kindergartner
Five-year-old student
A kindergartner is a child enrolled in kindergarten, typically five or six years old.
The word is American English; British speakers would say reception pupil or similar.
The kindergartners lined up for recess.
Pause in activity
- pretendAct as though
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
tag · toys · games · fun · joyful · laughter · lighthearted · romp
Educational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- readingInterpreting written text
writing · spelling · lesson · pupil · elementary · schoolwork · handwriting · alphabet
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
emotional · literacy · numeracy · readiness · preliteracy · scaffolding · sharing · turn-taking
Seeking answers through inquiry
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
eagerness · observation · hands-on · sensory · experimentation · collecting · touching · tasting
recess
Pause in activity
- pretendAct as though
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
hide-and-seek · tag · toys · games · fun · joyful · laughter · lighthearted · romp · antics
classroom
Educational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
reading · writing · spelling · lesson · pupil · elementary · schoolwork · handwriting · alphabet · show-and-tell
milestones
Notable points of progress
socialization · emotional · literacy · numeracy · readiness · preliteracy · scaffolding · sharing · turn-taking · self-regulation
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
fascination · eagerness · observation · hands-on · sensory · experimentation · collecting · touching · tasting
little
Small in degree
trusting
Inclined to believe others
simple · childlike · unspoiled · unassuming · genuine · wide-eyed · believing · literal · unfiltered · honest
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- young studentspreschooler, first grader, second grader, third grader, fourth grader
- childrenkids, toddler, baby, infant, youngster
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- school peoplestudent, teacher, principal, professor, pupil
kindergartnersenior
Higher in rank
high school senior · graduate student · high schooler · middle schooler · twelfth grader
kindergartneradult
Mature person, legally responsible
elder · senior citizen · grown-up · retiree · mature adult
kindergartnerteacher
One who instructs others
principal · superintendent · professor · educator · school administrator