Elementary education is the earliest program of education for children, beginning generally at the age of five or six and lasting from six to eight years. In most countries elementary education is compulsory from all children. In other countries, a year of kindergarten often precedes the first grade of 6 to 8 year elementary course. In the larger communities, special classes or school are usually provided for children who are physically or mentally handicapped.
The purpose of the elementary school is to introduce children to skill, information and attitudes necessary for proper adjustment for their community and to society. Basically, the subjects taught are reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, social studies, science, art, music, physical education, and handicrafts. These are often supplemented with other subjects, such as foreign languages. It will surely helped the children to enhance their knowledge. Over the years new subject matter has made the elementary school curriculum more advance than before.