K-2 Primary

Teachers may be hesitant to discuss race with young kids, but these research-backed, age-appropriate strategies can help.

Particularly in this difficult year, providing clear feedback is key to helping elementary students achieve learning goals.

Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.

Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’

On March 18, 2020, Simone Kern tweeted that simply “recreating schools at home” passes up a golden opportunity to engage kids in authentic, self-directed learning.

Teaching young students how to write by hand before moving on to keyboarding can help improve their reading fluency as well.

The author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus! chats with us about creativity, drawing as empathy, and letting kids “do 51 percent of the work.”

The morning message is a popular way to help elementary students transition into school—and it can be adapted for home learning.

In many places, students returning to school buildings will be required to wear masks. These strategies can help elementary students adjust.

The author of "The Importance of Being Little" on the costs of our collective failure to see the world through the eyes of children.