Silas McLellan, a kindergartner in a play-based learning class, plays with toy blocks during Choice Time at Symonds ...

This article about play-based kindergarten was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. EVERETT, Wash. — On a ...

Teachers can guide students to practice a behavior that provides encouragement and promotes feelings of personal success.

On one wall, there’s a tank that houses two snakes — affectionately named Hot Chocolate and Ice Cream. This is San Luis ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

Her class does cooperation activities, practices sharing and how to get along with play-based learning. Her classroom incorporates all the skills necessary to be successful in kindergarten, according ...