St. Paul's Lutheran Preschool of Pacific Beach

1. “Walking With Jesus”

2. We have fun every day…
 Listening at circle time to Bible stories, singing songs,
learning new ideas/concepts, using the calendar, etc.
 We do art- painting, gluing, collage, water coloring,
easel, etc
 We try new foods at snack, cook, share, pour and
practice manners
 We run, climb, build, pretend, explore, etc.
 We make friends, share joys, comfort tears and learn
about Jesus

3. It all starts
with Jesus!
We aren’t
church
related…we
are Faith
Integrated!

4. Junior Kindergarten
Circle Time:
•We see who came to school
today
•*We ask a question of the day
•*We work on the calendar
•*We do the “Pledge of
Allegiance”
•*We hear our Bible story, sing
and pray
•*We use the BUZZ word
•*We review the Letter of the
Week
•* We explore our theme
through literature
•*We play games and discuss
ideas
•*We share
•*We celebrate our Star Child
•*We listen to each other

5. What Goes on in Junior K?
Engineering Math and Speculation

6. Creative Minds…..
Open Ended Art Friends and Artists

7. Puzzles
Puzzles are my favorite
Preschool toy…they
show so much about
children’s minds work.
A puzzle shows how
they problem solve,
details they
notice…there are many
kinds of puzzles and
many ways to solve
them!
-Mrs. Haar

8. Dramatic Play

9. Snack Time
We try new things, cook, talk about
food groups…
We use manners, take turns, learn self
help skills…

10. Preschool Classes Are….
 Learning to be a friend
 Learning to take turns and listen
 Mixing silly fun with serious learning
 Trying new things
 Meeting Jesus every day
 Being independent
 Being part of a group
 Emotional, social, spiritual and cognitive development
 Sensory Experiences

11. Working and
playing
together is
Preschool
work!
Cooperating
Turn Taking
Sharing
Planning
Building

12. Playground Fun…..

13. How preschoolers learn best….
Pretend is important
and fun!
Sensory experiences are
the best!

14. Fine Motor Skills
start early
Children learn best
through hands on
experience. Sensory
experiences can develop
their fine motor skills. This
is important before writing
and cutting can be
accomplished. We use
playdough as a fun way to
strengthen their hand
muscles. Rolling, pinching,
cutting, molding are all a
part of our playdough table
fun!

15. Preschoolers love being at school!

16. Sandbox
fun!
*Building castles
or volcanoes
*Digging for
dinosaur bones
*Making cakes
*Pouring and
mixing
*Construction site
*Tea party

17. Preschoolers having
playground fun
We love to run and play on
our structure…
We build train track paths
under the structure…

18. Reading
is Fun!!
*Books are treated
with care
*Books grow
imaginations
*Bright illustrations
are best
*We like rhymes
*Simple text

19. Even when we feel unsure , we know we are safe
and loved at school

20. Ice cream anyone?

21. Fun and learning…
In the Classroom On the Playground

22. Junior K Kids

23. Forever Friends

24. The FUN
never
ends…
Each day we meet
Jesus, play with
friends, learn new
things, receive love
and support from
our teachers, eat
healthy foods,
exercise and rest.