The words “my name is” followed by a blank space tops the assignment centered on 20 first-graders' desks in Karen Eads’ Norwood classroom. It’s the third day of school, and for some students, their ...

FARGO - Maggie Shorma won't stand for sitting down. The Nativity Elementary School first-grader is hooked on being part of Jean Eppler's "standing" classroom. "It's pretty healthy for you, and you get ...

Teacher Leticia Denoya stands at the front of her classroom, at Natchaug Elementary in Windham, Conn. Her first-graders sit criss-cross applesauce on the reading rug. "Do you remember last week, we ...

“We are going to take a look back at our map,” Mrs. Harbin said. “I wanted y’all to see all of the love that was spread by one class.” The walls of Mrs. Harbin’s first-grade class at Okmulgee Primary ...

Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world – but it’s one that most ...

Watching your kids grow up can be difficult. After all, you’ve been there since day one — they will always be your babies. You want them to grow, learn, and evolve, but that doesn't make it less ...

HALEDON — First-graders in Carly Saal's class at the local public school are not letting a little extra attention go to their heads. But it must be awfully nice to have the whole planet swooning. The ...

Last June, parents from Rose City Park Elementary wrote to leaders at Portland Public Schools to plead for a second teacher to be assigned to their school’s first grade Vietnamese dual language ...