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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Lufkin Dunbar Primary School teachers and first-grade students take learning outside of the classroom by visiting Ellen Trout Zoo. On the first Wednesday of nearly each month during the school year, ...

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 ...

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!

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 ...