It is always important to help youngsters learn about letters, words, books, shapes, colors, interaction with other kids and adults and myriad other valuable lessons, much of which happens indoors.

One morning last week, 17 kindergartners were sitting in neat rows on a mat in Luz Botello’s classroom at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, learning about letters. “When we see this ...

Flat Stanley is a school project for first and second graders in which students mail their Flat Stanley to friends and relatives to learn about letter-writing, geography and other skills. Today, the ...