K-12 Basics

by Chris Sherwood

Learning the Basics

Making it from Kindergarten to your senior year is no easy feat. Whether it's learning to spell, or learning complex math, Let our eHow experts help you graduate with honors in this guide to K-12 basics.

Elementary

  • About Elementary Schools

    Elementary schools educate children for the first 6 or 7 years of their school careers. Most elementary schools start with pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and ends with Read More

  • How to Survive Elementary School

    Elementary school should be a time of fun, innocence and discovery, but it can also be intimidating to shy students or those away from home for the first time. But it's Read More

  • How to Write a Book Report for Elementary School

    With such an emphasis on literacy in elementary education, there's no doubt that your elementary school student will have to write a book report at some point. Some Read More

  • How to Teach Your Kids About the Planets

    Each of the planets in our solar system are mysterious and distinctive, which makes them particularly interesting to kids. Here's how to teach them the basics about our Read More

  • How to Teach Fractions

    A basic knowledge of fractions is important in the elementary school years. Children can learn concepts needed to grasp this knowledge by giving them hands on experience Read More

  • Math Rules for Subtraction

    Subtraction is one of the four basic arithmetic operations that follows certain rules and involves some terminology. It is a life skill that is easy to master. Subtraction Read More

  • How to Learn to Read

    Reading is an essential part of life. Children are learning to read at younger ages. In fact, many children already read by the time they enter kindergarten. Teaching a Read More

  • How to Recognize Nouns

    Nouns are one of the most common parts of speech in the English language. Students begin studying nouns in elementary school and continue to study nouns in college. The Read More

  • The Six Simple Machines

    The Simple Six Machines are an elementary concept in mechanical physics. Each of these machines, some with truly antique origins, is a basic means of multiplying force. Read More

  • How to Start Drawing

    The difference between art and elementary drawing is the way you view your subject. Break down the subject into very basic shapes and lines so you can make your drawing Read More

Middle School

High School

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