, and will be able to experiment with science concepts.

Physical Development: Fine Motor Skills

Children will…

  • Learn the proper grip of scissors and practice cutting successfully along lines
  • Practice proper crayon and pencil grip
  • Practice writing their name using upper and lower case letters
  • Practice squeezing and controlling a glue bottle
  • Practice fine motor movements and eye-hand coordination through a variety of manipulative activities
  • playdough and other moldable materials
  • puzzles
  • legos
  • putting pegs in holes
  • stringing beads
  • tracing around patterns
  • tracing dots
  • sorting objects
  • sand and water play
  • picking up small objects
  • painting
  • computer activities
  • coloring and printing

Physical Development: Gross Motor Skills

Children will practice the following skills using a variety of equipment (balance beam, climber, slide, mats, teeter-totter, rocking boat, balance board, hopscotch mat, parachute, balls, and outdoor playscape)…

  • Jumping, hopping, and skipping
  • Balance
  • Eye, hand and foot coordination
  • Climbing up and down stairs using a railing
  • Climbing in and out
  • Walking on a line and in a line
  • Kicking and rolling a ball
  • Catching and throwing a large ball
  • Creative body movements in response to music
 

Preschool Daily Schedule

The preschool day includes time to learn through free play experiences, large group activities, and small group/individual projects.  The structure of the day allows for a balance between teacher directed learning activities and child directed exploration. Our large classroom and indoor climbing equipment also allows for movement, balance, and large muscle development during play

Class Structure