pre-k
Toddlers' first classroom
Pre-k is short for pre-kindergarten, the year of early childhood education before kindergarten, typically for four-year-olds: She's starting pre-k in the fall.
The term appears in discussions of early education policy and childcare: The city expanded access to free pre-k.
Also spelled pre-K or Pre-K.
Ability to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
shapes · colors · storytime · tracing · rhyming · sequencing · patterns · sorting
Objects for amusement
- blocksObstructs or sections
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- crayonsWax pigment sticks
- coloringAdding pigment to something
painting · drawing · crafts · playdough · playground · sandbox · swingset · make-believe
One who instructs others
- preschoolerChild aged three-to-five
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- naptimeDaytime slumber break
- recessPause in activity
cubbies · backpack · lunchbox · drop-off · pickup · attendance · parent-teacher · aide
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- readinessState of being prepared
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
cognition · maturation · nurturing · bonding · attachment · temperament · potty-training · neurodevelopment
literacy
Ability to read, write
counting · shapes · colors · storytime · tracing · rhyming · sequencing · patterns · sorting · matching
toys
Objects for amusement
coloring · painting · drawing · crafts · playdough · playground · sandbox · swingset · make-believe · dress-up
teacher
One who instructs others
- preschoolerChild aged three-to-five
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- naptimeDaytime slumber break
recess · cubbies · backpack · lunchbox · drop-off · pickup · attendance · parent-teacher · aide · stations
milestones
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- readinessState of being prepared
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
language · cognition · maturation · nurturing · bonding · attachment · temperament · potty-training · neurodevelopment · self-regulation
- preschoolnursery school, play-based, kindergarten, daycare, circle time
- education levelskindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college
- childcaredaycare, after-school programs, babysitter, nanny, babysitting
- school readinesskindergarten, kindergarten screening, readiness, school readiness, academic readiness
pre-kgraduate school
Institution awarding advanced degrees
college · university · doctoral program · high school · higher education
pre-kgraduation
Completing academic requirements formally
commencement · alumni · graduate · terminal degree · diploma
- 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, preface, preamble, pre