Reference - Education - Early Childhood

Reference - Education - Early Childhood

Teaching Ideas for Early Childhood Special Educators - Suggests early childhood education activities and lesson plans for preschool teachers.
Early Years Experience - Provides help and ideas to all those involved with young children, including parents and educators.
Mrs. Bee's Busy Classroom - Thematic units designed for young learners.
Alphabet Soup - Features activities for young children including crafts and recipes. Also offers humor for teachers.
NNCC Environmental To Do's for Young Children - Designed to help teachers develop children's understanding of the environment and improve their critical-thinking skills.
Science Ideas - Dozens of classroom-tested science activities. From Perpetual Preschool.
Bill Nye the Science Guy - Includes episode guides, daily demo, Nye's biographical profile, and video and audio clips.
Doing Science with Your Children - Discusses when science instruction should begun and explores science learning opportunities in the home and community.
Kindergarten - Science - Provides three interactive science units appropriate for kindergarteners.
Education Center Activity: On the Farm or at the Zoo? - Preschool lesson plan emphasizes categorization skills.
KinderGARDEN - Provides suggestions for helping young children interact with the outdoors.
Early Childhood Math and Science Activities - Dozens of simple classroom-tested ideas related to biological, physical, and earth science.
Teeth Unit - Printable tooth-shaped pages includes activities that can be used alone or made into a take-home book.
Science Center - Lessons for K-1 - Dozens of lesson plans for young children. From Minnetonka Public Schools.
Preschool Education Science Projects - Dozens of thematic activities.
Activities from Mudpies to Magnets - Ten free activities taken the preschool science resource book. From Gryphon House.
Ms. Lee's Kindergarten Experiments with Science - Six simple experiments with photographs demonstrating each step.
Smart Teachers - Smart Teachers supports the professional development of early childhood educators in math, science and technology.
Early Childhood Art Lessons - Ideas for incorporating art into early childhood environments.
DLTK's Crafts for Kids - Free printable templates for children's crafts suitable for preschool, kindergarten and grade school.
NNCC Favorite Recipes for Art Materials - Recipes for making play-dough, paints, hardening clay, and bubble solution.
Play Gourmet - Projects and activities suitable for two to five years old.
Toddlers and Preschoolers - Art for Kids Net Links - Links to art and music activities for young children.
Elementary Art Lesson Plans - Traditional art lesson plans, computer graphics lesson plans, technology hints, and teacher hints.
Art Lesson Plans - Preschool - Links to thematic art lesson plans.
Open Ended Art - Activities for early childhood classrooms. Includes photos of and directions for the projects.
Early Childhood Art Activities - Classroom-tested ideas. Includes list of items with which kids can paint.
Preschool Activities for Small Groups - Activity ideas suitable for a group setting.
Preschool Education Art - List of thematic art activities for young children.
Crayola Art Education - Ideas and lesson plans for incorporating art across the curriculum.
Preschool project finder - Activities to use with preschool age children. Categorized by type of activity.
Kinderart Littles - Art education for children of all ages. Parents and teachers contribute ideas, tips, projects and recipes for art and sensory activities. Sister site lists projects for K-12.
KinderArt - Free art lesson plans for use with young children.
Lesson Plans Art Project Index - Resource for teachers and people working with children, including ideas for arts and crafts projects, receipes, tips and professional advice.
Art and Art Appreciation for Young Children - Simple activities for developing art awareness and appreciation in young children (K-2).
Goals for Kindergarten Art - Curriculum objectives from Omaha Public Schools.
Arts/Music Kindergarten - Curriculum standards from Riverview School District.
Grade Kindergarten Art - Curriculum objectives from Tomah Area School District.
Why Teach Art? - Article explaining the importance of art in early childhood curriculum.
The Visual Learning Foundation - Provides information, training and resources to enable teachers to provide improved art and design teaching to junior and infant school children.
Lesson Plans Sorted by Grade Level (Getty ArtsEdNet) - Art lesson plans suitable for kindergarten and early elementary students.
Helping Your Child Learn To Read - Free consumer report with activities for children from infancy through age 10.
Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method: Reading - Monique Michael, early childhood educator, describes her success in teaching children in a New York City public school to read.
Webbing Into Literacy - Downloadable resources designed especially for Head Start teachers; includes instructions for fostering early literacy and reproducible classroom materials.
Language Arts Lesson Plans (PreK-1) - Cross-curricular language-rich lesson plans; includes activities for preschool through first grade.
Language Arts Lesson Plans - Archive includes dozens of reading, grammar, and writing lesson plans geared toward young learners.
ABC's of Reading - Suggestions for teaching reading, and activities that help create a desire to read and reinforce reading skills and comprehension in younger children.
School-Home Links: Kindergarten Activities - Features 100 reading and literacy activities appropriate for kindergarteners. From the U.S. Department of Education.
CanTeach - Beginning Reading and Writing - Lesson plans and other activities for teaching early literacy skills.
Making and Using Salt Dough for Learning - Making and using salt dough for development of manipulative skills, reading and writing skills.
Kindergarten - Language Arts - Provides simple interactive learning activities designed for kindergarten students. From Kidport.com.
Early Childhood and Literacy - Explores how early childhood experiences provide a foundation for literacy. Includes suggestions for caregivers. From the U.S. Department of Education.
Developing Reading Skills in Young Children - Dr. Reid Lyon answers questions about developing reading skills in young children.
The Literacy Center - Safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with their pre and early readers. In English and Spanish.
Beginning Reading And Phonological Awareness - Provides suggestions for teaching phonological awareness. Includes strategies for helping children with special needs.
Healey and Zakowski's Theme and Book Ideas - Provides seasonal literature-based themes complete with activities for math, literacy, science, and art.
Reading Strategies - Learn about how children develop language and teach them how to read better.
Parents' Guide to Reading for Kids - Various resources and strategies for parents to use to help children learn to read.
Ira Says Goodbye by Bernard Waber - Book review, discussion suggestions, classroom activities and related books.
Corduroy by Don Freeman - Literary extension activities
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett - Book summary and follow-up whole language activity
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey - Book summary, pre-reading activities, suggested vocabulary words, discussion questions, total physical response exercises, and creative and critical thinking tasks
Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom by John Archambault - Literature extension activities and assessment ideas
Bread and Jam for Francis by Russell Hoban - Traditional and web-based unit to accompany text includes study of healthy eating habits, badgers, and the making of bread and jam.
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura J. Numeroff - Book review, discussion questions, classroom activities, and related books
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina - Preview suggestions, discussion questions and extension activities
The Mitten by Jan Brett - Printable character masks identical to artwork in book
The Mitten by Jan Brett - Review, discussion questions, activities, and related books
The Mitten by Jan Brett - Learning centers based on book
The Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy - Literature expansion activities
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Literature expansion activities
In a Cabin In a Wood by Darcie McNally - Book review, discussion suggestions, classroom activities and related books.
The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood - Book review, discussion suggestions, classroom activities and related books.
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - Book review, discussion suggestions, classroom activities and related books.
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle - cross-curricular literature expansion activities
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle - Cross-curricular literature expansion activities.
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg - Introductory activity, discussion starters, and follow-up activity.
Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett - Pre-reading activities, comprehension and discussion questions, and follow-up art and writing activities.
The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler - Traditional and web-based unit uses text as springboard to develop phonemic awareness.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett - Web-based weather unit to accompany text.
Frog & Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel - Web-based study unit on frogs and toads to accompany text.
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto - Traditional and web-based study unit on recipes and cooking to accompany text.
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon - Traditional and web-based study units on bats to accompany text.
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh - Traditional and web-based unit on life in the 18th century to accompany work.
A New Coat for Anna by Pam McGregor - Traditional and web-based unit to accompany text helps children understand how people acquire goods and services.
ABC Books Aren't for Babies - Suggestions for teaching alphabet concepts to students of all ages.
Activities by the Letter - Art activities related to each letter of the alphabet.
Catch A New Batch of ABC Books - Reviews of and recommendations for content-rich books which emphasize alphabet skills.
Alphabet Action - An interactive Flash alphabet where kids can click on a letter to hear its name and see a picture.
Reinforcing Alphabet Names/Sounds - AskERIC lesson plan for reinforcing alphabet names and sounds.
Create an Alphabet Book - AskERIC lesson plan suitable for use with students of all ages.
Alfy's Alphabet Circus - A multiple choice game with an animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Alphabet Themes and Activities for Kids - Includes general alphabet activities, specific activities for some letters, and alphabet coloring pages.
Bembo's Zoo - A stylish animal alphabet site with illustrations created from the letters in each animal's name. Site uses Macromedia Flash.
Alphabet Library - A shockwave game that allows kids to practice their alphabetical order skills.
Wee Family Alphabet Pages - Includes learning activities for every letter.
DLTK's Alphabet Crafts for Kids - Printable templates for alphabet crafts suitable for preschool, kindergarten and gradeschool kids.
Sesame's ABC Coloring Pages - Print and color a page for each letter of the alphabet with a lovable Sesame character on each.
Space Alphabet - Goldenbooks shockwave game in which you look at a picture of an object and select its initial letter.
Abecedarium - Online exhibit of alphabet books by the Guild of Book Workers. Via text and photographs it showcases contemporary work in binding, calligraphy, and illustration.
26 Words - Alphabet book available online. Each word is accompanied by an original print on the theme of "the human condition".
Grandad's Animal Book - Features animal and poem for each letter of the alphabet.
Math Opens Doors ... And It's Fun Too! - Includes signs of good math programs and suggestions for helping young children understand the importance of math.
Math Games Pre-K - Features educational game ideas appropriate for Pre-K through 2nd grade.
Math Ideas - Provides math and manipulative ideas for early childhood educators to use in the classroom.
Numbers Themes and Activities for Kids - Provides coloring pages and teaching ideas.
Kindergarten Mathematics Index - Provides nine interactive learning activities designed for kindergarten students.
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins - Mathematics - Mathematical activities for parents and their 2- to 5-year-old children. From the U.S. Department of Education.
Kindergarten Math - Summarizes objectives of kindergarten math instruction; provides teaching suggestions and links.
Teachnet.Com: Place Value Made Fun - Features activities and games to help young children learn place value.
Kindergarten Math Standards - California math standards for K-5.
Numeral Recognition, Matching, and Writing - Lesson plan helps teachers evaluate, reinforce and reteach numeral recognition, one-to-one matching, and the writing of numerals from 1-20.
Montessori Math Album - Lesson plans on numeration, arithmetic, fractions, and geometry.
Kindergarten Math Center Activities - Includes fourteen activities suitable for preschool and kindergarten learning centers.
Early Childhood Math and Science Activities - Dozens of simple classroom-tested ideas about numerals, shapes, patterns, measurement, and logical thinking.
Teaching Time - Interactive clock, online games, and printable worksheets are designed to help kids learn to tell time.
Math Forum Pre-Kindergarten Teachers Place - Includes suggestions for lessons, activities, sites, and software reviews.
Preschool Theme - Counting and Numbers - Ideas and activities that develop counting skills and number recognition.
Easy Study Zone - Offers free printable math worksheets for young children. Requires free plug-in download.
Aesthetic Realism Method in Kindergarten - Article describes how the teaching method enables kindergarten students to learn mathematics, while at the same time putting an end to prejudice.
Smart Teaches - Smart Teachers supports the professional development of early childhood educators in math, science and technology.
KIDiddles - Offers lyrics to hundreds of children's songs and lullabies, as well as stories, games, and contests.
Songs for the Classroom - Simple children's songs accompanied by language-learning objectives.
Music and Movement - More than 200 hands-on, songs and music activities for young children.
Position Statement on Early Childhood Education - National Assoc. for Music Education argues for the inclusion of music as part of the early childhood curriculum; includes benefits of early music instruction and curriculum recommendations.
NNCC Music and Movement Activities - Music and rhythm activities for young children.
Benefits of Music Education in Preschool Children - Examines how music instruction can help children develop motor skills, build their self-confidence and increase oral and memory skills.
NNCC Finger Plays and Action Verses for Children - Includes dozens of classic fingerplays, action rhymes, and action songs.
NNCC Good Times with Music and Rhythm - Defines music and rhythm, explains the importance, discusses what types of musical activities are most enjoyed by children in various age groups, and provides suggestions for sharing music with young children.
Music Improves Reasoning in Pre-school Children - Research articles suggest that music training significantly and specifically enhances spatial-temporal reasoning in young children
Music Appreciation: A Universal Language for All Ages - Contends that children are natural musicians and that exposure to music during the early years enhances the learning process by promoting language development, creativity, coordination, and social interaction.
Ideabox - Music and Songs - Lyrics for more than 30 popular kids' songs.
Mr. Note - Free animated lessons plans are designed to help young children visualize basic musical concepts.
Music Education: Early Childhood - Guide to online and print resources.
Child Care or Preschool Music Activities - Includes song and movement ideas.
The Making Music Programme - delivers music training to practitioners of early years settings and music workshops for family learning opportunities
preschool music education - Resource centre for teachers, students and parents, who want to actively promote music with their children, individually or in small groups
Early Childhood - Social Studies - Large collection of activities to help young children learn about themselves and the world in which they live.
World Book - History - Kindergarten - Series of activities designed to help kindergarten students gain a better understanding of historical events that shape their world.
History and Social Science: Kindergarten - Reviews and catalogs Internet resources that support the teaching of the Virginia Standards of Learning.
Crossroads: The Elementary Curriculum - Includes curriculum recommendations and lesson plans for teaching U.S. history to kindergarten through second grade students.
Education Place Activity: Tools of the Trade - Encourages children to recall what they have learned about different occupations and their related tools.
Education Center Activity: All of Me - Helps children develop a better appreciation of the roles they fill in their families and in their community.
The Gingerbread Man Trail - Introduces the community of the school and its environment, who is involved with the school and where each of these people and functions are located.
Education Place Activity: Go on a Sign Hunt - Encourages children to read and use the signs in their neighborhood and school.
Kindergartners on the Map - Helps kindergartners understand what a map is and how it is used.
Free Lessons: Primary-level - Collection of six lessons helps children learn where the U.S. is located in the world and where they live within the U.S.
Community Helpers - An AskERIC Lesson Plan - Help children realize it takes many varied jobs for a city or town to work as a community.
USGS: What Do Maps Show? - Helps children recognize that a map symbol represents a feature or object on the ground and a legend explains what objects or features the symbols represent.
Heroes and Legends for Kindergarten - Collection of ideas and resources for introducing young children to legendary figures in American history.
Montessori Connections - Information center for Montessori administrators, teachers, parents and students. Links to schools, teacher training centers, publications, organizations, conferences, educational products and services.
Montessori for the Earth - On-line curriculum resources, message board, free newsletter, and classifieds. Home school friendly.
The Montessori Foundation - Non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Montessori education in the U.S. and abroad. Programs and resources for parents, teachers, administrators, and board members.
International Montessori Index - Practical information for parents and teachers, with links to Montessori school lists, lectures, conferences, workshops, teacher training courses, educational materials, and a home schooling guide.
www.Montessori.ca - Canadian Montessori site allows visitors to add their own links.
Montessori Net - Information for schools, teachers, and parents.
Association Montessori Internationale - provides members and organizations with training guidance and resources to preserve and promote the Montessori philosophy.
Learning Disabilities Resources - Offers new articles about learning disabilities each week. Also features children's artwork and stories.
Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center Site - An educational, service, and supply resource for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired people. Has a parent-infant program for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Aba Resources for Recovery from Autism - Information on educational intervention for autism and related pervasive developmental disorders.
The Parent-Child Home Program - Home-based literacy and parenting program serving families challenged by poverty, low-levels of education, language barriers and other obstacles to educational success.
Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential - Nonprofit educational organization introduces caregivers to the field of child brain development. Serves both brain-injured children and well children.
Meeting the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities - Summarizes U.S. requirements for meeting the needs of special needs children under the age of 5 in the public school classroom.
Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development - Producing a comprehensive, individualized measurement system for children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. Site includes program goals and contact information.
Assessment of Preschool Children - ERIC Digest discusses history of preschool assessment and explores current trends in identifying special needs students.
Preschoolers: Learning and Other Disabilities - Links to articles on learning and other disabilities that have information and advice directly relevant to preschool children. Rating system rates each articles as good, very good, or best.
Speech Therapy Activities - Activities for parents and educators to help enhance the speech and language of children.
A website for parents of dyslexics & special needs children - offers advice and links for parenting chidren with dyslexia and special needs.
Too young for glasses? - contains information useful for families of babies and young children who have vision impairment which could be improved by use of prescription glasses.
New York Chinese School Official Website - Beside studying Chinese in classrooms. Our teacher extend the learning through many different after school activities. Now, the NYCS has the following programs and organizations.
Migrant / Seasonal Child Development - Agri-Business Child Development (ABCD) provides Head Start services including education, nutrition, health/dental, social services, disabilities services to farmworker families, their children and other rural poor.
ECEOL-L LISTSERV - Offers support and opportunities for information exchange to all educators of young children. (Hosted by University of Maine.)
Childfun Themes - List allows teachers to share ideas related to assigned topics and receive a weekly list of ideas in return. No chatting.
Preschool_Edu_Themes - A place for teachers and other preschool educators to share ideas related to a theme. Themes are mailed twice per month. Subscribers must share at least one idea per mailing, or they will be dropped from list.
KinderKorner - High-traffic list offers Pre-K through 2nd-grade teachers a place to ask questions, share ideas, and discuss what works in the classroom.
Preschool_Edu_Loop - A place for teacher and preschool educators to share ideas, get advice, chat, ask questions, give answers, and share daily classroom problems.
Early Childhood Educator - Free online newsletter features articles on early childhood issues.
Kindergarten Kafe - A free bi-monthly online newsletter filled with theme ideas. Written by and for preschool and kindergarten teachers.
EduPuppy Weekly Newsletter - Free weekly newsletter for early childhood educators, parents, and childcare showcases educational websites and software. Also includes news, tips, projects, and timesavers. Distributed by e-mail.
Early Childhood Education News - News and articles about learning French at a young age.
Journal of Child-Care Administration - Provides information about the journal, its intended audience, and the topics it covers. Also includes reader comments and subscription details.
ECRP: Early Childhood Research and Practice - This peer-reviewed electronic journal emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and development, and on issues related to practice, parent participation, and policy.
Early Learning at Home - Offers information for parents who wish to teach their early learners at home. Includes news and articles, discussion boards, and links to curricululm providers, lesson plans and activities, and other home preschool sites.
America's English Nanny School - Non-profit organization for the education and placement of certified professional nannies and governesses. Site provides program information, as well as applications for both admission and hiring.
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation - Independent nonprofit research, curriculum development, teacher training, and public advocacy organization. Site includes an overview educational programs, a catalog of published materials, assessment tools, and research studies.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children - Professional organization which promotes excellence in early childhood education. Site includes information for educators and parents, conference information, professional development resources, and a members-only section.
Parents as Teachers National Center - An award-winning nonprofit parent education organization providing parents of children prenatal-age 5 with support and information on their developing child through a network of local programs.
California Kindergarten Assoication - Committed to facilitating quality education for all kindergarten children. Sites includes information on conferences, grants, publications, current legislation, and membership.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - Information and resources on the education and care of children from birth through early adolescence.
The Innovative Teacher Project - Invites teachers, directors, and instructors to contribute to the exchange between Reggio Emilia and the San Francisco Bay area. Site includes calendar of upcoming roundtable discussions.
Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association - Supports 14 parent participation preschools on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Site includes contact information, educational philosophy, and directories of educators and preschools.
Quality in Linking Together Early Education Partnerships (QUILT) - National training and technical assistance project funded by the Federal Head Start and Child Care Bureaus. Site includes events, partnership profiles and tools, and a guide to articles and publications.
National Network for Child Care - Provides articles related to child develepment and early childhood education and e-mail discussion list for early childhood issues.
Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children - A membership-based organization of early childhood educators and child care providers. Site includes calendar of events, online resources, and public policy.
Hartford Association for the Education of Young Children - Serves the needs and rights of young children by providing educational services and resources to adults who work with and for them. Site includes monthly newsletter, calendar of upcoming events, resource library, and membership and scholarship information.
San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children - Includes brief mission statement, list of upcoming events, and resources for childcare providers and children's advocates.
Playcentre Federation of New Zealand - Provides parent education and examines characteristics of quality early childhood education.
Child Development Resources - Private, nonprofit agency provides services for young children and their families, as well as training for early childhood and early intervention professionals. Site provies an overview of both services and training, as a brief history of the agency.
Kindergarten Wairarapa Inc - Includes general and member kindergarten information, as well as contact details.
Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) - Focus is on early childhood care, education research, and advocacy for the publicly-funded, universally accessible, comprehensive, not-for-profit system of early childhood care and education in Canada. Site includes research, resource, and policy links.
Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia - Provides an overview of the organization as well as product order form and membership organization.
Early Childhood Professional Association of Alberta - Provides membership and contact information.
Association for Childhood Education International - Provides information on the organization's history and purpose, lists of members and committees, a guide to standards, and published materials.
Association of Early Childhood Educators, Newfoundland and Labrador - Offers an introduction to the association, as well as membership information.
Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario (AECEO) - Grassroots organization dedicated to creating awareness and respect for the education and care of young children. Site includes mission statement, staff and board directories, articles, membership information, code of ethics, and information on awards the organization offers.
Early Childhood Development Association of Prince Edward Island - A non-profit organization to promote the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of young children. Site includes mission statement, list of accomplishments, code of ethics, and membership information.
California Early Childhood Mentor Program - Tells who the agency is and what is does. Includes an introduction to the mentoring program, a participant's area, and a list of printed materials available for sale.
Head Start Information and Publication Center - Provides information to the Head Start community. Includes publication guide, schedule of upcoming conferences, printable materials, and online guides.
Pathways for Early Education Professionals - Pennsylvania partnership addressing issues affecting educators of children ages 0-8. Site provides information about professional development in early education, higher education, and public policy.
Parent Child Preschools of Oregon - Supports parent child cooperatives in Oregon and southwest Washington.
Pacific Rim Early Childhood Institute - Provides government-licensed courses in Early Childhood Education via distance education.
Oregon's Childhood Care and Education Career Development System - Offers information about the agency's programs and services, as well as its training initiatives.
Great Lakes Head Start Quality Network - Serves Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Site includes information about the network, message boards, a chat room, performance standards, calendar of events, and online neighborhoods related to various educational issues.
Early Stars - Campaign sponsored by the Chicago Accreditation Partnership to educate people about accreditation and how it can help improve the quality of child care available to low-income families. Includes listing of accredited centers, calendar of events and related articles.
Association Childhood Education international - Dedicated to the education of young children.
The Foundation Stage - Information, support, consultancy and training for early years Foundation Stage educators.
Zero to Three - Offers a comprehensive interactive resource for parents and early childhood education professionals on healthy development of children ages zero to three years.
the global early intervention network - Internet community for parents, service providers, students and faculty at universities specializing in early intervention with infants and toddlers.
Coalition of Infant/Toddler Educators - The Coalition of Infant and Toddler Educators promotes quality infant/toddler care and education through professional development and other resources.
The Zero To Eight Coalition - Zero to Eight Coalition is a collaboration of health, social service and government agencies, early childhood care, education providers, advocates, parents and families. The Zero to Eight Coalition strengthens and supports programs and families in order to build a more equitable and just society.
Our Gardens Gate - Non-profit educational organization specializing in plant-based and nutrition classes for PreK-2, teacher training, self-contained plant-based units and activities for Prek-7.
National Prekindergarten Center - NPC provides research, policy analysis, communication, and technical assistance for decision makers who implement prekindergarten programs.
Early Childhood Education On Line - Listserv and website offer support and information exchange for those interested in providing quality care and learning situations for young children.
British Columbia Association of Child Care Services (BCACCS) - An association of employers and referral agencies whose member are committed to supporting and promoting quality, inclusive, community-based child care services. Site includes overview of programs, schedule of events, and membership information.
Childswork Learning Center, Inc. - A nonprofit early childhood center in Portland, OR.
NYS American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS) - A professional organization for early childhood teacher educators in New York state. Includes membership information, calendar of events and resources.
Froebel Foundation USA - The Froebel Foundation USA was established in January 2001 to promote the educational ideas of Friedrich Froebel to the world at large and preserve the history the U.S. kindergarten movement.
Child Development Council of Franklin County - Provides Head Start services to income eligible children ages 3-5 and their families in the Columbus, Ohio area. Includes mission statement, program information, and contact numbers.
Classroom Charlotte Mason - A discussion forum about the why and how of implementing Charlotte Mason's educational ideas in the early childhood classroom.
Ask The Preschool Teacher - A place to ask questions and get responses from qualified preschool teachers. Includes an archive of questions asked previously.
Kindergarten Classroom - Thematic reading and math readiness activities for kindergarten science and social studies units. Technology connected lessons for each unit plus links to age appropriate sites.
Recipes 4 Learning - Free kids recipes, crafts, learning games, songs, and poems.
EdnoLand.com - On-line preschool community provides resources for teachers and parents, as well as interactive activities for young children.
The Rainbow Bag - Activities and ideas for parents and teachers of young children. Also includes a page on frequently asked interview questions for beginning teachers.
Marilee Schuhrke's Page - Offers topically-organized annotated links to help teachers develop thematic units.
State Child Care Profiles - Provides daycare regulations by state.
The Idea Box - Site aimed at parents and teachers of young children offers games, songs, kid recipes, craft ideas, and message boards.
Technology in Early Childhood Education - Assists educators in connecting technology with the way young children learn. Includes info about technology and curriculum, project planning, classroom arrangement, software selection, ergonomics, and internet safety.
Tammy's Teaching Tips - Provides tips, themes, ideas, and activities for preschool teachers as well as elementary teachers.
First School - Features activity calendar, educational themes, crafts, printable activities, and other resources in English and Spanish.
Everything Preschool - Includes lesson plans, art, songs, thematic units, and book reviews.
Terrific Toddlers - Designed to meet the unique needs of parents and educators of very young children. Includes themes, lesson plans, and activities designed especially for toddlers.
Postcards for Preschool - Kids at the Preschool Workshop are learning about the United States and other countries around the world. Educators can help by sending a postcard.
Preschool Printables - Provides free printable calendars, classroom news, awards, bulletin boards, file folder games, charts, and so forth.
The Perpetual Preschool - Over 6,000 free songs, crafts, games, snack ideas, and learning activities for preschool and kindergarten educators to use in the classrooms. Includes thematic units, professional development resources, and teacher forums.
A-to-Z Kids Stuff - Includes lesson plan themes, monthly calendars, educational activities, and free downloads appropriate for use with young learners.
MuddlePuddle Early Years Home Education - Features thematic activities parents may do at home with toddlers; many games reflect the Montessori approach. Includes a support list and information on Cleft Lip and Palate.
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner - Provides articles, message boards, chat area, and extensive web guides.
Preschool Education - Activities for the preschool and kindergarten classroom grouped by theme, and a free newsletter.
Preschool by Stormie - Monthly curriculum and lesson plan ideas.
Earlychildhood.com - Improving the education and general life experience of young children. Advice from experts in the early childhood field, creative projects, and sharing of ideas and questions with the early childhood community.
What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Education? - Explores contemporary research and recommends home and classroom activities.
Lasting Benefits of Preschool Programs - Research article explores the long-term effects of various preschool educational efforts.
Technology and Young Children - Includes information about educational practices, research, funding. A project of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Facts in Action - Summarizes early education research and policy for parents, teachers, advocates, and policymakers . From the Early Education Clearinghouse.
Pre-K Directory of Schools - Large, searchable directory of U.S. preschools.
EduPuppy.com - Directory of resources for early childhood educators and preschool teachers includes lesson plans, thematic units, and technology resources.
Sherry's Kindergarten - Lesson plans and favorite links for preschool and kindergarten. Changes monthly.
Living the Project Approach with Young Children - Description of the project approach and sample projects.
Hummingbird Educational Resources - Includes lesson plan ideas, links, message board, and links.
Ms. Haygood's Primary Page - Offers teaching ideas, class schedule, curriculum ideas, and a monthly thematic scope and sequence.
Child Care One - Portal includes jobs in the industry, message boards, polls, and links to other resources.
Early Childhood Education Resources on the World Wide Web - Provides annotated links for teachers and children.
Early Childhood Education Web Guide - Provides childcare professionals with the up-to-date Internet resources.
Early Childhood Educators Resources - Links to pages providing ideas for art, science, small group, circle time, and quiet time activities.
Early Childhood Resources - Links to information about child development, curriculum, and parenting.
Resources for Early Childhood Education - Small collection of links compiled by researchers at Pennsylvania State University.
CanTeach - Resources for Educators - Features classroom management resources, children's songs and poetry, planning tools, and free lesson plans.
Preschool Ideas - Provides preschool theme ideas for everyone involved with young children. Includes activities, songs and rhymes and preschool curriculum plans
Teaching is a Work of Heart - Site updated monthly provides thematic activities and screened links.
Kinder Korner - Resource website for Pre-K through 2nd-grade teachers and includes an early childhood education discussion list with more than 1,200 subscribers.
Web Corner Index: Teacher Pages - Hundreds of organized links related to early childhood issues.
Computer Children - Features thematic ideas, articles, books and software, and links to educational websites.
the pre-kinder corner - A site for 4- and 5-year-olds, their parents, and teachers of preschool students. Activities, curriculum, schedules, and important early childhood links.
A World of Kindergartens - Theme-based activities drawn from an international e-mail discussion group.
Mothergoose.com - Free activities, crafts, games, and printables for ages 3 to 6.
Nuttin' But Kids - Early childhood learning activities on a CD for Windows 95 and higher.
Cook with Lyle - Over 50 free ready-to-use activities for literacy, numeracy and ICT are featured, all based on food and recipes and fully referenced to the British National Curriculum and the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies.
abcteach - Includes dozens of free printable activities, research and report help, project and writing ideas, and dioarama themes to print. Suitable for teachers, parents, and children.
Activity Idea Place - Provides theme-based art activities, games, crafts, and songs for pre-schoolers and toddlers.
Kindergarten Connection - Offers free games and lesson plans in math, language arts, and literacy.
Early Childhood Thematic Units - Provides early childhood thematic teaching units for special needs children; incorporates technology across the curriculum.
Buddy Pages Themes - Offers thematic units which include finger play, songs, crafts, circle time ideas, sensory area ideas, learning station ideas, felt board stories, and dramatic play ideas.
Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Early childhood education activities and lesson plans for preschool teachers. Includes seasonal themes and home learning activities.
Active Kids - Provides curriculm ideas suitable for home or classroom use.
Patti's Preschool Resources - Provides theme-based activities to be used with preschool children. Includes science, creative, and movement activities.
LearningPage.com - Printable lesson plans, worksheets, and activity guides for use in the preschool, kindergarten and early elementary environment. Requires free registration.
ABC Activities - Offers free printable activity pages including letter and number worksheets and flashcards, coloring pages, and beginning spelling and phonics exercises.
Preschool Coloring Book - Offers printable coloring and activity pages related to a range of topics.
Activity Pad - Printable preschool activities including beginning sounds, cut-and-paste, and color by number.
Best Practices Portfolio - School readiness materials from the state of Georgia identify skills 4-year-olds need to master prior to kindergarten and provide practical teaching suggestions. For home or classroom use.
Children First: A Curriculum Guide for Kindergarten - Includes history, philosophy, learning objectives, and practical teaching suggestions.
Bry-Back Manor - Growing archive of materials for the preschool classroom. Includes songs, poems, fingerplays, and printable activity sheets.
Core Knowledge: Pre-K - Units and lesson plans available in .pdf format.
Preschool Physical Education Lesson Plans - Identifies physical skills young children should master and provides related activities.
Core Knowledge: Kindergarten - Large collection of units and lesson plans available in .pdf format.
PreSchool's In - Offers themed lessons, preschool links, and scrapbooking tips.

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