kindergarten
a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
Origin of kindergarten
1Other words from kindergarten
- pre·kin·der·gar·ten, noun, adjective
Words Nearby kindergarten
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How to use kindergarten in a sentence
Turns out those kindergarten lessons I learned were wrong, and it’s not just what’s on the inside that matters.
Popeyes’ new fish sandwich is a muted sequel to the chicken sandwich blockbuster of 2019 | Emily Heil | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostImmigration is inherently traumatic, Yeun says, recalling the shock of being dropped off at kindergarten in a brand new country when he couldn’t yet speak the language.
“Kids and teachers need a mental health day,” said Shelly Kay, a retired kindergarten teacher in Michigan.
Does the pandemic mean the end of snow days, too? | Petula Dvorak | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostNonetheless, it was possible to attend an American public school from kindergarten through 12th grade without ever taking a standardized test of academic or mental ability.
What you need to know about standardized testing | Valerie Strauss | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostAt first, her young son didn’t understand why they left Honduras, their family, and his friends from kindergarten.
A Maryland couple opened their home to a Honduran mother and son. They ended up sharing more than space. | Stephanie García | January 30, 2021 | Washington Post
It covers kindergarten through 8th grade and has $3,825 annual tuition, but fundraising allows many to get $1,500 in tuition aid.
Now, some of the kindergarten children were standing straight as soldiers in a line at the door of their first-floor classroom.
And before that I taught kindergarten in another school for 21 years.
Many cases were kindergarten age, and EV-68 accounted for more than 80 percent of cases.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly | Kent Sepkowitz | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was able to go to the beach, to the park, and even to his kindergarten graduation.
You were, when you entered grammar school that was kindergarten you were only four and half years old.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAbout the time this club was established the kindergarten had been added to the vocabulary of philanthropists.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsThere was no kindergarten in connection with the Settlement, nor room for one, but one was greatly needed.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsCleanliness was imposed on their own children, and exacted from other mothers of kindergarten children.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsIf you'll get a line on that school business, I'll start right in, if I have to start in the kindergarten.
Quin | Alice Hegan Rice
British Dictionary definitions for kindergarten
/ (ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən) /
a class or small school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six to prepare them for primary education: Often shortened to (in Australia and New Zealand): kinder, kindy, kindie
Origin of kindergarten
1Derived forms of kindergarten
- kindergartener, noun
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