Denver kindergarteners learn to express themselves through poetry in new DPS initiative

Denver Public Schools kindergarteners are writing poetry for the first time through a new district initiative designed to ...
KQED

Ukiah School Emphasizes Math in Transitional Kindergarten Class

In Kristi Fowler’s transitional kindergarten classroom, 4-year-olds learn math by counting steps as they jump and by sorting ...

How Waterford trained all its K-5 teachers in science of reading

The Michigan Department of Education wants all K-5 teachers to go through a training called LETRS. Waterford Public Schools ...
Education Week

Toileting and Tying Shoes: Young Students Increasingly Lack Basic Skills

For 50-plus years, students in grades 4, 8, and 12 have taken national standardized tests that assess reading and math ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Albert Einstein Played With These Building Blocks as a Child. Here’s How They Helped Shape His Magnificent Mind

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...
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Looking for the perfect pub walk? We’ve found the best in all 15 UK National Parks

Nothing beats a good walk followed by a good pub. Luckily for us, the UK is full of both, so we've searched out the very best walk-and-pint pairings in each of the UK's stunning National Parks.