CANTON – Seven-year-old CJ Anderson wanted to take swim lessons but was nervous. His dad, Cortney Anderson, said the youngster loves water but fears it. Five weeks ago, the first grader at Frazer ...

Michael Winerip of the New York Times has assembled 25 things about first-graders in this piece, which notes that “among the many horrors associated with the killing of 20 children at Sandy Hook ...

On the first day of school at Hayward’s Park Elementary, the first lesson Lori Suydam gave her first-graders had nothing to do with reading or writing or math. She taught them how to mute themselves ...

First grade teachers dressed as astronauts and led students in space-themed lessons recently at McCordsville Elementary School, including exploring an author’s purpose, helping “rescue” an astronaut ...

SAN JOSE, California -- A group of first graders from Bachrodt Charter Academy took a field trip Wednesday afternoon where they learned how to skate from Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi. "Some of ...

To find talented children who historically have been overlooked in gifted education, Wheeler Elementary educators are learning to see their students in a new way. Early one morning this fall, 3rd ...

First grade students at Barr and Taft elementary schools have been taking swim lessons during school at the YMCA. Through a generous donation, the YMCA of Central Stark County was able to partner with ...