SLO County 4-year-olds are going to school. Take a look inside a TK classroom

On one wall, there's a tank that houses two snakes - affectionately named Hot Chocolate and Ice Cream. This is San Luis ...
EdSource

Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms

This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer high-quality instruction to all 4-year-olds by 2025. Transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means

Silas McLellan, a kindergartner in a play-based learning class, plays with toy blocks during Choice Time at Symonds ...
Edutopia

The Power of Positive Self-Talk in Kindergarten

Teachers can guide students to practice a behavior that provides encouragement and promotes feelings of personal success.
HeraldNet

‘Over the moon’: Everett class credited for rising kindergarten test scores

EVERETT — On a quiet Valentine’s Day morning, a class of 4- and 5-year-olds at Jefferson Elementary took a seat on the classroom rug, each on a square that matches the color of their assigned desks.
The Reporter

Hemlock pilots first inclusive kindergarten class

In one Hemlock Elementary School kindergarten classroom Thursday morning, it was business as usual. Students modeled letters of the alphabet using Play-Doh, learned about the months of the year and ...
The Nation

My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor”

As the Supreme Court debates this case, I am reminded of the students I taught over two decades ago who gave me an invaluable lesson about what representation really means to them. Ad Policy While ...