Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How can parents really prepare their kids for kindergarten? Take advice from a teacher who says parents need to do one important ...

Do these things before they turn five and you’ll send a kid to kindergarten who can say, “I’m feeling anxious because the fire drill was loud,” instead of biting someone. That’s the whole game. Start ...

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

The terms “pre-K” and “TK” are popping up a lot in K-12 education circles right now, referring to pre-kindergarten or transitional kindergarten. This grade is intended as a “transition” year between ...