Kindergarten Education

Our country's obsession with an "earlier is better" philosophy is cruel to children in kindergarten. A teacher points out how homogeneous reading groups, too many standards and assessments, and the elimination of imaginative play are evidence of this.

Is your child ready to take on the challenges of kindergarten? Are you ready to send them off with confidence? Here's a list of things they should know before starting.

Preparing a child for kindergarten can be easy if you know what your child's school requires. Not only does your child need to be intellectually prepared, but also emotionally prepared. Starting school can be scary for a child.

We're now experiencing the effects of less play and pretend in kindergarten as children and teens have higher rates of depression, anxiety, narcissism, and suicide. We need only to look at Germany, Japan, and Finland to get back on track and restore joy and wonder to the classroom.

Lesson plan ideas, videos and worksheets for teaching Jack and the Beanstalk.

Sometimes kids can use some extra help getting started in reading. These ideas can help get your child up to speed or even ahead academically.

This article is about kindergarten which is a lovely stage in a child’s life where they turned three or four but are yet to start primary school.

This article has printable kindergarten worksheets that you can download and print to make learning fun.

Tally marks lesson plan ideas, worksheets, and videos

I'm a former Kindergarten teacher, and I've also had experience in Pre-K. Now, my daughter is five, and headed to Kindergarten in the fall! Allow me to share with you.

Is your child ready for kindergarten? Important things to consider before starting kindergarten, a quiz to make sure, and the argument for waiting a year.

As a long-time educator, I'm disheartened by the way we now teach reading to young children: making them memorize sight words, drilling them on digraphs and blends, and emphasizing speed over comprehension. Most tragically, parents are often left out when they're the best reading teachers of all!

Tired of hearing the f-word all the time? Here is a list of family friendly f-words that should be used more often.

Simple steps for easy early elementary school Science Fair Project. Teach your child or a group of children how to do a Science Project.

This article shares lesson plan ideas, worksheets, and videos to teach kids the sense of sight.

Teaching number sense from 1-100 to young children can be challenging, but is important for a strong foundation in math. This magnetic 100 board made a huge difference for us.