It takes a special kind of person to teach kindergarteners. That's because these 5-year-olds are typically stepping into full time school for the first time ever, and their attention spans can be just ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

Two Encinitas kindergarten teachers have transformed a beloved classroom dinosaur into a children’s book to help build, repair friendships.

Ms. Hodgson is this month's Outstanding Teacher of the Northland for several reasons, including her unique inquiry-based ...

Julie Erb remembers one of her kindergarten students years ago telling her all they wanted for Christmas was a blanket. “A ...

JACKSON, MI - Chelsea Siedzik has filled multiple roles in her career, but she found that being “a big kid with the little kids” was her true calling. Siedzik, 36, is in her first year teaching ...

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The video is a 36-second clip of Lespron playing a drumkit along to a techno music track, while the students dance and drum ...

Paula Merrigan loves being a transitional kindergarten (TK) teacher so much she says she may never retire. She’d miss the wonder of a class filled with hugs, light bulb moments, and little ones who ...

As the Supreme Court debates this case, I am reminded of the students I taught over two decades ago who gave me an invaluable lesson about what representation really means to them. Ad Policy While ...

On the calendar in Room 202 at Mission Education Center, there’s a sad face scribbled across Oct. 31. For the 4-year-olds in the Upper Noe school’s transitional kindergarten classroom, Halloween won’t ...

A Temple ISD kindergarten teacher is earning national recognition for making a lasting difference in the classroom. Kennedy ...