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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First graders at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans are putting early lessons in entrepreneurship to practical use, turning a classroom business into a community benefit. As part of the school’s annual ...

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 ...

First- and second-graders in Ada County will get a hands-on introduction to agriculture this May as Kuna High School’s Future ...

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 ...

My son was visibly proud to show me off to his class that day, and I was secretly proud to send his classmates home to talk about poop at the dinner table. After reading one of his favorite books to ...