HOCKINSON — In groups of four, Shawn Spears ushered his young students to choose their adventure in the classroom Tuesday afternoon. Drawing, playing with dinosaurs, practicing cutting shapes — it ...

BROOKLINE (CBS) - School is back in session, yet a summer debate over the way kindergarten should be taught continues in Brookline. During a school committee meeting this past June, teachers voiced ...

Who can resist an adorable puppy? Pups are a ton of work, even if they steal your heart. Thankfully, there is puppy kindergarten to teach them a few rules. NEEDHAM, Mass. — Who can resist an adorable ...

Washington D.C.: If you want your kid to be a stellar student in their adolescence, then encourage them to play with their friends in kindergarten. Cognitive skills and experiences like ...

Steve Oates, a veteran teacher of 1st-graders, has been leading an initiative to bring play back to kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina’s Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district. The effort ...

I have a secret to share. I keep my nine-year-old son home from school every Monday to play outside and take karate. Marty’s wonderful teacher supports his weekly mental health day. I need one too.

(This version of the Nov.14th story changes 'Tools for the Mind' to 'Tools of the Mind' in paras 2, 5, 7, and 14.) (Reuters Health) – Training teachers to promote structured play among kindergarteners ...

Driving from Austin to Los Angeles? Halfway there, you’re still in Texas—that’s how much ground the Lone Star State covers. It’s a state of mind, too, though its larger-than-lifeness is only the ...

I have a secret to share. I keep my nine-year-old son home from school every Monday to play outside and take karate. Marty’s wonderful teacher supports his weekly mental health day. I need one too.