Pre-school Vocabulary
Across
- 2. thought - Using symbols to represent objects or ideas
- 4. shift - Moving weight from one part of the body to another
- 7. thinking concepts - Ability to think logically and systematically
- 9. media - Digital media that allows user interaction
- 10. images - Pictures in the mind
- 11. - Changes in the form or appearance of something
- 15. - Grouping objects based on common characteristics
- 16. memory - Memory of specific events or experiences
- 18. theory of child development - Development is directed by genetics
- 19. preference - Tendency to use one hand more than the other
- 20. capacity - Amount of information that can be stored in memory
- 22. readiness - Level of preparedness for learning to read
- 25. knowledge - Understanding of physical properties of objects
- 27. - Long speech by one person
- 28. - Skillfully handle or control
- 30. literacy - Early skills related to reading and writing
- 31. - Focusing on one aspect of a situation
Down
- 1. substage - Early stage of preoperational thought
- 3. monologue - Children talking at each other without interaction
- 5. - Inability to see a situation from another's perspective
- 6. balance - Ability to maintain balance while moving
- 8. balance - Ability to maintain balance while stationary
- 10. maps - Internal representations of physical locations
- 12. specialization - Different parts of the brain having specific functions
- 13. reasoning - Linking two events that occur close in time
- 14. speech - Talking without considering the listener's perspective
- 17. stage - Early stage of cognitive development in children
- 21. rotation - Turning the body around its axis
- 23. - Able to use both hands equally well
- 24. substage - Early childhood stage of thinking based on intuition
- 26. time - Speed at which one responds to a stimulus
- 29. questions - Short questions added to the end of statements