WSET

Kindergarten "Teacher of the Game" honored at Salem High School

SALEM, Va. (WSET) — Lisa Valentine took a break from her kindergarten class to join high schoolers at Salem High School to be honored as "Teacher of the Game." RELATED: Salem High now recognized as a ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Inside the effort to bring 'guided play' to more NH kindergarten classrooms

Since a law passed in 2018 requiring New Hampshire schools to use play-based learning in kindergarten, many districts have struggled to define and implement the practice. An initiative from the ...
EdSource

Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...
Science Daily

Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research. Emphasizing more ...
Education Week

Kindergartners Need Learning That Honors Play, Joy, and Discovery

How ironic to read the article “The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting ” (June 2, 2025) mentioned in the ISTE + ASCD SmartBrief newsletter. At the time I saw it, I ...
Education Week

The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting

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 ...