Prekindergarten

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

Suggestions from teachers who are working to offer students at every grade level book choices that represent their lives.

Some important considerations for integrating play in early childhood learning environments.

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

Activating young students’ natural bodily rhythms helps them regulate their nervous systems and prepare for learning.

Teachers post great ideas on Instagram for everything from keeping your room clean to getting kids moving. We’ve collected a few, plus hashtags you should follow.

An analysis of nearly 500 playgrounds finds that recess can be optimized to build social skills and relationships.

An interaction with a student prompts an elementary teacher to revamp her classroom library to make it more inclusive.

A school district uses monthly missions in its design studios to increase student and teacher engagement and foster self-directed learning.

Pairing older elementary students with younger ones for community reading time has benefits for both groups.

When parents ask for reading suggestions for their kids, here’s a handy list you can share, broken down by grade.

A look at what the research tells us about sharing stories with kids in preschool and kindergarten.

A new study uses brain scans to determine that for preschoolers, one type of story is just right.

An elementary teacher reflects on what grief taught her about the value of social and emotional learning and seeing the whole child.