Berkshire Eagle

Classroom of the Week | Egremont Elementary first grade blazes path to discovery, from literature to decomposition

PITTSFIELD — In Elaine Hunter's first-grade classroom, students are tackling big words and big concepts, from "differentiation" to "decomposition," without hesitation. The teacher, who is new to the ...
WCLU Radio

Glasgow Independent mulls lowering class sizes for youngest grades

By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 As Glasgow Independent administrators look at next year's staffing allocations, Superintendent Chad Muhlenkamp said ...
YourTango

First Grade Teacher Fosters 18 Puppies In Her Classroom — Research Says It's Beneficial For Both Students & Puppies

A first-grade teacher will most certainly go down in history as her students’ favorite after she incorporated playtime with puppies into her classroom. The opportunity not only allowed the children to ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

In one first-grade classroom, puppets teach children to 'shake out the yuck'

A new program being piloted in a handful of Connecticut classrooms, called Feel Your Best Self, is using the joy of puppetry to teach children how... In one first-grade classroom, puppets teach ...