A decade ago, a second-grade student made a bold statement. The student passed out notes to classmates reading, in scribbled crayon, "I am a boy" and "I am not a gril. [sic]" Now a high school ...

I’ll be the first to admit that math isn’t my strongest subject. I’d even go as far as saying I’m pretty much innumerate (illiterate but for numbers – not a real word but go with it.) With that being ...

The end of every school year usually […] The post Absolutely Adorable: “Telling My Students I’m Moving To 2nd Grade With Them ...

Speak positively about math and reward effort rather than grades or ability. Think about how important reading is and how we are told to model this behavior for our children. We need to place math in ...

Children’s gross motor skills, which involve whole-body movement, are almost fully developed around this age, although they will continue to be refined as your child learns greater body control. The ...