Ellen P. Hubbell School

November 6, 2024

Year-round school: Difference-maker or waste of time?

The first is the “single-track” modified calendar, also known as a “balanced calendar.” The second is the “multi-track calendar.” Neither one is typically an extended year.

November 6, 2024

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science.

November 6, 2024

How counting by 10 helps children learn about the meaning of numbers

When children start school, they learn how to recite their numbers (“one, two, three…”) and how to write them (1, 2, 3…).

November 6, 2024

Teaching cursive handwriting to young children? Here’s how they learn, and resources for instructio

Good handwriting is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to literacy that fundamentally transforms the human experience.