Links for Early Childhood Teachers
This page is organized into the following categories. Click below to check any of them out:
GENERAL
MESSAGE BOARDS
CLASSROOM/TEACHER SITES
SPECIAL NEEDS
CATALOGS
SELL/BUY MATERIALS
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
MATH
ART
MUSIC
SCIENCE AND COOKING
GROSS MOTOR
CULTURES
TAKE-HOME ACTIVITY BAGS
SITES HELPFUL IN PLANNING THEMES AND
PROJECTS
ORGANIZATIONS
MAGAZINES
ONLINE JOURNALS
FREE STUFF
CLIP ART/FONTS
100TH DAY
GRIEF RESOURCES
MISCELLANEOUS
GENERAL
- The Activity Idea Place
- A to Z Teacher Stuff
- A to Z Kids Stuff Pre-School
- The Chalkboard
- ChildFun Activity Themes
- Collaborative Lesson Archive - Preschool Lessons
- Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
- Early Childhood Education On Line
- Earlychildhood.com (sponsored by Discount School Supply)
- ECE Web Guide
- Education World® (search engine, lesson plans, message boards, etc.)
- Enchanted Learning
- Everything Preschool
- Gryphon House free activities
- Hummingbird Educational Resources
- Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
- KidSource-Preschool Page
- Kindergarten Connection
- Kindergarten Kafe
- Kinder Korner
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
- National Network for Child Care (NNCC)
- Nuttin' But Kids
- The Perpetual Preschool (HUGE site with message boards, etc.)
- Preschool Education (large site with message boards, etc.)
- Teachers.Net (chatboards, mailrings, live meetings, lesson plans, etc.)
- A World of Kindergartens
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
- Teachers' Lounge (AOL only-message boards, chat room, etc.)
MESSAGE BOARDS
- EarlyChildhood.com Message Boards
- Education World Early Childhood Message Board
- Idea Box Message Boards
- Kids Crafts Bulletin Board
- NAEYC Discussion Forum (For Members Only-log in here first)
- The Perpetual Preschool Teacher Connection @ www.ezboard.com
- The Teachers.Net Early Childhood ChatBoard
- Child Care Message Boards (AOL only)
CLASSROOM/TEACHER SITES
- Mrs. Bonthuis' Kindergarten Class-Teacher's Page (Angie Bonthuis)
- Inside Kindergarten (Addie Gaines)
- Mrs. Levin's Pre-K Pages (Vanna/Vanessa Levin)
- Our School Family (Mrs. Taylor & Ms. Morgan, kindergarten)
- The Virtual Vine
SPECIAL NEEDS
- Family Village Library
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Inclusion...Yours, Mine, Ours
- Genetics Education Center
- National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
- American Hyperlexia Association
- Developmental Delay Resources Home Page
- ConductDisorders.com
- Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
- Stuttering Foundation
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Speaking of Speech
- Selective Mutism Group Inc.
- The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
- New Visions (feeding, swallowing, oral-motor, and pre-speech problems)
-
The
Out-of-Sync Child: Articles
- Autism/PDD Resources Network: Main Page
- Asperger
Syndrome
- National Association For Down Syndrome - NADS
- Uno Mas Down Syndrome Online
- Down Syndrome: Health
Issues
- The Noonan Syndrome Support Group Website
- Noonan Syndrome Booklet
- GeneReviews: Noonan Syndrome
CATALOGS
- ClassroomDirect.com (formerly Re-Print)
- Community Playthings
- Constructive Playthings-School Division (when you click on this link, the site will open in a new window)
- Discount School Supply
- Kid Surplus
-
Lakeshore® Learning Material
- Back To Basics Toys
- Eco Toy Town
- For Small Hands
- HearthSong
- Magic Cabin
- Nova Natural Toys and Crafts
-
Oompa Toys
-
Asia For Kids
- Music for Little People
-
Pinestreet Papery (Mrs.
Grossman’s stickers)
- American Science & Surplus
- Insect Lore
- Minibeast Merchandise for Insect and Spider Enthusiasts
-
Steve Spangler
Science
- Beyond Play: Early Intervention Products for Young Children with Special Needs
- Dragonfly Toys for Children with Special Needs
- Integrations, Bright Solutions for Kids with Learning and Sensory Differences
- Rifton: Adaptive Rehab Equipment for Children with Differing Abilities
- Theragifts: Sensory Diet Products and Toys
- Gryphon House Early Childhood Books for Teachers and Parents
- Redleaf: Exceptional Resources for Early Childhood Professionals
SELL/BUY MATERIALS
- The Teacher's Attic
- Bibliocat's Garage Sale-for Teachers, Librarians, and Homeschoolers
- eBay-The World's Online Marketplace
- Yahoo! Groups: Classroom Sales 4 All Teachers
- Yahoo! Groups: Teachers Bargain Basement
- Yahoo! Groups : Teachers Garage Sale
- Yahoo! Groups: TeacherTagSale
- Yahoo! Groups: TeachingTotsToTeens
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Dr. Becky Bailey's Loving
Guidance
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
- The Bibliocat Webpage
- Book Links
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Children's Book Council
- Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources
- Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University
- The Scoop - Children's Book Reviews And Much More!
- Story Arts Online!
AUTHOR SITES
IDEAS FOR SPECIFIC BOOKS
- Caterpillar Exchange (at Eric Carle's Web Site)
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom-Lesson Plan #523 at
Teachers.net
MATH
ART
- Kid's Homemade Recipes
- Skaarup's Kids Crafts Recipes
- 100+ Goo Recipes
- Crayola Stain Removal Tips
- KinderArt Littles
- MaryAnn Kohl/Bright Ring Publishing Site
- LINIT Starch-N-Crafts Idea Site
- Elmer's Glue Teachers' Club
MUSIC
- Children's Music by Nancy Stewart-Song of the Month (free to download)
- Children's Music Web
- KIDiddles
- Songs for Children Theme Page
- Classical Music for Thematic Units
SCIENCE AND COOKING
- Cooking with Young Children (also art recipes)
- Thinking Fountain (Science Museum of Minnesota)
- LHS Resources for Teachers (GEMS Science Programs)
- National Science Teachers Association
- How To Grow A California Avocado House Plant
GROSS MOTOR
TOP OF PAGE
CULTURES
- Earth Calendar
- Council on Islamic Education
- Holiday Calendar
- Native Child
- SEAsite - SE Asian Languages and Cultures
TAKE-HOME ACTIVITY BAGS
- Take Home Backpack Ideas (Teachers.net Lesson Plan #489)
- Marla's Button Bag Idea (Teachers.net Lesson Plan #495)
- Marla's Key Case Idea (Teachers.net Lesson Plan #1180)
- Marla's Bubble Bag Idea (Teachers.net Lesson Plan #1181)
SITES HELPFUL IN PLANNING THEMES AND PROJECTS
- Bats Bats Everywhere
- Marilee's Teddybear and Real Bear Activities and Links
- The Fledgling Corner-Birding Family Fun
- Soap Bubbles
- The Bubblesphere
- FINS: The Fish Information Service
- Frogland
- Berit's Best Sites for Children
INSECTS, SNAILS, SPIDERS, AND WORMS
- The Butterfly WebSite
- Children's Butterfly Site
- Spiders Lesson Plan
- Worm Composting ("Worm Woman" Mary Appelhof)
- Magic Worm Ranch
- Yucky Worm World
- The Adventures of Herman (worm composting)
- Young Entomologists' Society Minibeast World
- UA Center for Insect Science Education Outreach Lesson Plans
BREAD
- Dough Dance from Gryphon House
- Wheat Mania! Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Educational Web Site
- ChildFun.com's Bread Theme
ORGANIZATIONS
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)-Division for Early Childhood
- National Association for the Eduation of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Children Now
- The Children's Defense Fund
- Early Childhood Equity Alliance (ECEA): Roots for Change
- Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR)
- The Lion & Lamb Project
- Society for Developmental Education
- Teaching Strategies (publisher of Creative Curriculum)
- Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance (from Southern Poverty Law Center)
- Zero To Three
MAGAZINES
ONLINE JOURNALS
FREE STUFF
CLIP ART/FONTS
- About: Clip Art Collections Index
- FreeFoto.com
- The Teachers' Parking Lot
- Clip Art Review
- Clip Art Searcher
- Microsoft Clip Art Gallery
100TH DAY
MISCELLANEOUS
- The Project Approach
- Ooey Gooey: Official Home of Learning Through Adventure and the Ooey Gooey Lady
- Sydney Gurewitz Clemens' Home Page
- Dr. Jean's Web Site
- Alfie Kohn's Site
- Sounds of the World’s Animals
- Playing for Keeps
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