WEBSITES FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE

COMPILED BY Mary Harris, Amy Gilman, and many others from the Preschool Education Loop and Family-Daycare List

October, 1999

ACTIVITIES- GENERAL CHILDREN’S

The Activity Cupboard

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/7997/sherri2a.htm

Ameri

can Montissori

http://members.aol.com/amonco/amonco.html

Childfun

http://www.childfun.com

Family Fun

http://www.family.go.com/

Fun for Kids by Jen

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/1850/

Ginger Bear’s Activity Site

http://www.momsnetwork.com/suites/playfulkids/

Gryphon House Online (activities from teaching books)

http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/index.html&userid=10246150

The Idea Box

http://www.theideabox.com

Kids Page

http://www.cjsspecialties.com/camden/kidspage.html

Making Friends

http://www.makingfriends.com/

Mr. Rogers’ Activities

http://www.pbs.org/rogers/tourguide/activity.htm

Parents Place Preschool Activities

http://www.parentsplace.com/fun/preschool/indoor/

Puzzlemaker

http://www.puzzlemaker.com/

Second Gear

http://pages.ivillage.com/pp/wheres2ndgear/ContentsPage.html

Zoom

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/sitemap.html

Marlee’s Page

http://www.ameritech.net/users/macler/marilee.html

(Plus, see Arts and Crafts, Daycare Pages, and Preschool )

ASSESSMENT

Assessment Info.

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Office/Teacher/Assessment_Information/Assessment_Information.html

Kidwatching approach

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/kidart.perf

Performance approach

http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu:80/eece/pubs/digests/1995/meisel95.html

 

 

ADD/ADHD

National ADD Assoc.

www.add.org

http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p5h-add1.html

Children and Adults with ADD

http://www.chadd.org/50class.htm

Articles on ADD and Diverse styles

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/families/nncc/Diversity/spec.add.html

Myths about ADD

http://www.catalog.com/chadd/doe/doe_myth.htm

ALPHABET
Alphabet Themes http://www.childfun.com/themes/letters.shtml
General ABC Themes
http://www.childfun.com/themes/abc.shtml
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/plumpton/304/home.html
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/954.html
Alphabetically Yours:
http://www.mrsalphabet.com
http://hometown.aol.com/iteach345/page2/index.htm
http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/beginning5html
http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/beginning9html
www.enchantedlearning.com/Visfof.shtml
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts.Boxtown.shtml

A letter ideas: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/954.html
The Letter A
http://www.childfun.com/themes/a.shtml
B letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/956.html
The Letter B
http://www.childfun.com/themes/b.shtml
C letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/957.html
The Letter C
http://www.childfun.com/themes/c.shtml
D letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/958.html
The Letter D
http://www.childfun.com/themes/d.shtml
E letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/959.html
The Letter E
http://www.childfun.com/themes/e.shtml
F letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/960.html
The Letter F
http://www.childfun.com/themes/f.shtml
G letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/961.html
The Letter G
http://www.childfun.com/themes/g.shtml
H letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/962.html
The Letter H
http://www.childfun.com/themes/h.shtml
I letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/963.html
The Letter I
http://www.childfun.com/themes/i.shtml
J letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/964.html
K letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/965.html
L letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/966.html
M letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/967.html
The Letter M
http://www.childfun.com/themes/m.shtml
N letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/968.html
O letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1086.html
P letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1005.html
Q letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1018.html
The Letter Q
http://www.childfun.com/themes/q.shtml
R letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1006.html
The Letter R
http://www.childfun.com/themes/r.shtml
S letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1007.html
The Letter S
http://www.childfun.com/themes/s.shtml
T letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1008.html
U letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1009.html
V letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1010.html
W letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1011.html
X letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1012.html
Y letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1013.html
Z letter ideas:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1014.html
Alphabet Review:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1015.html
Alphabet
http://www.members.home.net/alphabuddies/index.html
http://www.maui.com/~twright/animals/ Grandads Animal Alphabet An alphabet book with pictures, poems, and sound which may be viewed in English, Spanish, or Japanese
http://multimedic.com/starlightstarbright ABC ideas: running a search for alphabet and clicking abc.htm

ANIMALS

ANIMAL CRAFTS http://www.members.home.net/leannee/animals.html

Animal Ideas http://www4.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/PEP/anim.htm
Animal Themes
http://www.childfun.com/themes/an_mal.shtml
Reptiles
http://www.childfun.com/themes/reptile.shtml
RainForest
http://www.childfun.com/themes/rainforest
Animals
http://www.childfun.com/themes/animal.shtml
Birds
http://www.childfun.com/themes/bird.shtml
Bugs and Butterflies
http://www.childfun.com/themes/bug.shtml
Bugs, bugs, bugs"
http://www.homestead.com/joyfulworks/homepage.html
Dinosaurs
http://www.childfun.com/themes/dinosaur.shtml
Dinosaurs
http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout

Dinosaurs at TCM http://www.a1.com/children/dino.htm
Dogs
http://www.childfun.com/themes/dog.shtml
Fish
http://www.childfun.com/themes/fish.shtml
Jungles
http://www.childfun.com/themes/jungle.shtml
Penguins
http://www.childfun.com/themes/penguin.shtml
Pets
http://www.childfun.com/themes/pettheme.shtml
Teddy Bears
http://www.childfun.com/themes/teddy.shtml
Whales
http://www.childfun.com/themes/whale.shtml
Zoos
http://www.childfun.com/themes/zoo.shtml

APPLES

http://www.childfun.com/themes/apple.shtml

http://www.oocities.org/athens/8854/apples.html
http://www.oocities.org/athens/troy/5059/apple.html
http://www.oocities.org/heartland/hollow/1213/apple.html
http://members.tripod.com/pippee/apple.html
http://craftsforkids.miningco.com/msubapples.htm
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/fall/index.html
http://www.vbe.com/~gns/apples.html
http://www.oocities.org/heartland/lake/4482/apples.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pageb.html Click here: Apples
www.iup.edu/~njyost/KHI/apples.html

 

 

 

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Arts-N-Crafts

http://www.inmotion-pcs.com/amass/theboss/artsn.htm

Crayola

http://www.crayola.com/art_education/

Creative Crafts For All Seasons

http://www.ideacraft.com

Early Childhood Art Lessons

http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/lessons/early/early.html

E Davis Crafts Links

http://homepages.uc.edu/~edavis/kids-list/crafts.html

Homeschool Central

http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/crafts.htm

Just for Kids Crafts

http://www.webfoundations.com/JustForKids/index.html

KidsDomain- Recycled Crafts

http://kidsdomain.com/craft/_recjarcan.html

Kinder Art (super open-ended art ideas!)

http://www.kinderart.com

KinderCrafts

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/

Making Friends

http://www.makingfriends.com/

Preschooler Crafts

http://www.members.home.net/crafts4kids/preschool.html

PBS Preschool Crafts

http://www.pbs.org/kids/preschool/arcr.htm

St. Val’s Preschool Crafts Page

http://www.stvals.org/Preschool/crafts.html

BACK TO SCHOOL

http://www.cyberbee.com/bts.html Back To School Clip Art
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/6459/schoolclipart.html Back To School Clip Art
http://www.allrecipes.com/all_back2school.asp Back To School Recipes
http://www.themeunits.com/September_bk.html September Back To School Units
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/6459/backtoschool.html
Back to School
http://www.childfun.com/themes/school.shtml

 

BEHAVIOR AND GUIDANCE RESOURCES

NNCC Articles on guidance and behavior issues

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/families/nncc/Guidance/guide.disc.page.html

Because I Love You- Parenting Troubles Children

http://www.becauseIloveyou.org/

Positive Parenting

http://www.positiveparenting.com/features.html

Fighting the Biting

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/behavior/biting.html

DISCIPLINE HELP http://www.disciplinehelp.com/home.cfm

http://www.liveandlearn.com/punish.html

http://www.allkids.org/Epstein/Articles/Discipline.html

You Can Handle them All website

http://www.disciplinehelp.com/behindex/default.htm

Redirecting Behavior

http://www.redirectingbehavior.com/

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jmk9t/behavr.html

Behavior Articles

http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/teacher1.html#Behavior Management

Get Your Angries Out page

http://members.aol.com/AngriesOut/index.htm

Child and Family Care-Canada

http://www.cfc-efc.ca/menu/eng002.htm

 

 

 

 

BUBBLES:
http://family.go.com/Categories/Activities/Features/family_1997_07/famf/famf 77bubbles/famf77bubbles2.html
http://family.go.com/Categories/Activities/Features/family_1997_07/famf/famf
77bubbles/famf77bubbles3.html

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html BUBBLES......FUN!
http://bubbles.org/MORE BUBBLES

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Kidsears- Speech Development Milestones

http://www.kidsears.com/mainmenu.htm

Child Development Stages

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/nncc/Child.Dev/age.stage.page.html

Development Info

http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,2-9003-0-1,00.html

Childrens Speech Milestones

http://www.geocel.com/communicate/develop.html

Early Childhood Care and Development

http://www.ecdgroup.com/

Child Development Calendar

http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea14.htm

 

CHILDRENS LITERATURE

American Library Association-700 sites for children’s lit

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/lit.html

U. Calgary

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Carol Hurst

http://www.carolhurst.com/

Celebrate Children’s Authors

http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/author.html

Has children's literature & teaching activities by grade level and by some subject areas mostly multicultural literature ideas.

http://members.aol.com/MGoudie/ChildrensLit.html

Childrens Books-predictable books

http://monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/pred

http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/index2.html The Peter Rabbit Web Site Biography of Beatrix Potter, graphics, interesting facts about the characters in this series, games & puzzles, product information, and links to related sites
http://www.berenstainbears.com/ The Official Berenstein Bears Website Activities include puzzle, interactive storybook, trivia quiz, create your own coloring book, mazes, mystery messages, etc., see a video at the Barn Theatre, and send email to one of the characters I LOVE THE PAPER DOLLS!

http://www.execpc.com/~byb/indexa.html Barnyard Buddies Online Stories and activities with a farm theme=20
Friendship Books - Children's Books - 09/08/97
http://childrensbooks.miningco/library/weekly/aa090897.htm

http://www.berenstainbears.com/index.html The Official Berenstain Bears Website
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur Arthur: The World's Most FamousAardvar

http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville Dr. Seuss's Seussville!
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA A collaborative lesson archive. The topics are farthest to the left & the under stuff are from people writing-in with their comments.

www.janbrett.com/index.html Jan Brett’s home page. From here you can get into things that have wonderful ideas to use with her books. If you have color printer, she has masks you can print for several of her books to play-act the story.

http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages_projects.htm activities for children to do

www.eric-carle.com Eric Carle’s web site. You can get ideas to use with his books.

http://www.eric-carle.com/catexchange.html - The Exchange of Ideas

http://www.eric-carle.com/index.html - The Official Page of Eric Carle

Dr. Seuss web sites http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/seuss.htm

http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/drseuss.html
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

http://www.berenstainbears.com/ official Berenstain Bears Page

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http://www.bookvine.com/ online Book Catalog

http://www.robertmunsch.com/ official Robert Munsch Page

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http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm#A an index to numerous authors.

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http://www.oocities.org/~teddarnold/ author Tedd Arnold's Site

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http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/seuss.htm whole bunch of sites for Seuss fans

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/dw/coloring/index.html Authur Colouring Pages

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/teachers/index.html Authur Theme Page for Teachers

http://www.pbs.org/kids/preschool/ PBS Stories & Activities

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/storytime/booklist.htm PBS Booklist

MOTHER GOOSE

http://www.mothergoosetime.com Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum- About Mother Goose Time http://www.kidinfo.com/Young_Children/Young_Children.html Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Mother Goose Rhymes grouped alphabetically or by theme
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~macj/nursery/nursery.htm From Mac in England

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Forum/3041/

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/nurserynurse

CIRCUS

http://www.circustuff.co.uk/ circus
http://www.circusweb.com/circuswebFrames.html
http://www.circusparade.com/ http://www.ringling.com/home.asp

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/circus_art.html Circus Art

The Color Pink http://www.childfun.com/themes/pink.shtml
The Color Purple
http://www.childfun.com/themes/purple.shtml
The Color Red
http://www.childfun.com/themes/red.shtml
The Color White
http://www.childfun.com/themes/white.shtml
The Color Yellow
http://www.childfun.com/themes/yellow.shtml

 

DAY CARE WEB PAGES (MOSTLY FDC)

Daycare Regulations by State

http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/nccic/statepro.html

Daycare Provider's Home Page

http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/

Kids First Homepage

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/6478/index.htm

Chicky Mama’s Page

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/8911/index2.html

School Street Child Care (Amie)

http://homepages.together.net/~abbey5/schoolstreet/index.html

Child and Family Care-Canada

http://www.cfc-efc.ca/menu/eng002.htm

Kelly’s Daycare Page

http://www.angelfire.com/mn/kellyshouse/

Family-Daycare (Julie’s List)

http://members.aol.com/JulieFCC/Family-Daycare.html

http://www.hpvar.com/tipton Little Critter's Daycare
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/TykesNTots /Tykes-N-Tots Family Daycare
http://hometown.aol.com/TootCBear/daycare.htm Tootsie Bear Day Care
http://www.pathcom.com/~archjrc/theme.html A Child's Place
http://members.xoom.com/luv4kids/Precious_Days.html Precious Days Family Daycare
Your Home Daycare - the basics
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/31999.shtml

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/circus_art.html

Little Pixy Daycare
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/LITTLEPIXEYDAYCARE

Family Daycare Providers Internet Center

http://www.open.org/kelly/ccpic/

Providers Links

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Valley/6373/provider.html

DAY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

Nat’l Association for Family Daycare

http://www.nafcc.org/

Nat’l Network for Childcare

http://www.nncc.org/

Nat’l Assoc. Of Childcare Resource

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/1425.html

Nat’l Childcare Info. Center

http://nccic.org/

DEAFNESS AND SIGN LANGUAGE

From: "Deena" <deetaz@c2i2.com> http://www.bconnex.net/~randys/wordlist_nf.html#a_list
this gives you small words to start with. Signs
The web site for AG in the Classroom is:
http://www.fb.com/today/class/

http://where.com/scott.net/asl / ">ASL Fingerspelling</A>
Deaf mall is located at:
http://www.deafmall.net/ excellent place to find different items. such as ILY <I love you> pins

1. Deaf Education http://www.educ.kent.edu/deafed/deafiss.htm (messages and webpages)
2. Lifeprint institute
http://www.lifeprint.com/ free online ASL class, Deaf acces center, sign language association of Utah, cool fingerspelling site, ASL and deaf related links Vicars American Sign Language Course Outline http://www.lifeprint.com/outline.htm
3. DB-LINK Publications
http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/product2.htm including publications espescially focused on working with children!
4. Test Reviews for Deaf Students: Cognitive
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~catraxle/INTELLEC.HTM
5. A Deafblindness Web Resource
http://www.deafblind.co.uk/index.html (lots of info!, like Usher syndrome, charge syndrome, info for parents, etc)

6. audiologyinfo.com :-> Audiology Information http://www.audiologyinfo.com/
7. AAC - Hearing Help Section
http://www.audiologyawareness.com/hhelp/
8. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., California
http://www.shhhca.org/

9. Deafness/Hard of Hearing - Welcome from The Mining Co. http://deafness.miningco.com/
10. Welcome to The Hanen Program
http://www.hanen.org/
11. the ASL alphabet
http://www.ms.uky.edu/~chaney/Deaf/abc-warning.html
12. Deaf world web
http://dww.deafworldweb.org/

13. Natus ALGO[tm] Newborn Hearing Screener, AABR[tm] Automated Auditory Brainstem Response MiniMuffs® Neonatal Noise Attenuators. http://www.natus.com/
14. NICHCY; General Information about Deafness And Hearing Loss; factsheet
http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/deafness.all.dis.3.html
15. Teaching Language concepts to Multihandicapped Deaf Students

http://www.jsrd.or.jp/dinf_us/csun_98/csun98_006.htm

ADCO Hearing products http://www.ADCOhearing.com/
Potomac Technology
http://www.potomactech.com/
Roots and Wings
http://www.rootsandwingscatalog.com/signlanguage.html

word list http://www.bconnex.net/~randys/wordlist_nf.html#a_list
sign language link this gives you small words to start with.

Books: can order books at Harris Communications http://www.harriscomm.com

From Christine: http://www.deaflibrary.org Click here: The Deaf Resource Library
http://members.aol.com/lbox7272/deaf_history.htm

DINOSAURS

Download a Dinosaur

http://www.rain.org/~phifear/download-a-dinosaur.html

EARLY EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS

Assoc. For Childhood Education International

http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/

Nat’l Assoc. For the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/

Council for Early Childhood Professionals

http://www.cdacouncil.org/

EARLY CHILDHOOD MAGAZINES

Early Childhood News

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/

Education World

http://www.education-world.com/whats_new/

Zero toThree

http://www.zerotothree.com

FARM

http://www.oocities.org/~atozteachstuff/themes/farm.html Down on the Farm....lesson plans, activities
http://topaz.kenyon.edu/projects/farmschool/addins/farmscho.htm Welcome to Farm School cute for the younger kids

FINGER PLAYS

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Academy/8238/fingerplay.html

www.icomm.ca/daycare/cardsb10.html

www.icomm.ca/daycare/cardsb11.html 10 = spring & fall 11 = summer & winter Fingerplays, activities

www.vbe.com/~gns/winter.html winter fingerplays, songs, activities

songs, fingerplays, poems http://kididdles.com/mouseum/alpha.html www.kididdles,com/mouseum


FOOD

Kidsfood.org

http://www.kidsfood.org/

Kids in the Kitchen

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/kids_in_the_kitchen

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Valley/6373/snacks.html#two Snacks For Children
http://members.aol.com/Sgrmagnlia/cooking.html Cooking with Young Children

Cooking- http://www.scoreone.com/kids_kitchen/
Go here for recipes-
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/2374.html
http://www.popcorn.org/mpindex.htm Popcorn....Popcorn Board Teaching Guide
http://www.kinderart.com/krecipe.htm The KinderArt Kitchen…. recipe
http://www.pizzafarm.org/make_pizza/index.html Make your very own pizza....directions with pictures and recipes for sauce and dough....there are lesson plans here too.
Ice Cream
http://www.childfun.com/themes/icecream.shtml
Nutrition
http://www.childfun.com/themes/nutrition.shtml
Vegetables
http://www.childfun.com/themes/veggie.shtml

 

GAMES

Games Kids Play

http://www.corpcomm.net/~gnieboer/gamehome.htm

File folder games: http://www.carsondellosa.com/
Math Games for PreK

http://members.aoi.com/MGoudie/MathGamesprek.htmi

HAWAIIAN

Hawaiian Luau theme. This site has many great party ideas http://www.boardmanweb.com/party/luau.htm

 

HEALTH

American Acadamy of Pediatrics

http://www.aap.org/

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

http://aapd.org/Consum.html

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org/

Antibiotic Resistance info

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/antibioticresistance/Default.htm

Dr. Greene’s Housecalls

http://www.drgreene.com/index.shtml

Nat’l Assoc. Of Rare Disorders

http://www.rarediseases.org/

Health and Safety resources

http://nrc.uchsc.edu/list.htm

Kids Health Online

http://www.kidshealth.org/index2.html

HOLIDAYS

Holiday Fun

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/holidays

Jo’s World Holiday Fun

http://server2.powernet.net/~jograham/holiday.htm

HUMOR

funny Ultra-condensed books

http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/bedtime.shtml

 

 

KINDERGARDEN

Addie’s Inside Kindergarden

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Aegean/2221/index.html

http://pcpsc.k12.il.us/hub3/jbordner/forkids.htm KindergardenLinks
http://pcpsc.k12.il.us/hub3/jbordner/forkids.htm For Kids
http://members.aol.com/il2teach/pubpage.htm Jenna's Website

Kindergarden Kafe
http://members.aol.com/charlenewp/kkafe.htm

Worlds of Kindergardens

http://www.iup.edu/~njyost/KHI/KHI.htmlx

Mrs. Griffin’s Kindergarden Page

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Troy/5059/

Kindergarden Connection

http://www.kconnect.com/

 

LITERACY

Mrs. Alphabet- sign up for letter activity email

http://www.mrsalphabet.com

The Bookvine

http://www.bookvine.com/

Childrens Book Council

http://www.cbcbooks.org/

Pocketful of Rhymes

http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/pocket.html

Reading is Fundamental

http://www.rif.org/

Storytelling Arts

http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/index.html

MAGNETS

http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/instruction/lessons/magnets/magnet.html
http://www.winnisquam.k12.nh.us/lessons/magnet.htm
http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/instruction/lessons/magnets/magnet2unit.html
http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/instruction/lessons/magnets/magideas Magnet Experiment Ideas
http://www.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm
http://www.mqii.com/kids/legends.html Magnequench: Legends of Magnets

 

 

MEDIA

Childrens Television Workshop

http://www.ctw.org/

Reading Rainbow

http://www.pbs.org:80/readingrainbow/rr.html

http://www.ctw.org Sesame Street
http://www.funschool.com Fun School
http://www.labs.net/rocket/blue/blue.htm Blue's Clues
http://www.kidsdomain.com Kid's Domain
http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/kidshome.html KIDS' QUEST
http://www.billybear4kids.com Billy Bear's Playground – Billy Bear 4Kids.com
http://www.veggietales.net VeggieTales
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/www.snoopy.com/homepage Snoopy
http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/index.html Hop Pop Town

Teachers.Nick (Nickelodeon)

http://www.ctw.org/

http://www.pbs.org/rogers Mr. Rogers

Zoom

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/sitemap.html

MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES

Black History Month

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html

Has children's literature & teaching activities by grade level and by some subject areas mostly multicultural literature ideas. http://members.aol.com/MGoudie/ChildrensLit.html

Multicultural Books

http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/bibl.multicult.fict.html

Multicultural Materials for the Classroom

http://place.scholastic.com/ect/exclusive/1297.htm

Article on Cultural Diversity

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/earlyed/chapter5.html

Native American curriculum

http://www.nativechild.com/ Native American Sources
Links to many other Native American sites.
http://numa.niti.org/indian.htm
How to Find Native Websites Information Start here
www.ocbtp.com/powwow/website.html has great features and a calendar
First Nations
www.firstnations.com
Native American Who's Hot on the Web
www.cris.com/-misterg/award/whoshot.htm
Native Web Site Evaluation Site
www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/wecrit.html
Official Wanabi Tribal Site
http://flamestrike.hacks.arizona.edu/~twohorse/tw
Native Resources from St. FXU
http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/fac/rmackinn/native.htm
Coctaw Nation of Oklahoma
www.uwm.edul~mwilson
Native American sites
www.pitt.edu/~Imitten/indians.html
Lesson on how native Americans used plants
http://numa.niti.org/users/dparr/lesson.htm
Lesson on importance of rain to Navajo culture.
http://numa.niti.org/users/kroes.rainweb.htm
A chart to help students count money in Navajo.
http://numna.niti.org/users/cfran/act1.htm
http://www.valdosta.peachnet.edu/~whuitt/educ.html#MC

http://www.wfi.fr/blair/

http://www.wfi.fr/blair/links.html

http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural/sites/educaion.html France and multiculture

 

MUSIC, SONGS AND FINGERPLAYS

http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Glade/7438/

Judy and David’s Site

http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html

http://www.cowboy.net/~mharper/CML/Songbooks.html

Kiddiddles- great site!

http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/alpha.html

http://members.home.com/veeceet/index.html

http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Cottage/3192/Karaoke.html

http://ingeb.org/midimidi.html 150 musical sites

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ The site owner was so great, they didn't have the song on the list so I explained it and it was added the very next day!
http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/ Hop Pop Town Great music activities with colorful animal characters=20
http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Glade/7438/ Kid Songs - Amanda's Fun House Of Melodies Over 90 kid songs with lyrics, midis, and graphics

 

 

NUMBERS & MATH
http://www.childfun.com/themes/number.shtml

OCEAN // WATER

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/index.html ocean stuff

http://www.homestead.com/joyfulworks/homepage.html ocean theme for preschoolers

Ponds, RIvers and Lakes http://www.childfun.com/themes/pond.shtml

The Ocean http://www.childfun.com/themes/ocean.shtml

OUR SENSES
Nuttin But Kids
http://www.vbe.com/~gns/senses.html
Perpetual Preschool
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/sensoryideas.html

Preschool Planning http://members.xoom.com/Theme_ideas/index.htm
Daycare Provider's Page
http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/cardsi12.html#CIR1163
Childfun
http://www.childfun.com/themes/sensory.shtml
Five Senses websites:
http://www.sedl.org:80/scimath/pasopartners/senses/welcome.html
http://www.bv.net/~stormie/potpourri.htm#SENSORIAL
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Body_Systems/BSS0001.html
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/lesson7a1.html
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/scilp/senses.htm
http://www.childfun.com/themes/5.shtml

 

 

PAPER DOLL & CLOTHES

http://www.ameritech.net/users/macler/sherah.html Sherah: A Paperdoll by Marile

http://www.makingfriends.com paper doll and clothes
http://www.paperdolls.org Paper Dolls are such fun!

 

 

PARENTING RESOURCES

Birth to Three

http://www.efn.org/~birthto3/

Family.com

http://family.go.com/

Zero to Three

http://www.zerotothree.org/

Ask Evelyn

www.askevelyn.com

National Parenting Center

www.tnpc.com

Becoming the Parent You Want to Be" website, at www.becomingtheparent.com.

Parenting and Education

http://www.familyeducation.com/home/

The Parenting Network

http://www.theparentingnetwork.com/

Parents Place

http://www.parentsplace.com/

http://www.kidsource.com/index.html KidSource Information

http://www.earlychildhood.com/article.html- Early Childhood articles

Nat’l Parent Info. Netwok

http://www.npin.org

Parentime- Project Planner

http://www.pathfinder.com/ParentTime/familyfocus/planner/december.html

Parent Info from AACAP(Child Psychiatry)

http://www.aacap.org/info_families/index.htm

Natural Child Project

http://www.naturalchild.com/home/

Parenting Matters

http://lifematters.com/parentn.html

 

PEOPLE THEMES

http://www.childfun.com/themes/people.shtml
Babies
http://www.childfun.com/themes/baby.shtml
Dental Hygeine
http://www.childfun.com/themes/dental.shtml
Excercises for Kids
http://www.childfun.com/themes/ex.shtml
Family
http://www.childfun.com/themes/family.shtml
Friends
http://www.childfun.com/themes/friend.shtml
Health and Hygeine
http://www.childfun.com/themes/hh.shtml
Manners
http://www.childfun.com/themes/manners.shtml
All About Me
http://www.childfun.com/themes/metheme.shtml

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION-GENERAL

ECE Web Guide

http://www.ecewebguide.com/

Early Childhood Internet Resources

http://members.aol.com/Sgrmagnlia/links.html

Early Childhood Educators and Family Care Resources

http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/index.html

Teachers.net

http://www.teachers.net/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Education

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Stormie’s Page

http://www.bv.net/~stormie/

http://members.xoom.com/Theme_ideas/index.htm preschool-planning.
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/lang/_link.htm Language Development
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/sensor Sensorial Motor Development
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/life/_link.htm Pracital Life -
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/math/_link.htm Math Album

The Outdoor Space http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/72099.shtml
Special Interest Centers
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/71399.shtml
The Dramatic Play Center
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/7699.shtml
Blocks and Manipulatives
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/53199.shtml
The Book Center
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/51099.shtml
The Art Center
http://www.childfun.com/articles/single/5399.shtml

 

PRESCHOOL and Daycare LISTS:

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/Family-Daycare

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/tendercare

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/canteach_ece

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/childfun_themes send in ideas, get list of them, no chatting

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/preschchristianloop

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/KinderKorner

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/kidsbooknook

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/LittleFriendsCareDaycare

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/LITTLEPIXEYDAYCARE required weekly post to list

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/preschool_edu_loop

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/preschool_edu_themes If you join this list you will have to participate

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/sharing exchange of teaching ideas, no chatting

http://www2.keycomp.net/kelly/edu.html click on head start link on left & then you can sign up for the list

 

 

 

PRESCHOOL PLANNING- RESOURCES AND THEMES

Preschool Education (Christa’s Page)

http://www.preschooleducation.com/

The Perpetual Preschool

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com

Nuttin But Kids

http://www.vbe.com/~gns/

Early Childhood.Com

http://www.earlychildhood.com/

A to Z Teachers Stuff

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/

Debbie's Preschool Planning Ideas

http://members.xoom.com/Theme_ideas/index.htm

House of Hugs (also has Christian themes)

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Valley/8004

Daycare Provider's Home Page

http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/

Mrs. Peterson's Page (lots of special ed info, too)

http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/index.html

Hummingbird Educational Resources

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Agora/7914/

Chicky's Page

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/8911/index2.html

Miss Lisa's Preschool Themes

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/7875/themes.html

Gayle's Preschool Page

http://home.att.net/~prek/

http://www.bv.net/~stormie PRESCHOOL TEACHER

Marcia’s Creative Kids

http://members.aol.com/mrciajones/activity.html
http://www.discoveryschool.com/lessonplans/index.html Lesson Plans - Discovery Channel School
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/LITTLEPIXEYDAYCARE Little Pixie web site
http://www.liveandlearn.com/links.html Links To Parent, Teacher, Daycare And Children Resources!
http://www.oocities.org/toto?s=76000021 Preschool Education

http://www.homestead.com/joyfulworks/homepage.html
http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Meadow/8114/index.html The Shadowbox Annotated links to downloadable programs, theme songs and music from cartoons & movies, screen savers, seasonal clip art, and kids sites

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/ Perpetual Preschool Submit ideas and view submitted ideas in these areas: art, blocks, drama, math & manipulatives, language & literacy, sensory table, science & discovery, outdoor play, music & movement, snack time, nap time, transitions, teacher tips, related links, free stuff for teachers,
http://pbs.bilkent.edu.tr/rogers/booklist.html Reading suggestions that correlate with themes on Mister Roger's

http://www.animabets.com/ Animabets.com The Animabets teach topics and host activities that make learning fun. Try exercising with Boris Bear, learning about languages from Alley Alligator or exploring the planets with Jeckyl Jaguar
http://www.owl.on.ca/chick/chick.html Chickadee Net Puzzles, facts, animals, and science activities
http://www.cyberjacques.com/ Cyber Jacques Cyber Seas Treasure Hunts Online games: fish, tangrams, tile puzzle, memory, connect the dots, hangman, Simon Says, etc.
http://www.nwc.net.au/members/denyse/ Denyses Pre-Primary Page Thematic activities, professional information, Denyses favorites, sharing ideas, our work, recipes & stuff, and Australia links
http://www.funschool.com/ FunSchool.com Interactive activites for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and grades 3-6

http://www.iup.edu/~njyost/KHI/bookmarks.html

This is a site with many, many ideas put out by American Montessori Consulting

http://member.aol.com/amonco/amo American Montessori Consultin

http://www.hillandale.org/dnealiansam sample of writting http://home.earthlink.net/~amontessoric/summer99.html AMC Summer 1999 Links

http://www.yesiteach.org Yes, I Teach
http://www.pbs.org/charliehorse/kids/index.htm Welcome to the Charlie Horse Music Pizza Kids Page!
http://www.learningplanet.com Learning Planet Home
http://oocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8004/preschool.html House of Hugs Preschool/Homeschool Themes

http://www.earlychildhood.com

http://weicps.ed.uiuc.edu/eece/reggio.html Reggio Emilio

http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/reggio.html Reggio Emilio

www.preschooleducation.com Preschool Edu Webpage

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/LbC/index.html

http://www.homepreschool.com/

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Creative_Resources/

http://www.creativeprek.com/

http://www.starbritelearning.com/

http://www.oocities.org/Eureka/Boardroom/5578/ Sharing Web page

 

PUBLISHERS

www.creativeprek.com AEYC'S YOUNG CHILDREN magazine called "PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS

http://www.ed-ex.com/c1.html Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Gryphon House Online (activities from teaching books)

http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/index.html&userid=10246150

The Mailbox-Teaching Magazines and Resources

http://www.themailbox.com

Zero to Three

http://www.zerotothree.org/

http://Totline@gte.net Totline (1-800-609-1724)

http://www.frankschaffer.com/totline.html

PUPPETS

http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/puppetry.html The World of Puppets Annotated links to puppet sites in different countries

Stagehand Puppets

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/onstage/puppets/

REGGIO EMILIO

ERIC’s Resources on Reggio Emilio

http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/eece/reggio.html

Reggio USA

http://www.cdacouncil.org/reggio_usa.htm

 

 

 

SAFETY


A chart for children's CPR.
http://www.aap.org/family/choking.htm#PDF

Children’s Safety Page

http://www.edc.org/HHD/csn/

Safety coloring pictures.http://www.dps.state.ak.us/AST/safety/instruct.htm

Seseme Street figures www.ctw.org/home/0,1042,,FF.html

ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/abc.htm
Safety
http://www.childfun.com/themes/safety.shtml

FIRE: Smokey The Bear sites: http://www.smokeybear.com/index.html
Smokey Bear - Splash Page
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/forestry/smokey.htm
Smokey Bear State Historical Park
http://www.oforest.on.ca/smokey.html
Ontario Forestry Association- Smokey Bear
http://www.inlex.dra.com/wwwroot/holder/mbac/smokey.html
Smokey Bear's Oath
http://www.inlex.dra.com/wwwroot/holder/mbac/images/smokey.gif
smokey.gif at
www.inlex.dra.com
Firemen:
http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/resources/sstudies/kinder/communhelpers

Fire http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/l.plans.htm

Fire safety kit http://www.usfa.fema.gov/usfapubs/pubs_main.cfm Click on the "Sesame Street Teachers' Kit". Then click on "Fire Safety and Public Education (2) "After you order it, visit the rest of this site through this URL. http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/index.htm
http://www.vbe.com/~gns/firesafety.html Click here: Nuttin' But Kids Fire Safety

 

SCIENCE

Animal Picture Archive

http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/

Bill Nye, the Science Guy's site:

http://nyelabs.kcts.org/

Bubbles Web Page

http://bubbles.org/pbfa2.htm

The Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Thinking Fountain- my favorite, check out the clustered themes

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/thinkingfountain.html

Mad Scientists

http://www.madsci.org/experiments

Ooey, Gooey Recipes

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/support/science/tools/ooey.html

Mudpies To Magnets
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/10005.html&userid=10246150
More Mudpies To Magnets
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/10015.html&userid=10246150
Hug A Tree
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/10500.html&userid=10246150
Earthways
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/10024.html&userid=10246150
Everybody Has A Body
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/10027.html&userid=10246150

http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS/kids/DARBY.HTM science activities adaptable to all ages...

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~harnold/web.html Science For Kids Web
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=sci7000 Good list of science sites!
http://www.serve.com/chunter/ lesson plans, activities, experiments for middle school science
http://www.brighterkids.com/exper8.htm experiments k-12 online experiments for children science for kids
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/ SCIENCE FUN FOR CHILDREN SCIENCE HELP FOR PARENTS
Get great projects & experiments and clear, detailed answers to common science questions.
http://www.netroglycerine.com/salt.html How you and your kids can build and enjoy toys that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles, using common household materials and tools.
http://www.sciencebob.com/ Activities and Experiments - Suite101.com
http://www.greatscopes.com/activity.htm Activities and Experiments for Microscopists Young and Old
http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/do-it-yourself/current/default.html Science is more than laboratories and test tubes, it's everywhere, even in your kitchen. And you don't have to be a scientist to do experiments.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nstw/teach/activity/english.htm Communication Units - NSF GOOD
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/sii/SEGway/seg_cyclekit.html Cycles Resource Toolkit Older grades
http://eelink.umich.edu/Curriculum/toc.html Birds: Our Environmental Indicators ,print publication with 10 complete curriculum plans for junior high students investigating environmental issues relevant to the Great Lakes region.
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/spacegrant/class_acts/ More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring1998/critters/tulip/TMTulip.html This page provides a quick link to activities in the Journey North Online Teacher's Manual which you can do as your garden grows this year.
http://www.2think.org/hycls.shtml Helping Your Child Learn Science GOOD
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/projects/projects-html/solardogs.html Solar Hot Dog Cooker Fun summer activity!
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html Beakman's Electric Motor
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/lesson.html Lesson Plans science plans
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/

SEASONAL

Gardens http://www.childfun.com/themes/garden.shtml
Summer
http://www.childfun.com/themes/summer.shtml
Flowers
http://www.childfun.com/themes/flower.shtml
Rainy Day Ideas
http://www.childfun.com/themes/rainy.shtml
Snow
http://www.childfun.com/themes/snow.shtml
Spring
http://www.childfun.com/themes/spring.shtml
Holiday Themes
http://www.childfun.com/themes/holidayz.shtml
Halloween Theme
http://www.childfun.com/themes/halloween.shtml
Halloween Recipes and Fun Foods
http://www.childfun.com/menus/halloween.shtml
Groundhog Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/ground.shtml
Flag Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/flag.shtml
Fourth of July
http://www.childfun.com/themes/fourth.shtml
Colombus Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/columbus.shtml
Father's Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/dad.shtml
Earth Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/earth.shtml
Easter
http://www.childfun.com/themes/easter.shtml
Hanukkah
http://www.childfun.com/themes/han.shtml
Religious Easte r
http://www.childfun.com/themes/j_easter.shtml
Kwanzaa
http://www.childfun.com/themes/kwanzaa.shtml
Martin Luther King Jr Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/mlk.shtml
Mother's Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/mom.shtml
St Patrick's Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/pat.shtml
Valentine's Day
http://www.childfun.com/themes/valentine.shtml
CHRISTMAS

http://www.childfun.com/themes/christmas.htm Childfun

http://www.childfun.com/themes/c2.htm Childfun,

http://www0.delphi.com/care/artscrafts/Gingerbread.html Child Care Connection – gingerbread house

http://www0.delphi.com/care/artscrafts/peekaboo.html Child Care Connection – peek-a-boo tree

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Agora/7914/xmas.html Hummingbird Educational Resources

http://oocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4169/achristmas.html Christmas Art Projects

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Olympus/4169/mchristmas.html Christmas – Math

http://www.janbrett.com/make_your_own_holiday_ornament.htm Paper ornaments -- where it looks like blank spaces in the site address is _

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1039.html Teachers Net – Holiday Celebrations

EASTER Graphics Guide. Your List to Easter Clip Art!
http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Cottage/1913/bunnies.html Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunnies
http://webclipart.tqn.com/msub14.htm Easter - Holiday - Web Clip Art http://www.sonic.net/webcentral/easter-graphics.html WEBCENTRAL!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/easter/clip.html Easter Clip Art
http://www.ohmygosh.com/genealogy/fun/spring98/fun.htm Spring Has Sprung! http://rats2u.com/clipart/holidays/easter_clipart.htm EASTER Clip Art http://members.tripod.com/adm/popup/roadmap.shtml *NEW* Bunny's Homepage
http://members.tripod.com/~duskbunny/index.html
http://www.e-znet.com/kids/EasterLinks.html Kids Easter Links
http://www.barrysclipart.com/easter/easter.html Easter Clipart
http://www.kcprinting.com/easter_clip_art.htm Easter Clip Art
http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/fun/easter.html April Featured Sites
http://desktoppublishing.com/easter-clip.html Easter Clipart and images

Easter Bunny http://www.childfun.com/themes/bunny.shtml

FALL

http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/songspoems1.html Halloween and Pumpkins http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/songspoems8.html Thanksgiving http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/songspoems9.html Also here are some seasonal/holiday craft sites that may give you some ideas: Wendy's World of Crafts http://www.netfix.com/poptart/master.htm Earlychildhood.com: Arts and Crafts http://www.earlychildhood.com/Crafts/index.cfm?CatID=201 Funroom.Com: Crafts http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/CraftIndex.html and here are some great links to specific Halloween and Thanksgiving websites: Halloween Links http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/links/linkhalloween.html Thanksgiving Links http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/links/linkthanksgiving.html

Fall/Autumn Theme http://www.childfun.com/themes/fall.shtml
FALL LEAVES
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/features/misc/fallcol.htm

PUMPKIN http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/harvest.html Click here: Harvest Time
Seasonal and Weather Themes
http://www.childfun.com/themes/seasons.shtml
THANKSGIVING

http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/
http://members.aol.com/Donnpages/Holidays.html
http://kidexchange.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa092898.htm
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/5472/thanksgiving.html(canandian link here!)
http://www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/seasonal
http://www.teelfamily.com/education/thanksunit.html
http://artforkids.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa112397.htm
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.htm
http://www.patswebgraphics.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.html
Thanksgiving Crafts
http://www.makestuff.com/thanksgiving.html

Thanksgiving http://www.childfun.com/themes/thanks.shtml


SIGN LANGUAGE

http://www.bconnex.net/~randys/wordlist_nf.html#a_list

 

SPACE

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/ Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aeronautics/AVEDU/mdotedu.html Aviation Lesson Plans
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html Cloud Boutique
http://www.mcn.org/Apollo13/Home.html Jim Lovell: An Astronaut's Story
http://tommy.jsc.nasa.gov/~woodfill/SPACEED/SEHHTML/color.html Space Coloring Book
http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/1817/paero.html PAPER AIRPLANE AERODYNAMICS

SPECIAL NEEDS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

American Association of Mental Retardation

http://www.aamr.org/

Apraxia Kids

http://www.jump.net/~gmikel/apraxia/

Autism Resources in the USA

http://www.autism-info.com/

Children and Youth with Disabilities

http://www.nichcy.org/

Council for Exceptional Children

http://www.cec.sped.org/

Council for Education of the Deaf

http://www.educ.kent.edu/deafed/

Disability Links

http://www.irsc.org/disability.htm

Exceptional Parent

http://www.eparent.com/

Family Villiage

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/

Fetal Alcohol Information

http://www.ccsa.ca/fasgen.htm

Fetal Alcohol Resources

http://www.taconic.net/seminars/fas02.html

Inclusion- Yours, Mine, Ours

http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/

Kidsource=-Spoken Language Disorders

http://www.kidsource.com/LDA/spoken_language.html

Learning Disabilities Assoc,

www.ldaatl.org

Mrs. Peterson's Page (lots of special ed info, too)

http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/index.html

Selective Mutism Homepage

http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/mia/g/a/garden/garden/index.htm

Selective Mutism

http://www.ameritech.net/users/macler/marilee.html

Special Education

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/fas/contents.htm

Speech and Language Disorders- Links

http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/splang.html

Stuttering Homepage

http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html

Treatment and Education of Autism and Communication Disorders

http://www.unc.edu/depts/teacch/

Where do We Go From Hear?

http://www.gohear.org/index.html

Speech Special Needs

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Farm/9302/speech.html

 

SUPPLIES FOR DAYCARE AND TEACHING

Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct-

http://www.ecez.com/cgi-bin/ecmd.storefront

Kaplan- three catalogs of stuff

http://catalog.kaplanco.com

Discount School Supply- some items online, call to get the full catalog- the best art supplies!

http://www.earlychildhood.com/products/index.tpl

Creative Educational Surplus- Loads of goodies at good prices

http://www.creativesurplus.com

Creative Pre-K Lesson Plans

http://www.iinet.com/market/creative/

Teaching Bookclub

http://expert.booksonline.com/cgi-bin/ndCGI.exe/Develop/pagHome

Waterford Press

http://www.waterfordpress.com/index.html

Little Tykes (replacement parts)

http://www.rubbermaid.com/littletikes/

S&S Supplies

http://www.snswwide.com/

Childcare Outlet Mall- felt pieces, clings, etc.

http://www.childcareoutlet.com/web_store.pl

Turn the Page Press (Bev Bos)

http://www.turnthepage.com/

Wacky Wagon- hundreds of craft things (where I finally found those snowglobes you insert a photo into!Thanks, Jean)

http://www.wackywagon.com

Really Good Stuff- lots of teaching aids, stuff for birthdays, seld-esteem, etc.

http://www.reallygoodstuff.com

Oriental Trading Co.- odds and ends

http://www.oriental.com

Teachers Friend

http://www.teachersfriend.com

Redleaf Press- super books on daycare, teaching, children

1-800-423-0309

The Mailbox- themes, activity books, mags.

http://www.themailbox.com

Scholastic- Book club- great prices, order catalog

http://www.scolastic.com/firefly

Amazon- All the books. Nice search tools

http://www.amazon.com

 

THEME BASED SITES

http://www.edenpr.k12.mn.us/CKC/themes.html

http://users.erols.com/ouremail/Themes.html

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Agora/7914/LLP.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page5.html
http://www.vbe.com/~gns/
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/
http://www.childfun.com/themes/misc.shtml
http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/
http://www.schoolexpress.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/mn/cozycottage/index.html
http://members.aol.com/mrciajones/activity.html
http://members.aol.com/mgoudie/index.html
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/ps2.htm#Lesson Plans
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/gradelevel.html
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/8911/index2.html

http://www.homestead.com/joyfulworks/homepage.html very good with ideas for all activity areas

The Teachers Desk http://www.knownet.net/users/ackley/lessons.html
The Educator's Forum
http://www.education-world.com

The Bibliocat Webpage http://members.aol.com/sskufca/index.htm
The Idea Box at
http://www.theideabox.com
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/index.html Early Childhood Thematic Units
http://www.theideabox.com Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
http://members.xoom.com/Theme_ideas/theme-topics.htm Theme Topics preschool-planning
http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/index.html Kinderthemes Thematic Units for Kindergarten
http://nav.webring.com/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=themeteam;id=41;go I teach 3 4 5 page
http://nav.webring.com/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=themeteam;id=25;go Mrs. Griffin's Kindergarten Page
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/stuff/lpsites.html A to Z Teacher
http://users.erols.com/ouremail/Themes.htm Themes
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/. Preschool lesson themes

http://www.teachers.nick.com/supplies/lesson_themed.html Teachers.Nick.Themed Activities Index
Early Childhood Teacher's Net (themes, bulletin boards, projects and such that I've seen so far. Go to their website
http://teachers.net/ to join and see what else they have to offer.
www.oocities.org/Athens/Agora/7914 Hummingbird Educational Resources Topical ideas with activities

www.bv.net/~stormie curriculum for Sept. through May.

MICS. THEMES

Camping http://www.childfun.com/themes/camping.shtml
End of the Year
http://www.childfun.com/themes/end.shtml

Medeival TImeshttp://www.childfun.com/themes/medieval.shtml

Pirateshttp://www.childfun.com/themes/pirate.shtml
Sensory Activities
http://www.childfun.com/themes/sensory.shtml
Shapes
http://www.childfun.com/themes/shape.shtml
Outer Space
http://www.childfun.com/themes/space.shtml
Picnics
http://www.childfun.com/themes/picnic.shtml
Trains
http://www.childfun.com/themes/train.shtml
Transportation
http://www.childfun.com/themes/trans.shtml

TODDLER RESOURCES

Activities for Toddlers from Childfun http://www.childfun.com/themes/toddler.shtml
Activities from books by Gryphon House-

http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/16264.html&userid=10246150
http://www.ghbooks.com/getpage.cfm?file=/activity/17721.html&userid-10246150

Articles on Infants and Toddlers from I State

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/families/nncc/InfantToddler/inftod.page.html

101 Things to do with Toddlers

http://members.aol.com/toddleroo/activities/open.htm

Resources on toddlers

http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/teacher3.html#Toddler Topics

 

TURTLES

CTTC - General Information on Turtles and Tortoises http://www.tortoise.org/geninfo.html
Turtle Trax - A Sea Turtle Page http://www.turtles.org/
California Turtle and Tortoise Club http://www.tortoise.org/
IMPORTANT ORNATE BOX TURTLE LINKS http://angelfire.com/ks/wakarusa/obt.html
TURTLES AND TORTOISES ON THE WEB http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/chelonia.htm
Sea Turtles http://www.seaworld.org/Sea_Turtle/seaturtle.html
CCC/STSL - Learn about Sea Turtles http://www.cccturtle.org/contents.htm
For the Love of Turtles http://www.turtles.org/love.htm
Exotic turtles http://www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/exotics/exotics.html
Galveston Lab Sea Turtles http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/galv/seaturtles.htm

 

WEATHER
DAN'S WILD WILD WEATHER PAGE http://www.whnt19.com/kidwx/
This site a must see !!!!! Designed by a meteorologist for kids ages 6 thru 16 (and their parents) The many links on the main page, list different weather terms and the explanation of their meaning which includes graphics. The explanations are simple and easy to read. This site is full of really neat graphics so don't be alarmed if it takes a little while do download some pages. I would recommend this site as a homework helper!!!
Weather Dude http://www.nwlink.com/~wxdude/
An exciting web site designed by a weather man from the Northwest by the name of Nick Walker. He is a very cool guy who happens to be from the State I live in. Nick has designed a web site for kids , parents and educators to explain everything you need to know about weather ~ Check out the Meteorology A to Z !!!! This website has quite a few really interesting links, which include a link to Bill Nye the Science Guy! (who is also from the Northwest) , Instructions on how to make a weather station, weather questions and quizzes, and links to free things! This site is 100% user friendly! I would recommend it to just about anyone!
Weather for Teachers and Kids http://www.nwstulsa.noaa.gov/weather_kids.html
This site is AWESOME! There are tons of links to choose from...in a very easy to read format. The links take you to different educational project instructions, lesson plans, links for kids which includes one link to Kansas Tornado Chasers Page. There is a really cool link called Cloud Catalog which explains all the different types of clouds and their formation which include pictures !!!!! This is a great site for anyone wanting to learn more about the weather.
***Weather & Meterology*** http://members.amaonline.com/nrogers/weather.htm
The last stop on our tour of great Weather sites is the Weather and Meteorology site! This bright and colorful pink site contains links to many weather related sites including an Automated Weather Source, National Center for Atmospheric Research, an Online Guide to Meteorology and The Weather Channel just to name a few !!!!! This site is geared more to the serious weather enthusiast. (for kids, recommended high school age and above!!!) This is a really informative site if you are looking for more technical information.

Seasonal and Weather Themes http://www.childfun.com/themes/seasons.shtml
Weather
http://www.childfun.com/themes/weather.shtml

WORK SHEETS
over 1500 free worksheets & are adding more every week. It is http://www.freeworksheets.com
Here is the link to the Lewis Family site
http://home1.gte.net/jslewis/ and here is another one Marsha's Preschool Page. She has tons of worksheets and flash cards you can print out
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Flats/2312/preschool.html


http://www.pbs.org/rogers Mr. Rogers
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/6459/index.html Bry-Back Manor
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com The Perpetual Preschool
http://www.thekids.com The Kids
http://www.wolfenet.com/~por/foldup.html Make a Town
http://www.nwf.org/nwf/kids For Kids!
http://www.pbs.org/kids/techknow PBS Kids
http://members.aol.com/BHibbster/index/LINKS.html EDK EarlyChildhood Links

DON’T KNOW WHERE FITS

http://www.childcare-ppin.com/ Child care maginzine that went under’s site

http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/beginning5html
http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/beginning9html
www.enchantedlearning.com/Visfof.shtml
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts.Boxtown.shtml
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=kidd;list The Kids Ring

http://members.aol.com/Educangel/index.html Cuttyhunks Index
http://www.ks-connection.com/village/village.html Web Kids'VillageA site full of country graphics (even has some suzy's zoo)

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Meadows/7597/cgindex.html

Anne Geddes official website- This website has those cute little babies

dressed in flower costumes and stuff.

http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Meadows/7597/cgindex.html


http://www.funbrain.com/oddball/index.html Funbrain.com - Oddball
http://www.kids-korner.com Kids' Korner
http://www.lego.com/worlds.asp LEGO Worlds
http://www.4kids.org/coolspots Cool Spots 4kids
http://www.cooltoons.com/shows/rugrats/home.html the RUGRATS homepage at Klasky Csupo's COOLTOONS.COM
http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids.html Kid's Domain – KIDS

http://www.hammett.com

http://www.frankschaffer.com/totline.html

www.thechildcarecircle.com

http://www.loveandlogic.com/

http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/MCGFDA/Block.html

http://www.idrt.com/iluvpaws.gif

OFF TOPIC MISC.
BOOKMARKS -Access your bookmarks online anytime, anywhere
http://www.mybookmarks.com
CAMERA new camera thingy
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Acres/3072/camera1.html
CARTOON FONT Some are freeware
http://www.fontpool.com/nph-fontpool.cgi?job=list&key=cartoon

FRIENDSHIP

~ The Friendship Page http://www.ozemail.com.au/~polsonhr
Friendship Theme Ideas - Daycare http://daycare.miningco.com/library/weekly/blfriendtheme.htm
The Friendship Page: Friendship Poetry http://www.ozemail.com.au/~polsonhr/poetry
Amish Friendship Bread - Stay-at-Home Parents