Since its foundation, the Elementary School Workshop has been firmly anchored in teacher education in Kassel and has been able to establish itself as a special teaching and learning space. Especially due to its anchoring as a university learning space, the elementary school workshop has special potential for the professionalization of future teachers, since scientific knowledge (theoretical, empirical, systematic) and practical (action) knowledge (materials and media studies, design of learning environments, observation and support of learning processes) can be linked or related to each other.