Junior Kindergarten

Immanuel Lutheran School’s Jr. Kindergarten (Jr. K) features a fully integrated, classical curriculum that includes religion, language and early literacy development, math, science, history, music and art. Our Jr. K program is from 8:20 am – 1:00 pm, 5 days per week. As with our K-8 classes, the curriculum is accelerated, making this a perfect program for 'older' and/or more advanced four-year olds. Mid-Day Care and After Care are available beginning at 1:15pm till 6:00pm.

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Our Jr. K classical curriculum includes these objectives:

Spiritual

  • Understand that God made the earth and all that is in it
  • Aware that God loves them and all people
  • Understand that Jesus is God’s Son
  • Learn to recite simple prayers and Bible verses and Hymns
  • Learn to be reverent in weekly chapel service
  • Learn and be able retell simplified Bible stories

Social

  • Follow directions and school rules
  • Learn to respect and cooperate with faculty members and classmates
  • Participate in class activities
  • Develop awareness of courtesy and manners
  • Learn to work independently

Emotional

  • Develop a love of learning for now and for the future
  • Respond well to class structure and school day
  • Accept responsibility for their behavior
  • Become able to separate from parents or care givers for the school day

Gross Motor Skills

  • Climb, jump, run, skip, and gallop
  • Hop on one foot
  • Walk straight line for short distance without falling
  • Kick a rolling ball
  • Catch a thrown ball and return it
  • Exhibit balancing skills

Fine Motor Skills

  • Demonstrate hand preference for writing and cutting
  • Hold pencil between first two fingers and thumb
  • Ability to manipulate buttons, zippers and snaps
  • Use of scissors, crayons, markers, and play dough to develop finger muscles
  • Begin tracing letters and numbers

Language Arts

  • Phonemic awareness – ability to relate a letter’s sound to the corresponding letter
  • Letter recognition (upper and lower case)
  • Recognize and write name
  • Letter formation
  • Speak in complete sentences
  • Ability to follow three-step directions
  • Develop listening skills and comprehension
  • Learn to ask questions
  • Listen to fairy tales, nursery rhymes and other classical literature stories
  • Sequence events in order of a story
  • Recognize rhyming sounds
  • Understand and name opposites

Math

  • Count to 20 or higher
  • Recognize numbers 1 to 20 or higher
  • Use 1 to 1 correspondence to represent quantity
  • Sort and classify objects by color, shape, and size
  • Recognize common geometric shapes
  • Identify and create simple patterns
  • Begin awareness and recognition of currency

Science

  • Observe changes in seasons and their relationships to weather
  • Identify five senses and how they are used
  • Identify similarities and differences
  • Participate in simple investigations and experiments
  • Use of patterns as predictions

Social Studies / History

  • Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
  • Recite name, address, and telephone number
  • Know birthday
  • Begin understanding of cause and effect relationships
  • Identify community workers and family members

Music

  • Identify and keep beat with music by clapping or using rhythm instruments
  • Sing simple songs; participate in group singing
  • Recognize simple instruments
  • Exposure to classical music and various composers

Art

  • Trace patterns
  • Create arts and crafts projects
  • Ability to identify and name 10 colors
  • Mix colors
  • Exposure to various art styles, works of the Masters and other important artists