Early Childhood Resources 
on the Internet

 

Introduction     

Starting Points      

Themes        

Activities       

Teacher Resources    

Introduction

Starting Points

• Sesame Workshop - http://www.ctw.org/
  
  
  
• PBS Kids - http://www.pbs.org/kids/

   

• A to Z Teacher Stuff: Early Childhood Sites - http://atozteacherstuff.com/stuff/ecesites.shtml

   

• Early Childhood.com - http://www.earlychildhood.com/

   

• ALFY - http://www.alfy.com/

   

• Little Explorers - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html Picture dictionary with links.

   

• Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Resource - http://www.theideabox.com/

   

• Mr. Roger's Neighborhood - http://www.pbs.org/rogers/

   

• Kinder Korner - http://www.kinderkorner.com/

• EduPuppy.com - Everything for Early Childhood Education Preschool-Grade 2 - http://www.edupuppy.com/ EduPuppy has catagorized links to content rich Lesson Plans & Units, Technology & Integration sites, Educational articles & research, ECE Theories & Practice, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Special Education materials and more! Also contains a link to EduHound Español.

• Authors and Illustrators on the Web - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7Edkbrown/authors.html

• SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education)
  Online Resource Centers in California link quality resources from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum.  Resources listed have been selected and evaluated by a team of educators from across California.
• SCORE Language Arts  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cla.html

• SCORE Science  http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/
  Links for Kids' Corner, Teacher's Place, Science Search, Ask a Scientist, Science Networks.  Search for info by grade level.
• SCORE Mathematics   http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/
  
  

• PreSchool by Stormie - http://www.preschoolbystormie.com  ... Includes Monthly Curriculums with Activities, Teacher Preparations, etc.
  

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Themes

• Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources - http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html
  
  
• A to Z Teacher Stuff - http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/
  
  
• Teaching with the Web  http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/teaching.htm 
  Thematic links categorized by grade level:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
  
  
• Online Lesson Plans and Curriculum Units - http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/lessonplan.htm
  
  
• S.C.O.R.E. CyberGuides - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html Select your grade level and a book that you plan to use with your class from the home page. Click on the literature title, and you will find a corresponding, organized set of ideas that will enrich your students’ experience with the story.
  
  
• Theme Units & Online Activities - http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~greentown/grtheme.htm This site provides Internet links to resources for specific units of study. It does not provide comprehensive thematic units themselves.
  
  
• Thematic Units on the Web - http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/thematicunits/

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Activities

• Game Goo: Learning That Sticks - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/intro9.html GameGoo(tm) offers K-2 grade students a place to play games that reinforce the early literacy skills they are learning in class. Because GameGoois standards-based, it represents an important first in online educational games.

   

• Kinderstart: Learning Activities and Crafts - http://www.kinderstart.com/learningactivitiesandcrafts/...a great set of links to online learning activities and crafts intended for the younger primary grades but also including many items of interest for all ages

• KinderCrafts - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/

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Teacher Resources

• Teachers.net Discussion board('Chatboard') - http://teachers.net/mentors/early_childhood/

   

• Teachers.net Mailring - http://teachers.net/mailrings/ Pick the topic that interests and join in on email discussions (listserv).

   

• Teachers.Net Weekly Early Childhood Chat Meetings - http://teachers.net/meetings Weekly Early Childhood chat meetings, Tuesdays, 9pmE Archived Transcripts of EC meetings at http://teachers.net/archive

• Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project - http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/ This website includes many lesson plans and teaching ideas for incorporating the use of technology, including the internet into early childhood education (PK-3). Contains links to pages for a listing of websites appropriate for young children

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