Welcome to Pre-K4 at Faithful Foundations Preschool
🚂 Steaming Forward Toward Kindergarten Readiness
Our Pre-K4 program is on track for success with Abeka’s comprehensive curriculum, blending 🅰️ phonics, 🔢 number concepts, and ✏️ writing readiness. From tracing letters to counting objects and creating colorful art projects 🎨, each lesson fosters academic growth while preparing your child for a confident journey to Kindergarten. 💛
Phonics & Numbers
🅰️ Building Number Skills: 🔢 Phonics & Sounds: ✏️ Fine Motor Fun: 🧠 Critical Thinking: 📚 Why It Matters: 🅰️ Building Early Math Skills: At Faithful Foundations, our Pre-K4 program guides children through engaging activities that introduce numbers in a fun and approachable way. Through counting, tracing, and hands-on exercises, your child will practice identifying numbers 1–20, counting to 100, and understanding before and after numbers — laying a strong foundation for kindergarten math. 🔢 Phonics & Sounds: We bring letters to life with interactive blend ladders and simple word exercises. Your child will learn to connect sounds to letters, identify one-vowel and two-vowel words, and begin blending — essential skills for early reading success. ✏️ Fine Motor Fun: From tracing numbers to coloring and dot-to-dot activities, we use age-appropriate exercises to strengthen your child’s hand-eye coordination and writing readiness. These activities build the fine motor skills needed for writing letters, numbers, and words. 🧠 Critical Thinking Through Play: Our Pre-K4 curriculum integrates comparison, addition, and basic geometry through playful, hands-on learning. Children explore concepts like more or less, before and after, and basic shapes — all while developing problem-solving skills and logical thinking. 📚 Why It Matters: Our Pre-K4 program at Faithful Foundations isn’t just about learning ABCs and 123s — it’s about creating a love for learning that lasts a lifetime. With structured, engaging activities tailored for four-year-olds, we’re preparing your child for a confident transition to kindergarten. Ready to help your child soar? 🚀
Language Arts: Writing
🖍️ Writing Readiness: ✏️ Fine Motor Focus: 📝 Letter Formation & Blends: 🏆 Building Confidence: 📚 Why It Matters: 🖍️ Writing Readiness: Our Pre-K4 program guides young learners through the ABC Writing Tablet, where they develop essential writing skills through structured tracing and writing exercises. Children practice forming uppercase and lowercase manuscript letters, writing blends, and forming simple words — setting the stage for confident writing. ✏️ Fine Motor Focus: Writing isn’t just about forming letters — it’s about building strong, controlled hand movements. With each tracing activity, children strengthen hand-eye coordination and pencil control, essential skills for neat, legible handwriting. 📝 Letter Formation & Blends: Starting with basic strokes and progressing to letters and blends, students learn how to place each letter on the line, connect letter pairs smoothly, and write their first name with accuracy and confidence. 🏆 Building Confidence: From holding a pencil correctly to maintaining a proper paper slant, our writing activities reinforce good posture and encourage neatness. By the end of the year, children proudly write their names, trace and write 26 lowercase and 12 capital manuscript letters, and blend simple words together. 📚 Why It Matters: At Faithful Foundations, we know that writing is more than just letters on a page — it’s about laying the groundwork for literacy. Our ABC Writing Tablet provides engaging practice that keeps children motivated while building essential writing and reading readiness skills. Ready to watch your child’s confidence and coordination grow? 💫
Language Arts: Reading
🔤 Phonics & Letter 🧠 Comprehension & Vocabulary: 🗣️ Oral Reading Fluency: 📝 Word Building & Blending: 📅 Reading Progression: 🔤 Phonics & Letter Recognition: Little Readers 1-6 introduce foundational vowel and consonant sounds, allowing young readers to practice letter recognition and simple blending. Each book reinforces the connection between sounds and letters through engaging stories and colorful illustrations. 🧠 Comprehension & Vocabulary: Animal Friends 1-8 guide children from reading one-vowel words to two-vowel words, enhancing comprehension through simple, relatable animal stories. These stories include sight words like the, a, I to promote word recognition and vocabulary growth. 🗣️ Oral Reading Fluency: Children practice expressive reading in each session, focusing on: Accuracy in pronunciation and pacing Smooth, natural reading Appropriate expression and tone Following along with oral readers for reinforcement 📝 Word Building & Blending: From single consonant-vowel blends to full words, students learn to construct words by connecting sounds. Little Readers 7-12 introduce more complex blends and sentence structures, preparing students for more advanced reading material. 📅 Reading Progression: Little Books 1-6: Practice vowels, consonant blends, and simple sentences. Little Books 7-12: Reinforce more challenging blends and incorporate sight words. Animal Friends 1-4: Focus on one-vowel words and short sentences. Animal Friends 5-8: Transition to two-vowel words and slightly longer stories. 🌟 Why It Matters: By integrating phonics, sight words, and expressive reading, our ELA program nurtures confident, fluent readers. Faithful Foundations provides individual and small group instruction, ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive as early readers. 💫
Language Arts: Reading
🎨 Fine Motor Skills: 🖍️ Technique Development: 🧠 Listening & Following Directions 📅 Project Themes: 🗣️ Creative Expression: 🎨 Fine Motor Skills: Art Projects K4 provides 36 engaging activities designed to strengthen small-muscle coordination through hands-on crafting. Students practice cutting, gluing, folding, tracing, and coloring while creating vibrant, theme-based projects. 🖍️ Technique Development: From finger painting and chalk art to assembling 3-D objects and puzzles, each project introduces a new artistic technique that encourages creativity and fine motor control. 🧠 Listening & Following Directions: Children learn to follow step-by-step instructions to complete more complex projects, reinforcing focus, listening skills, and attention to detail. 📅 Project Themes: Animal Creations: Lions, lambs, and owls Seasonal Crafts: Winter snowflakes, autumn leaves, and spring flowers Scriptural Projects: Bible-themed crafts that reinforce weekly lessons 🗣️ Creative Expression: Art projects inspire storytelling, drama, and poetry recitation, helping children bring their creations to life through imaginative play and self-expression. 🌟 Why It Matters: At Faithful Foundations, art is more than just a fun activity — it’s a way to foster creativity, develop essential motor skills, and build confidence. Through engaging, hands-on projects, children learn to express themselves while creating keepsakes that bring their learning to life. 💫
Optional 3rd Day Learning
🌟 Why Choose the 3rd Day? While many preschools combine 3- and 4-year-olds in the same classroom, we believe in age-appropriate learning that meets each child where they are. Our optional 3rd Day is designed to give Pre-K4 students even more opportunities to deepen their understanding through hands-on activities, small group games, and engaging digital learning experiences. 📅 Extended Learning Opportunities: Give your child the gift of extra time to practice key concepts in a fun, structured setting. Fridays are all about reinforcing weekly lessons while adding fresh, new experiences that captivate young minds. Important: The optional 3rd Day requires additional tuition and is not required. Students enrolled in the 2-day program receive all core curriculum, including ABC-123, Writing Tablet, Little Readers, and Arts & Crafts. 3-day students will receive enhanced learning through additional curriculum, activities, and educational materials. 📱 Interactive Digital Learning: Our Kids Kindles, provided by Faithful Foundations, turn screen time into learning time. With apps like Teach My Monster to Read and PBS Kids, children practice phonics, sight words, and early math in a playful, engaging format. 🎲 Games & Small Group Activities: Teamwork, storytelling, and interactive play help reinforce classroom concepts while encouraging social skills. From puppet shows to sight word scavenger hunts, our 3rd Day activities keep learning lively. 🧪 Exploration & Experiments: From science-themed art projects to hands-on STEM challenges, children are invited to explore, create, and discover through experiments that spark curiosity and promote problem-solving. 🌟 Why It Matters: Our optional 3rd Day isn’t just about more time in the classroom — it’s about creating more moments of growth, more chances to practice new skills, and more ways to build confidence before the transition to kindergarten. Ready to see your child thrive? 🚀💫
How Our Program Aligns with Oregon’s Early Learning Standards
🌟 Approaches to Learning: Oregon Standard: Foster a sense of curiosity, exploration, and initiative in learning. Our Approach: Our Pre-K4 curriculum encourages active learning through hands-on projects, interactive games, and digital learning tools, allowing children to explore new concepts while building foundational skills.
📊 Mathematics: Oregon Standard: Develop basic number sense, sorting, and pattern recognition. Our Approach: Math skills are reinforced through hands-on counting games, sorting activities, and engaging small group activities, fostering number recognition and basic math concepts.
🤝 Social-Emotional Development: Oregon Standard: Develop self-regulation, cooperative play, and problem-solving skills. Our Approach: Small group activities, team-based games, and role-playing exercises teach children how to work together, follow directions, and resolve conflicts in a positive manner.
📚 Literacy: Oregon Standard: Demonstrate increasing ability to recognize letters, understand letter-sound correspondence, and read simple words. Our Approach: Through structured reading materials like the Little Readers series and Animal Friends Books, children practice phonics, letter recognition, and reading one- and two-vowel words while developing early reading fluency.
🗣️ Language and Communication: Oregon Standard: Engage in conversations, express thoughts clearly, and respond to prompts. Our Approach: Classroom discussions, group storytelling, and interactive reading sessions build confidence in speaking, listening, and expressing ideas, promoting strong communication skills.
🌐 Bridging Standards with Excellence: Oregon Standard: Apply learning across multiple subject areas to deepen understanding. Our Approach: Each lesson is strategically designed to connect literacy, math, and science concepts through engaging projects, art activities, and exploration, providing a comprehensive learning experience.
Available Departures
Monday/Wednesday
2-days per week
*This class is currently full and waitlisting only
Tuesday/Thursday
Ms. Haley
9:00am-12:00pm
*Optional 3rd Day on Friday - Ms. Stephanie
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Ms. Tammisue
9:00am-12:00pm
3rd Day on Friday taught by Ms. Stephanie
