Elementary School Programs
At St. John’s Lutheran School in Corcoran, MN, we provide quality elementary school education for children in kindergarten to fifth grade. Children in kindergarten and the early primary grades make significant intellectual advancements in self-discipline, logic, and personal accountability. Our School Age program provides play and socialization, homework help, creative activities, fitness, and cultural enrichment to support the progress these kids experience in their schools. All of the activities strike a balance between supporting their academic work and advancing their cognitive, emotional, physical, and social growth.
A Day in the Life of an Elementary School Student
A Balanced Day of Learning
Our elementary education classes provide the right balance of learning courses based on the grade level. From kindergarten up to fifth grade, we offer a curriculum that will help your child learn, comprehend, interact with peers and teachers, and share those experiences with you.
Academics & Learning
Early childhood education is such an important time in the overall education process. The learning principles established here can follow throughout the entire school career. We provide skilled and compassionate teachers that know the importance of learning at this age. Our subjects will include reading, spelling, writing, math, science, social studies, and religion.
Enjoying Healthy Meals
To provide the best learning conditions, it is important to have a healthy and nutritious meal and snack program for children. From nutritious breakfast to a balanced lunch prepared fresh daily to snacks, all to keep your child healthy and feeling good for learning and activity.
Elementary School Classes
Our experienced and skilled teachers are perfect to help your elementary school student to learn and grow at this young age. They have teaching techniques that can help them to enjoying learning, build their confidence and interact with their fellow classmates.
We offer a wide variety of educational opportunities for your elementary school student.
- Religion- Our students hear stories from the Old and New Testaments, they are nurtured in their understanding and living of the Christian faith. Also, students participate in and lead classroom devotions, which include Bible readings, hymns, and prayers.
- Language Arts- Students begin each week’s lesson by focusing on an Essential Question that activates their prior knowledge. Comprehension is really thinking instruction. Students are asked to justify responses with evidence from their readings and to explain their reasoning or responses.
- Math- Our program uses quick practice, drawn models, language development, homework assignments, and remembering activities to focus on core concepts. This is applied to math courses such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, word problems, and more.
- Art- Children use different media, refine drawing and painting skills, and use highlights and shadows to create dimension.
- Physical Education- Children review and practice basic skills and concepts; teamwork, fair play, compassion for others, and good leadership skills. They participate in bowling, badminton, volleyball, basketball, and other team activities.
- Music- Students will work with melody, harmony, and musical expression. They will have the opportunity to participate in the Christmas concert, closing service, perform in a musical every two years, and sing in church each semester.
- Science/Social Studies- Students learn about communities, celebrations, cultural differences, history, citizenship, and city, state, and national governments. We also discuss how religious freedom and worship is a basic rights of all our citizens. Map and globe skills, along with graphing skills, are reviewed.