This study presents the research results of the project entitled Typical Features of “Outstanding” Language Teaching during the First Years of School (first schooling cycle)– Building Knowledge from Teaching Practices. The study attempted to determine which features characterize outstanding teaching practices during the first years of school, based on a qualitative analysis, inductive in nature, of two sources of information: (a) a documental source, consisting of theoretical developments and researches as well as of documents on outstanding systematized experiences in language teaching; and (b) a discussion group with seven