A student reads a book during "center time" in Heather Miller’s classroom. For two hours a day, Miller works with small groups of students to build math and reading skills. AUSTIN, Texas – Most years, ...

Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world – but it’s one that most ...

The education system has changed, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've made progress. In 1979, first graders were expected to achieve a series of old-school milestones in areas that went beyond ...

Nov. 3—Jonah Martin loved his school-grown lettuce so much he asked for seconds and more ranch dressing. "It tastes good," said the 6-year-old. He was in one of the first-grade classes at James Cowart ...

Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood ...

Watching your kids grow up can be difficult. After all, you’ve been there since day one — they will always be your babies. You want them to grow, learn, and evolve, but that doesn't make it less ...

This fall, educators are adjusting their lesson plans to make more time for social and emotional skills, after last year's pandemic-related closures kept many kindergartners at home. Five-year-old ...

The first thing students did in Carrie Collins’ first-grade class at Conley Elementary School in Chandler was wash their hands, standing six feet apart in line at the sink. It was the first day of ...

Michael Winerip of the New York Times has assembled 25 things about first-graders in this piece, which notes that “among the many horrors associated with the killing of 20 children at Sandy Hook ...

Madison Swift, 23, of Lakeview Elementary School in Virginia, praised her students Kolton Hersh, 7, Dereck Contreras-Franco, 6, and Bryson Doss, 6 Lakeview Elementary School A first-grade teacher's ...

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