K-2 Primary

When Concourse Village Elementary in the Bronx had to close their school building due to Covid-19, principal Alexa Sorden and her staff pivoted quickly to deliver engaging lessons via video.

Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.

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.

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.”

A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success. 

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

Explicitly teaching and celebrating kindness is a simple yet powerful way to build a positive classroom culture.

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

Students who need extra social and emotional support have a quick check-in with an adult at the start and end of each day.

Unstructured playtime is making a comeback in schools as frustrated teachers, parents, and advocacy groups demand legislative action.

A veteran teacher and administrator makes the case for having a therapy dog in elementary school.

The number one concern that I hear from educators is lack of time, particularly lack of instructional time with students. Although we can't entirely solve the time problem, we can mitigate it by carefully analyzing our use of class time.