kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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Under one scenario, the district would reduce its number of schools to four, leaving the district with three elementary schools housing 4-year-old kindergarten through sixth grade and one seventh- through 12th-grade middle and high school building.
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Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
By building oral language, children develop phonemic awareness and learn to notice, think about and work with the individual sounds in spoken words — skills taught and developed in transitional kindergarten.
—Ana Tramp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The books are aimed at kids in kindergarten through high school and are organized by grade.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
This New Arrivals class, for English learners in kindergarten through third grade, is itself new.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
Over the last four years, the now high school senior has tutored kindergarten to second-grade students after school, assisting them with various subjects such as reading, writing and math.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
As pre-K enrollment kicked off for Fort Worth ISD last week, the district announced an extended day for its youngest students that will align with the kindergarten through fifth-grade schedule.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Student brought gun on school bus:Phoenix school board is now calling for safe storage law
Missing too much school between kindergarten and third grade affects kids' ability to learn to read, Aleshire said, and at the eighth-grade level, affects students' preparedness for high school.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
While the book was still available in 38 CMS elementary school libraries as of October, it was removed from the Title IX curriculum for kindergarten.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
By building oral language, children develop phonemic awareness and learn to notice, think about and work with the individual sounds in spoken words — skills taught and developed in transitional kindergarten.
—Ana Tramp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The books are aimed at kids in kindergarten through high school and are organized by grade.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
This New Arrivals class, for English learners in kindergarten through third grade, is itself new.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
Over the last four years, the now high school senior has tutored kindergarten to second-grade students after school, assisting them with various subjects such as reading, writing and math.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
As pre-K enrollment kicked off for Fort Worth ISD last week, the district announced an extended day for its youngest students that will align with the kindergarten through fifth-grade schedule.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Student brought gun on school bus:Phoenix school board is now calling for safe storage law
Missing too much school between kindergarten and third grade affects kids' ability to learn to read, Aleshire said, and at the eighth-grade level, affects students' preparedness for high school.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
While the book was still available in 38 CMS elementary school libraries as of October, it was removed from the Title IX curriculum for kindergarten.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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