Michael Winerip of the New York Times has assembled 25 things about first-graders in this piece, which notes that “among the many horrors associated with the killing of 20 children at Sandy Hook ...

First grade teachers dressed as astronauts and led students in space-themed lessons recently at McCordsville Elementary School, including exploring an author’s purpose, helping “rescue” an astronaut ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CJ Anderson, a first grade student at Frazer Elementary School, takes swim lessons with the help of instructor Glenda Lehmiller at ...

Teachers are weaving the magic of the seasons into first grade reading lessons, using autumn leaves, winter snow, and summer sunshine to spark engagement. Seasonal reading activities link literacy ...

To find talented children who historically have been overlooked in gifted education, Wheeler Elementary educators are learning to see their students in a new way. Early one morning this fall, 3rd ...

Read a fairytale, learn about story sequence, and do a quick math problem! Literacy lessons for 1st graders taught by Colorado master teacher Christina Gillette Randle. In response to school closures ...

On the first day of school at Hayward’s Park Elementary, the first lesson Lori Suydam gave her first-graders had nothing to do with reading or writing or math. She taught them how to mute themselves ...

Planned sex education lessons for first-graders in New Jersey will include discussions of gender identity — outraging some parents and Republican politicians including potential presidential candidate ...

SAN JOSE, California -- A group of first graders from Bachrodt Charter Academy took a field trip Wednesday afternoon where they learned how to skate from Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi. "Some of ...