Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high ...

In your house, “play” might be loud, messy and chaotic. In a play-based preschool, however, the emphasis is always on learning — just in a very fun way. In your house, “play” might be loud, messy and ...

Since a law passed in 2018 requiring New Hampshire schools to use play-based learning in kindergarten, many districts have struggled to define and implement the practice. An initiative from the ...

BROOKLINE (CBS) - School is back in session, yet a summer debate over the way kindergarten should be taught continues in Brookline. During a school committee meeting this past June, teachers voiced ...

(Reuters Health) - Training teachers to promote structured play among kindergarteners yields improved reading, vocabulary and math scores that persist into first grade, according to a new study. The ...

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research. Emphasizing more ...