Classrooms
Our Infant Program
Welcome to your child’s first classroom! We know how difficult it is to leave your baby in the hands of a new caregiver. At First Baptist Day School, we want you to feel at ease leaving your little one each day. Our teachers are background-checked, drug-screened, and trained to provide the highest quality of care. In our infant classrooms, we strive to lay a foundation for social-emotional development.
We will provide your child with a fun and stimulating atmosphere where learning takes place in a warm and caring Christian environment. To set our youngest children up for success in all areas of learning, we focus on allowing the infants to play and explore their safe and developmentally appropriate environment which includes:
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Visual stimulation with a variety of toys & books
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Early literacy through the use of books, finger-plays, and songs
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Verbal communication with soothing words and positive interactions
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Intentional encouragement for gross motor development.
According to brain research, the foundation of brain development is social and emotional development that comes from nurturing relationships. This is why we strive to provide loving care for each of our babies at FBDS.
Our Toddler Program
Tiny Tigers
The Tiny Tiger classroom is our youngest Infant classroom. The older infants enter the Tiger classroom and transition to becoming toddlers. They learn many new skills throughout the year such as walking, sitting at the table, eating with a spoon, drinking from a cup, and transitioning from cribs to nap mats. Teachers provide love and encouragement as they assist the children in learning these new skills.
Our curriculum is play-based learning. We provide developmentally appropriate toys, books, puzzles, and activities. Teachers provide many opportunities for new experiences, introducing them to art, music, blocks, and fun new toys.
In addition to mastering all these new skills each day, the Tiny Tigers enjoy outdoor play on the toddler playground, nature walks, and exploring all their surroundings. During the first months, we focus on sign language. This helps your child communicate before learning to talk. We read books, sing, paint, and most of all, have lots of FUN!
Hopping Bunnies
The Bunny classroom is a happy, nurturing environment where each child is encouraged to explore and develop at their own pace. Equipment and toys are safe and developmentally appropriate for them.
Our Bunny friends are very excited as they explore, play, and learn in our warm, nurturing classroom environment. With a focus on fun and appealing play-based learning, our little Bunnies have daily opportunities for exploration and growth while surrounded by stimulating activities that encourage curiosity and discovery. Through gentle guidance and support, our Bunny friends are encouraged to express themselves through language, including sign language, while engaging in gross motor activities that promote active and healthy development. At FBDS our Bunnies thrive in a secure and loving environment where they can learn, play, and be themselves.
Butterflies
The Butterfly class is our oldest toddler class. There will be stories and activities that go along with the monthly theme. There will also be many fun activities that help develop all aspects of development. Our activities promote the children’s cognitive and social/emotional development, early literacy, and language development.
FBDS provides many opportunities for our toddlers to practice fine and large motor skills. Our Butterflies enjoy going outside for nature walks and outdoor play, bouncing balls, climbing, and jumping. Additionally, activities like coloring, working with puzzles, and building with blocks provide opportunities to practice their fine motor skills. Like Butterflies, our friends are learning to spread their wings and fly as they learn about the world around them.
OUR TWOS PROGRAM
Little Lions
Young Twos
The Lions have such a fun and exciting year ahead! The main goal is to provide a safe and fun environment for children to learn and grow both socially and emotionally. We find the best way to learn is through our play. This includes art, music, sensory activities, dramatic play, and different gross and fine motor skills. As teachers of two year olds, we also try hard to instill empathy for others and teach our little ones to “use their words”. By the end of the year, our toddlers have transitioned into self-sufficient preschoolers.
Busy Bumblebees
Older Twos
In the Busy Bees room, our main goal is to have fun and love to come to school. We are beginning to transition from toddler to preschool. We explore and learn through art and play. We continue learning through colors, shapes, and counting and begin letter recognition and phonics. We encourage independence and improve self-help skills. We learn to share, take turns and use the potty. This is an exciting year of growth for your child.
our Pre-k program
Froggy Class
Three Year Olds
The three-year-old class, better known as the Froggy class, is typically for children who are either three or almost three at the start of the school year. As in all classes, the children in our room display varying levels of skill across the board. Depending on what they have been most interested in exploring the previous year, each child will excel in some things and know very little of others. Some children will choose to spend most of their free time drawing detailed pictures (or even writing!), but lack the gross motor development to dress themselves. Some children struggle to listen to one or two pages of a read-aloud story but can spend long stretches of time concentrating on large and complicated puzzles. Some can verbalize their feelings and carry on long, adult-like conversations, but recognize very little of the alphabet. Some are inquisitive, adventurous, proficient and motivated people, but have trouble getting along with peers. The list of differences in our children goes on and on, and therefore the teaching in this classroom requires a great deal of flexibility in order to reach each child socially, emotionally, physically, and academically according to their individual strengths and interests. We have a detailed list of yearly goals for our class, but it can be simply summed up in this main idea: to cultivate the whole child, patiently helping them develop the skills they lack while encouraging them further in their strengths, in order to foster in each child a true love of learning that will set the stage for their primary school years.
Teacher: Ms. Stacy
Dino Fours
Four Year Olds
The Dino Fours Class consists of four year old children who are preparing for kindergarten.
Our approach to learning is play-based learning driven by the children’s interests. Since young children learn best through hands-on experiences and exploration, a typical day in the DinoFours includes opportunities for dramatic play, art, music, science & nature, as well as age-appropriate math activities. We provide a print-rich environment with access to a wide variety of books to promote early literacy and a life-long love for reading.
Some of our academic goals this year include:
Letter Recognition
Number Recognition 1-20
Counting 1-100
Early phonemic awareness
Children get to practice writing their names, using scissors, and using fine motor skills while working with a variety of puzzles and manipulatives.
There are ample opportunities for independent learning while working in the learning centers as well as plenty of gross motor activity and outdoor play to promote children’s physical development.
Our teachers create a fun and safe learning environment where children can thrive. Social skills are taught through daily interactions and modeling. We foster social skills and independence as well as self-expression.
Our goal is to provide children with a well-rounded approach to learning so that they will be ready for school and for the many adventures that lie ahead.
Teacher: Ms. Kira
