Between 1998 and 2010, the percentage of kindergarten classrooms with a dramatic play area dropped from nearly 90 percent to 58 percent. While recent research shows kids can, for the most part, handle ...

Despite the absence of updated analysis of federal data on kindergarten expectations, teachers say that standards have continued on a more academically accelerated trajectory, even as a fair number of ...

Jessica Arrow, a kindergarten teacher at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., leads her students back into their classroom from forest play time on Nov. 7, 2024. Boys crave strong ...

Play-based preschool has been shown to shrink gender gaps. Pat Shaw, the director of a bilingual preschool in Davidson, N.C., said she gets pressure from local kindergartens to teach academic topics.

O2B Kids, a new preschool in Sartell, is bringing a play-based learning approach to the St. Cloud area to help address child care shortages.

kindergarten play. In a video clip from the kindergarten performance, the young duo is seen dressed as a bride and groom, with the girl wearing a dazzling wedding dress and the boy in a suit, ...

Play dough mats are actually a wonderful tool for learning, especially in a preschool setting. Think of them as fun, creative ...

For many years, kindergarteners at Osborne Elementary School performed the “Days of the Dinosaurs” play. It was revamped with new songs in 2008, and has been a long-standing tradition &#8211 ...

As young students move past kindergarten, play and social development is often stifled, Puryear says. She plans to focus her dissertation on that gap.

The pandemic has exacerbated this; a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that only 21.5% of children test ready for kindergarten in some areas of the country.

A group of kindergarten teachers in Manchester are teaming up with early childhood education specialists from the University of New Hampshire to bring more play into their classrooms.