This Portland classroom needed 1 more student to be in line for 2nd teacher, parents say. The district closed the waitlist

Parents in a first grade class that has fluctuated between 30 and 31 students say adding a student from the waitlist could ...
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 ...
New York Post

Passing the Common Core: 1st grade

In math, students work with whole numbers and place value. They group numbers into 10s and 1s, and learn to add and subtract up through 20. They use charts, tables and diagrams to solve problems. In ...
YourTango

Mom Of First Grader Is ‘Sad’ That Her Son’s Classroom Has No Toys — ‘My Mama Heart Is Broken’

Watching your kids grow up can be difficult. After all, you’ve been there since day one — they will always be your babies. You want them to grow, learn, and evolve, but that doesn't make it less ...
WUFT

Bronson Elementary’s teacher of the year brings empathy and grace to the classroom

First grade teacher Ashley Styles was chosen Bronson Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, an accomplishment made possible ...
WSAZ

Third Grade Success Act bringing teacher aides to first-grade classrooms

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Classrooms across West Virginia are going to look quite a bit different this school year, thanks to the Third Grade Success Act. Its purpose is to add teacher aides to ...