​Programs & Classrooms

​Our literacy rich preschool is a joyful, busy place where children develop relationships, explore, negotiate, and learn through play.

At Trinity Lutheran Preschool....

Our Program:
  • Promotes hands-on learning experiences
  • Supports emergent reading and math skills
  • Prepares children for Kindergarten and their future
  • Fosters belonging and social confidence
Our Classrooms:
  • Includes caring and experienced educators dedicated to supporting children and families
  • Provide a safe and engaging environment for children to learn and grow
  • Encourage exploration and well-being outdoors

When I Play, I Learn

Children learn best by playing and following their own curiosities, by solving real problems such as how to balance a stack of blocks, or how to negotiate a zipper, put together a picture puzzle, and most of all, by making mistakes and trying again. Children need time to grow, to learn, and to develop. This happens largely through play.
SOCIAL
Cooperative play skills; a love for learning; skills to make friends; solve social problems through negotiation with friends; understand empathy for others

EMOTIONAL
Learning; self-awareness; skills to regulate emotions; vocabulary to name and understand emotions; appropriate behaviors; lengthen attention span; share and cooperate with others

SPIRITUAL
Weekly chapel worship; "Beginner Bible" stories and discussion; singing Christian songs; educational support for a family in Tanzania; introduction to prayer; grace before snacks; interacting with teachers who model love; acceptance and forgiveness

COGNITIVE
Literacy (the ability to communicate with others through speaking, listening, reading & writing); Science (cooking, gardening, experimenting, Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom); Math (organizing information; comparing amounts; logical thinking; number recognition and more)
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PHYSICAL
Fine Motor (cutting with scissors; playing with play dough; painting; writing with various utensils; correct pencil hold; putting puzzles together; hand-eye coordination); Large Motor (spacial awareness; easel & finger painting; coordination & balance; running, hopping, jumping, throwing, catching & climbing)
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THE ARTS
Art (open-ended creative individual art experiences including painting, collage, cutting and pasting, working with a vast array of materials); Music (group and individual music experiences including singing, instruments, listening); Dance (informal movement with music that allows a child to express themselves, experience rhythm, and develop balance & coordination); Drama (opportunities to use imagination; learn how it feels to 'be' someone else using dramatic play centers, puppets and acting out stories)

Classroom Routines

Each daily class time includes these components for a well-rounded Preschool experience.
Check-in
Each child is greeted by their teachers when arriving, the child: hangs up own coat, washes hands, (Pre-K students sign in) and starts exploring the learning centers.
 
Circle
Share group time as we explore our week’s focus and learn new vocabulary thorough discussion and participate in literacy activities.

Chapel
Our weekly chapel experience includes a bible story, discussion, Christian songs and prayer.

Centers and Art
Children investigate a variety of learning centers. Centers may include blocks, fine motor activities, games, math manipulatives, dramatic play, books, sensory table, puzzles, Legos/Duplo's, play dough, easel painting and art, science experiences and a whole lot more.
Nature Explore Outdoor or Gym 
We play outside most days. Please dress your child for the weather. The gym is an alternative if weather is extreme.

Clean-up 
Every child is responsible to help pick up and organize the room. 

Story 
Engaging group story time is provided every day. Children experience a wide variety of children’s literature from our over 2,000 titles library. 

Music 
Music experiences may include singing, finger plays, instruments, creative movement and dance.

Snack 
Children enjoy a healthy snack from the approved snack list after hand washing and table grace. Each child takes turns to bring snack for their whole class.
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Dismissal 
A short ending circle reviews the day. We dismiss each child one by one from the circle.

Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom

Our Nature Explore Outdoor space is open and we are excited to join the growing efforts to transform children’s lives through connections with nature. Our outdoor space has been especially designed for us by Nature Explore, a collaborative program of the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.  This space, located directly near our entrance, serves to reconnect children to nature and develop foundational skills important in early learning.

Chapel Offering: Tanzania Mission Project

Trinity Lutheran Preschool sponsors a mission project for the education of five children in Tanzania, Africa. We have been providing full tuition, uniforms, room & board, and school supplies for 12 years for the same family. We share this ministry with the Trinity Child Development Center and Trinity’s Sunday School.
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We invite you and your child to join with us by donating $1 each week on Chapel day.
If each family contributes weekly, it would allow us to make a real difference in children's lives!

​An offering is taken each week on your child's Chapel Day:
  • AM 3s -- Tuesdays
  • AM Pre-K -- Wednesdays
​Children enjoy dropping their offering in the Chapel offering bank near the door when you drop off at the beginning of class on Chapel Day. We will learn how this money helps to care and educate other children around the world.

If you would like to consider a larger donation, your gift can be in the form of money orders or checks made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. Please note 'Tanzania Education' on your check. This donation is tax deductible and your check is your receipt.