As part of my Simply Explained series, I’ve been covering a range of student-centered instructional approaches, from project-based learning to experiential and inquiry-based learning. Today, I cover ...

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WKOW) — Explore Children's Museum in Sun Prairie offers more than just playtime; the museum encourages kids to learn the best way they know how. "We're here to serve children and ...

Walk into our 4K (4-year-old kindergarten) classroom on any given morning and you might find my class gathered at the carpet for morning meeting where pairs of children are passing toy microphones ...

Toys from Playskool make learning feel natural by encouraging curiosity, cooperation, and problem-solving through play. Watching kids help each other, stay focused, and work as a team shows why ...

Project-based Learning (PjBL) holds a paramount foundation in fostering a human resource equipped with practical skills and innovative mindset necessary for sustainable growth and prosperity. The ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...

As a writing instructor for middle schoolers this summer, I took my campers on countless writing adventures outside. At the height of this Michigan summer, the campers invented fictional worlds in ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

Play-based learning in kindergarten is not new, but it has not been common in public schools. This fall Tumwater School District, in line with its newly adopted Strategic Plan, begins to incorporate ...

In Chicago, and across the country, school has become increasingly competitive. Preschoolers are sometimes expected to know their letters, numbers, even sight words, before they’ve truly had time to ...