Prekindergarten

Online learning can be particularly tough for pre-K students, but by connecting with their parents, teachers can make it easier.

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

Children use pine cones, old toys, and more in loose parts play, but it’s important that they also get a chance to play with bigger aspects of their learning environment and shape it according to their own vision.

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

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.”

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

For the very youngest students, providing space and autonomy to learn through play may be the key to promoting a lifelong love of learning.

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

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

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

Young children will likely process the tumultuous events of 2020 in the only way they know how—through play. Here’s how adults can be supportive.

To support young children’s social and developmental skills, preschools have had to get creative with what were once mainstay classroom practices.