Early Childhood (Subscribe)
Links
A-to-Z Kids Stuff
Includes lesson plan themes, monthly calendars, educational activities, and free downloads appropriate for use with young learners.
Ask The Preschool Teacher
http://www.askthepreschoolteacher.com/
A place to ask questions and get responses from qualified preschool teachers. Includes an archive of questions asked previously.
CanTeach - Resources for Educators
Features classroom management resources, children's songs and poetry, planning tools, and free lesson plans.
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/
Provides articles, message boards, chat area, and web guides.
Early Childhood Educators Resources
http://eceresources.iwarp.com/
Links to pages providing ideas for art, science, small group, circle time, and quiet time activities.
Early Childhood Focus
http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/
Provides current news stories related to the profession. Allows users to submit news or discuss items, publications and press releases.
Early Childhood Resources
http://home.sprintmail.com/~peggyriehl/
Links to information about child development, curriculum, and parenting.
Earlychildhood.com
http://www.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.
EdnoLand.com
On-line preschool community provides resources for teachers and parents, as well as interactive activities for young children.
Everything Preschool
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/
Includes lesson plans, art, songs, thematic units, and book reviews.
Facts in Action
Summarizes early education research and policy for parents, teachers, advocates, and policymakers . From the Early Education Clearinghouse.
First School
Features activity calendar, educational themes, crafts, printable activities, and other resources in English and Spanish.
Hummingbird Educational Resources
Includes lesson plan ideas, links, message board, and 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.
Kindergarten Classroom
http://kindergartenclass.netfirms.com
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.
Marilee Schuhrke's Page
http://users.ameritech.net/macler/marilee.html
Offers topically-organized annotated links to help teachers develop thematic units.
Mothergoose.com
Free activities, crafts, games, and printables for ages 3 to 6.
MuddlePuddle Early Years Home Education
http://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/
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.
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
Provides daycare regulations by state.
Pratt's Educational Resources: Early Childhood Education
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/earlychildhood.html
Includes thematic activities, games, recipes, coloring pages, songs, and fingerplays.
Pre-K Directory of Schools
Large, searchable directory of U.S. preschools.
Preschool Education
http://www.preschooleducation.com/
Activities for the preschool and kindergarten classroom grouped by theme, and a free newsletter.
Preschool Printables
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/
Provides free printable calendars, classroom news, awards, bulletin boards, file folder games, charts, and so forth.
Recipes 4 Learning
http://www.recipes4learning.com/
Free kids recipes, crafts, learning games, songs, and poems.