Pre-Kindergarten
is a joyful time to grow and get ready for school.
We have developed activities to respect the needs
and nature of young children, while still preparing
them for Kindergarten.
Bible Study
The privilege
of Lutheran schools is the opportunity to discuss
God and His desires for our lives. The religion program
is based on the Concordia Publishing House curriculum,
“Voyages”, which centers on the joy of being forgiven
children of God and accepted with unconditional love
by Jesus, our Savior. The children worship God through
song and through prayer. They learn what God’s promises
for His people have been in the past and about His
willingness to act on behalf of His people today through
Old and New Testament Bible Stories. The children
also worship at a weekly all school chapel service.
Language Arts
The Pre-Kindergarteners are exposed
to a print-rich environment. “Handwriting without
Tears Get Set for School” program has so many child-friendly,
developmentally appropriate materials and activities.
Children play, build, sing, color and learn while
developing important skills for kindergarten. The
Pre-Kindergarteners become familiar with capital and
lowercase letters, the sounds the letters make and
how those 26 letters are written. Focusing on the
proper formation and hold of a pencil is practiced.
Math
Saxon’s
Pre-K Math is designed to provide the children with
an introduction to the most basic of mathematical
concepts and make them aware of how these concepts
are at work in their everyday lives. The children
participate in hands-on activities. This involves
number concepts, counting skills, patterning, sorting,
number recognition, measuring and spatial concepts.
Science
The pre-kindergarteners
are intrigued by many topics dealing with science.
Hands-on activities to help students gain a better
understanding of the topic at hand are encouraged.
Observing, communicating, classifying, measuring,
comparing and predicting are some of the processes
learned.
Social Studies
Social studies in pre-kindergarten is learning
about themselves, their families and the world around
them.
Specific topics are studied in correlation
with the curriculum themes.
Art
The children
are encouraged to create their own unique works of
art through experiences with colors, lines, shapes,
patterns, textures and designs. There are opportunities
to work with a variety of medium: pencils, crayons,
markers, paints, scissors, glue, etc
