When we talk about ‘dismiss’, it’s like when you’re playing with toys and your mom says it’s time to clean up. You have to stop playing, put your toys away, and focus on something else. Dismiss means to stop what you’re doing and move on to something different.
Imagine you’re watching your favorite cartoon, but then it’s time for dinner. You have to dismiss the cartoon, which means turning off the TV and going to the table. It’s like saying goodbye to one thing so you can do another.

Think about when you’re at school and the bell rings. The teacher might say, ‘Class is dismissed,’ which means you can leave the classroom and go to recess or go home. It’s like the teacher is saying, ‘We’re done here, you can go now.’

Another way to think of dismiss is when you’re having a pretend tea party and you decide it’s over. You tell your stuffed animals, ‘Tea party dismissed!’ and you all go do something else. It’s about ending one activity and starting a new one.