preschoolers
Nursery-aged kids
Children between toddlerhood and kindergarten age, typically three to five years old.
Preschoolers are old enough for structured learning activities but not yet in formal schooling: The library offers a storytime program for preschoolers.
The term implies a developmental stage marked by growing independence, language acquisition, and social play.
Very young children
- totsVery young children
- tykesSmall children, fondly
- kindergartenersFirst-year elementary students
- nurseryRoom for infants
youngsters · little ones · kiddies · moppets · three-year-olds · pre-K · early childhood · young children
Act as though
- dress-upPlay involving costumes
- playdoughMalleable children's craft material
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- crayonsWax pigment sticks
blocks · puzzles · toys · games · puppets · finger-painting · playground · climbing
Language's letter system
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
phonics · vocabulary · writing · songs · stories · flashcards · recognition · show-and-tell
Requests for information
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
eagerness · imagination · observant · investigating · hands-on · experimenting · show-and-tell · collecting
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
self-care · autonomy · coordination · speech · potty-training · independence · readiness
toddlers
Very young children
- totsVery young children
- tykesSmall children, fondly
- kindergartenersFirst-year elementary students
nursery · youngsters · little ones · kiddies · moppets · three-year-olds · pre-K · early childhood · young children · small children
pretend
Act as though
- dress-upPlay involving costumes
- playdoughMalleable children's craft material
- sandboxEnclosed play area
crayons · blocks · puzzles · toys · games · puppets · finger-painting · playground · climbing · jumping
alphabet
Language's letter system
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
counting · phonics · vocabulary · writing · songs · stories · flashcards · recognition · show-and-tell · tracing
questions
Requests for information
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
fascination · eagerness · imagination · observant · investigating · hands-on · experimenting · show-and-tell · collecting · touching
milestones
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
cognition · self-care · autonomy · coordination · speech · potty-training · independence · readiness
- little kidstoddlers, kindergarteners, infants, babies
- young childrenbabies, infants, toddlers, tots, tykes
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- campus populationfreshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, undergraduates
- Church Nurserychurch nursery, nursery workers, cribs, toddlers, toddler class
preschoolersadults
Fully mature individuals
elderly · seniors · grown-ups · senior citizens · the elderly
preschoolersgraduate students
Seekers of advanced degrees
college students · university students · postgraduates · doctoral candidates · PhD students