K-5 (pronounced "kay through five") is an American term for the
education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
period from
kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th ce ...
to
fifth grade
Fifth grade (called Grade 5 in some regions) is a year of education in many nations, and some other regions call it Year 5. In the United States, the fifth grade is the fifth and last year of elementary school in most schools. In other schools, it ...
. It receives equal amounts of criticism and support in the educational industry. While many
early childhood
Early childhood is a stage in human development following infancy and preceding middle childhood. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterward. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood. ...
experts deem it too closely aligned with more developmentally inappropriate "watered-down" early elementary teaching methods,
administrators and policy-makers see it as a way to integrate kindergarten under the guise of the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
See also
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Elementary school (United States)
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Primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...
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Educational stage
References
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Educational stages
Educational years
School terminology
Early childhood education in the United States