Main Objectives:
Cognitive, Physical, Verbal, Moral & Social, Emotional, Spiritual

"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

Provide a consistent, safe, loving environment filled with age appropriate activities to enhance the cognitive, physical, verbal, social and moral, emotional, and spiritual development of each child.

COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES

Provide an integrated system of learning basic skills. Cognitive skills are reinforced through books, art work, music, and science. Using various subject areas to introduce a concept helps children see God's world in its fullness, how we relate to God and to each other.

Goals

• Introduce and practice recognition and identification of colors
• Introduce and practice recognition and identification of shapes
• Work at counting to ten
• Introduce and practice recognition and identification of numerals 1-10
• Work at recitation of alphabet
• Introduce and practice recognition and identification of upper and lower case letters
• Introduce phonetic sounds of each letter of the alphabet
• Introduce basic science concepts such as hygiene, nutrition, nature, weather, etc.
• Introduce and practice months and days of the week

PHYSICAL OBJECTIVES

Encourage development of motor skills. Our bodies are a gift from God that need to be nurtured and strengthened through physical activity.

Large Muscle Goals

• Encourage large muscle development through group games, inside the mini-gym and outside at recess
• Practice ball play to include rolling, catching, tossing, and kicking
• Practice walking a 4"-6" balance beam
• Practice hopping on one foot using either left or right foot
• Practice jumping on 2 feet .Practice running
• Introduce and practice left and right
• Practice walking a straight line
• Practice walking backwards
• Practice skipping
• Practice climbing stairs with alternating feet
• Sharpen large muscle skills on various pieces of equipment on playground and inside school

Small Muscle Goals

Encourage development of small muscles through the use of manipulatives, finger plays, songs, and art projects. These activities strengthen fingers and hands and aid in coordination of hand and eye as well as reinforcing many cognitive skills.

• Introduce and practice correct pencil grip
• Introduce and practice cutting with a scissor
• Work at cutting simple shapes
• Work at using glue bottles
• Work with play dough
• Exercise with clay
• Present wet and dry measurement of volume and space
• Introduce and practice tracing
• Work at coloring within designated lines
• Acquaint students with various painting techniques
• Present geoboards
• Acquaint students with various types of puzzles
• Introduce and practice buttoning, zipping, and snapping

VERBAL OBJECTIVES

Help children learn to process thoughts into verbal communication of simple sentences. Provide an environment that encourages the kinds of words God is pleased to hear .

Goals

• Introduce and practice the concept of opposites
• Acquaint students with literature of noted children's authors
• Introduce the concept of rhyme
• Present, practice and memorize short poems
• Acquaint and practice directions such as over, under, around, and through
• Work at recounting story plots
• Practice deductive reasoning
• Present and practice singing songs

MORAL AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES

Explore social interaction with classmates to understand friendship and the responsibilities of interaction in society. God calls us to respect classmates, teachers and staff since we are all His children and loved by Him.

Moral Goals

• Introduce and practice the concept of respect for others
• Introduce and practice the concept of kindness
• Introduce and practice the concept of sharing
• Introduce and practice job responsibilities

Social Goals

• Introduce the concept of community helpers
• Present the concept of holidays including but not limited to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Days, American Heroes, and Easter
• Practice the concept of friendship
• Introduce and practice name recognition
• Acquaint students with various social activities including, but not limited to board games, dramatic play and active physical games

EMOTIONAL OBJECTIVES

Strengthen each child's concept of self-worth by providing positive reinforcement and a safe environment in which to explore who they are through various types of interaction, i.e., play, social, and cognitive situations.

Goals

• Provide a loving environment
• Provide a safe environment
• Respect each child
• Encourage and help each child with positive reinforcement to build self- esteem
• Accept and show concern for each child
• Encourage each child in his play
• Provide age appropriate activities
• Direct and help each child identify strengths and work on "weaknesses"
• Encourage an 'I can do it" attitude to gain confidence and independence

SPIRITUAL OBJECTIVES

Introduce and acquaint each child with the one true God as found in His Word, the Bible. Assure them that God loves and cares for them. Show them in word and deed the joy and peace that comes from loving God.

Goals

• Introduce the concept of one true God
• Present the Bible as the true Word of God
• Acquaint the children with God's love and care for every child
• Acquaint the children with Jesus as the Son of God who came to earth, performed miracles, died and rose again, ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father
• Present salvation through Jesus Christ
• Teach children about prayer through discussion, memorization of simple prayers, and making up their own
• Present various types of Christian music for listening and singing
• Share fictional children's stories that exemplify Christian living for young children
• Learn about Jesus through Bible stories from the Old & New Testaments
• Realize that Jesus is a special friend
• Learn simple Bible verses