Peace Lutheran Preschool
Goals and Objectives

Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church takes seriously its obligation to teach and train children in accordance with the Savior's command:  "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, ... teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you," Matthew 28:19-20, and "Feed my Lambs," John 21:15.  Thus the goal of our preschool program is to nurture and train God's lambs as followers of our Savior.
 
 Although parents have been given the primary responsibility for the training of their children, the church is to assist the parents in their God-given directive to train their children in the knowledge and instruction of the Lord.  Complete cooperation between the home and church is absolutely necessary for the welfare of the children.  Therefore, it shall be the objective of this preschool program to:
 

1.  Assist our parents in teaching their children in the truths about God's wonderful plan of salvation for all people.

 

2.  Help the child grow in Christian stewardship of time, gifts, and talents.

 

3.  Help the child give expression of his faith as it pertains to his/her relationship with others, especially his/her peers.

 

4.  Help the child develop his/her mental talents through new learning experiences.

 

5.  Help the child develop emotionally.

 

6.  Help the child to take care of and to develop his/her body, which is the temple of God.

 

7.  Help the child become acquainted with the school environment in preparation for Kindergarten.


Even though there is a correlation and an overlapping among spiritual, social, emotional, mental and physical growth, the following specific processes and activities are included in the curriculum.

Spiritual growth: 

     1.  Recognizing his/her sin and 
    the Lord's forgiveness. 

2.  Knowing that our Lord loves and protects him/her. 

3.  Believing and trusting Jesus as his/her Savior from sin. 

4.  Knowing God the Father as his/her loving protector. 

5.  Believing in heaven. 

6.  Learning that Christ's love should motivate him/her to live as the Lord expects (recognizing right from wrong). 

7.  Learning to show his/her love for Jesus through prayer and by his/her daily life. 

8.  Realize that the good news of Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection, is a message to be shared with all people.

Mental Growth:
 
     1.  Developing a sense of the time of 
         day and night.
     2.  Increasing attention span.
     3.  Beginning deductive thinking.
     5.  Learning communication skills.
     6.  Developing reasoning and problem 
          solving skills.
     7.  Learning mathematical skills.
 

Social growth: 

1.  Learning independence. 
2.  Accepting compromises. 
3.  Learning to share. 
4.  Assuming responsibility for care of 
     self and possessions. 
5.  Taking turns. 
6.  Recognizing how one's behavior 
     affects others. 
7.  Showing respect to others. 
8.  Developing awareness regarding the 
     behavior and roles of Christian
     boys and girls.

Physical growth: 

1.  Developing large and 
     small muscle 
     coordination. 

2.  Caring for one's own 
     physical needs 

a.  Eating

b.  Dressing

c.  Personal hygiene

Emotional growth: 

1.  Learning appropriate 
    ways to respond to 
    others' feelings. 

2.  Learning appropriate 
     ways to express 
     feelings.

Play: 

Children learn to use their bodies and minds as they play.  Through role playing and the children's free play periods, their experiences will be broadened.  The children will be provided many experiences involving their senses, the God-given doors of perception which open worlds for the child.

Experiential Learning: 

1.  Language communication 

a.  Speaking activities 
    (sharing time, 
     creative dramatics, 
     role playing). 

b.  Listening activities (finger plays, story telling, reading books, puppetry). 

c.  Reading readiness 
    (names, box labels,
     traffic signs). 

d.  Writing readiness 
    (scribbling, drawing,
     letters, names).  

Music:

Children will learn to use their gift of voice to sing praises to their Creator as well as to learn fun songs.  
 

Art:

The children will participate in age appropriate art and craft activities each session.  The activities will be of an instructional and creative nature.

Science: 

The children will learn the wonders of God's creation through scientific observation and exploration geared to the interest and experience of young children.

Field trips are also a part of our curriculum.  Notices will be sent prior to the scheduled field trips.  We use field trips to expand the child’s knowledge and awareness of the world around him/her.

 

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