pre-K
Before kindergarten, briefly
Pre-K is the year of schooling before kindergarten, typically for four-year-olds.
Short for pre-kindergarten: She's starting pre-K in the fall.
The term appears in discussions of early childhood education policy: universal pre-K.
Also spelled pre-k or preK.
Room for infants
Scheduled narrative session
- naptimeDaytime slumber break
- playtimeRecreation period for children
- snacktimePeriod for light eating
- finger-paintingArt using digits directly
singalong · playdough · blocks · puzzles · dress-up · sandbox · crafts · recess
Wax pigment sticks
Language's letter system
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- literacyAbility to read, write
numeracy · phonics · tracing · sorting · patterns · rhyming · vocabulary · calendar
Internalizing cultural norms
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- sharingDividing among others
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
nursery
Room for infants
storytime
Scheduled narrative session
finger-painting · singalong · playdough · blocks · puzzles · dress-up · sandbox · crafts · recess · show-and-tell
crayons
Wax pigment sticks
playdough · smocks · cubbies · mats · backpacks · lunchboxes · stickers
alphabet
Language's letter system
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
literacy · numeracy · phonics · tracing · sorting · patterns · rhyming · vocabulary · calendar
socialization
Internalizing cultural norms
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- sharingDividing among others
turn-taking · potty-training · separation · independence · cooperation
- school levelskindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- preschoolnursery school, play-based, kindergarten, daycare, circle time
- academic levelskindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade
- Early Schoolskindergarten, elementary school, primary school, nursery school, grade school
- public educationpublic school, public schools, state school, public university, state university
pre-Kgraduate school
Institution awarding advanced degrees
postgraduate · doctoral program · PhD · post-secondary · college
- prepare the wayMake ready beforehand
- sneak previewAdvance viewing for select audience
- preschool teacherEducates children ages three-five
- pre-existing conditionsIllnesses predating insurance enrollment
- certified pre-ownedInspected and warranted used
- pre-owned itemsGoods with previous owners
prepare, prevent, predict, prefix, preschool, preview, preamble, prescient, pre