infant school
Pre-primary learning place
An infant school is a British primary school for children aged roughly five to seven, covering the earliest years of formal education.
Children then move on to junior school.
The term reflects the traditional British division of primary education into infant and junior stages.
My daughter just started at the local infant school.
Sound-based reading instruction
- literacyAbility to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- readingInterpreting written text
writing · counting · spelling · handwriting · storytime · show-and-tell · circle time · sight words
Act of receiving guests
- early yearsInitial life stage
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- teacherOne who instructs others
- headteacherSchool's chief administrator
classroom · assembly · register · reading corner · carpet time · whiteboard · book bags · lunchbox
Recreation period for children
- recessPause in activity
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- climbing framePlay structure for scaling
- sandpitEnclosed play area with grains
dressing up · role play · building blocks · playdough · finger painting · outdoor play · water table · hopscotch
Notable points of progress
- socialisationAbsorbing group norms
- early childhoodFirst years of life
- fine motor skillsSmall muscle control ability
- gross motor skillsLarge muscle movement abilities
language acquisition · emotional development · sharing · turn-taking · independence · confidence building · attention span · listening skills
phonics
Sound-based reading instruction
reading · writing · counting · spelling · handwriting · storytime · show-and-tell · circle time · sight words · shapes
reception
Act of receiving guests
- early yearsInitial life stage
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- teacherOne who instructs others
headteacher · classroom · assembly · register · reading corner · carpet time · whiteboard · book bags · lunchbox · parents evening
playtime
Recreation period for children
- recessPause in activity
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- climbing framePlay structure for scaling
sandpit · dressing up · role play · building blocks · playdough · finger painting · outdoor play · water table · hopscotch · ball games
milestones
Notable points of progress
- socialisationAbsorbing group norms
- early childhoodFirst years of life
- fine motor skillsSmall muscle control ability
gross motor skills · language acquisition · emotional development · sharing · turn-taking · independence · confidence building · attention span · listening skills · separation anxiety
- childcaredaycare, babysitter, nanny, babysitting, caregivers
- Early Schoolskindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade
- African schoolstechnical colleges, polytechnics, technical institutes, special needs education, agricultural colleges
- UK Schoolsacademies, sixth form, academy
infant schoolsecondary school
Education for adolescents
high school · senior school · upper school · sixth form · higher education
infant schooluniversity
Higher education institution
higher education · graduate school · postgraduate education · tertiary education · adult education
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