San Diego Union-Tribune

The First-grade Learning Experience at Del Mar Pines School

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 ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

First graders learning through writing to pen pals

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 ...
The Conversation

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in ...
The Durango Herald

First graders learn basic math with beads and blocks

Beads and blocks are replacing work sheets for first graders learning math basics at Bayfield Early Primary School. First grader Alex Larson, son of Kami and Mike Larson, demonstrated his skills for ...