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Kindergarten: What your child should know

What your kindergartner should have learned

Here are some key skills your kindergartner should have learned this year, plus ways to practice them over the summer.

8 expert tips for coping with kindergarten fears

Teaching your child how to handle her fears will help her learn confidence and resilience.

7 ways to teach your kindergartner self-regulation

Self-regulation helps kids succeed in kindergarten. It鈥檚 also a skill set that starts early and has a host of benefits for success in school, career, and life.

How to help a disorganized child

This simple trick can turn even the most scattered kid into a master of organization.

5 things not to say to kids with learning and attention issues about going back to school

It鈥檚 easy to say the wrong thing about going back to school. Here are some things you might think about saying 鈥� and what to say instead.

Fixes for 7 common middle school problems

Going from elementary to middle school is a big change. Here's how you can support your child socially, emotionally, and academically.

Reinforcing your child鈥檚 IEP goals over the summer

Consider ways to make sure your child works on her IEP goals over the summer 鈥� through the school, a summer program, or your efforts at home. Here are some guidelines.

How parents can help 5th graders learn science through everyday play

By playing simple games and using things you have at home, you can support the science concepts your child needs to learn this year.

Helping your kindergartner build enough self-confidence to participate in class

Helping a kindergartner who's learning English build the self-confidence to speak in class

Here are four ways parents can help their kids build the confidence needed to participate in class 鈥� even though they鈥檙e still learning English.

How parents can help 4th graders learn science through everyday play

Here鈥檚 how you can help your child learn important fourth grade science concepts through play.

How parents can help 3rd graders learn science through everyday play

Here鈥檚 how you can help your child learn important third grade science concepts through play.

How parents can help 2nd graders learn science through everyday play

Learn easy ways that you can help your child learn important second grade science concepts through play.

How parents can help 1st graders learn science through everyday play

Here鈥檚 how you can help your child learn important first grade science concepts through play.

How parents can help kindergartners learn science through everyday play

Try these questions and activities with your child to introduce kindergarten science concepts at home.

Can your child tell fact from fake online?

Most kids can't, despite being raised on technology. Here's how to help your child learn what to trust online.

Getting ready for kindergarten!

Going to kindergarten is an important milestone. Here's how to help your child be ready.

5 things to do when your child wails "But I don't want to go to school!"

Experts offer their best advice for handling those inevitable mornings.

Emilia鈥檚 story

樱桃视频鈥� weekly grade-based newsletters empower parents to support their child鈥檚 academic and social-emotional learning. One reader shares the role the newsletters have played in her life.

Summer learning

10 ideas to help you keep your child active and engaged this summer.

One key 1st grade math skill

We've heard math is different under Common Core, but how? One teacher explains how she's teaching kids about numbers differently now 鈥� in a way we can all understand.