First graders step out of the early childhood phase of life and into a classroom with less emphasis on group play and more focus on learning through reading and listening. At this age, children want ...

OAKVILLE, Mo. – First grade students at Rogers Elementary School have been focusing their lessons on writing skills, increasing their vocabulary, and strengthening their grammar over several months ...

Critics of the new “Kinder Bridge” initiative, for students between kindergarten and first grade, wonder if it’s geared ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student reads a book during "center time" in Heather Miller’s classroom. For two hours a day, Miller works with small groups of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An estimated 12% of first graders’ most-used media at home is educational, a new study suggests. Results also showed that higher use of educational media was associated with both more ...

Why gamify lessons: Incorporating game elements like points, challenges, and rewards taps into children's love of play, encouraging active participation and better recall. Which tools shine: Kahoot!

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 ...

Pairing high schoolers and kindergartners for an outreach project yields benefits for both the students and their community.

This fall, about 50,000 Wisconsin public school kids will start first grade. They'll file through hundred-year-old hallways and new builds, meeting teachers just out of college or 40-year veteran ...