Early Childhood

» 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.
   http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/

» A-to-Z Kids Stuff
   Includes lesson plan themes, monthly calendars, educational activities, and free downloads appropriate for use with young learners.

   
   http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/

» Ask The Preschool Teacher
   A place to ask questions and get responses from qualified preschool teachers. Includes an archive of questions asked previously.

   
   http://www.askthepreschoolteacher.com/

» CanTeach - Resources for Educators
   Features classroom management resources, children's songs and poetry, planning tools, and free lesson plans.

   
   http://www.canteach.ca/

» Early Childhood Educators Resources
   Links to pages providing ideas for art, science, small group, circle time, and quiet time activities.

   
   http://eceresources.iwarp.com/

» Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
   Provides articles, message boards, chat area, and web guides.

   
   http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/

» Early Childhood Focus
   Provides current news stories related to the profession. Allows users to submit news or discuss items, publications and press releases.

   
   http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/

» Early Childhood Resources
   Links to information about child development, curriculum, and parenting.

   
   http://home.sprintmail.com/~peggyriehl/

» 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.

   
   http://www.earlychildhood.com/

» EdnoLand.com
   On-line preschool community provides resources for teachers and parents, as well as interactive activities for young children.

   
   http://www.ednoland.com/

» Everything Preschool
   Includes lesson plans, art, songs, thematic units, and book reviews.

   
   http://www.everythingpreschool.com/

» Facts in Action
   Summarizes early education research and policy for parents, teachers, advocates, and policymakers . From the Early Education Clearinghouse.

   
   http://factsinaction.org/

» First School
   Features activity calendar, educational themes, crafts, printable activities, and other resources in English and Spanish.

   
   http://first-school.ws/

» Hummingbird Educational Resources
   Includes lesson plan ideas, links, message board, and links.

   
   http://www.hummingbirded.com/

» 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.

   
   http://www.kinderkorner.com/

» Marilee Schuhrke's Page
   Offers topically-organized annotated links to help teachers develop thematic units.

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

» Mothergoose.com
   Free activities, crafts, games, and printables for ages 3 to 6.

   
   http://www.mothergoose.com/

» 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.

   
   http://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/

» Pratt's Educational Resources: Early Childhood Education
   Includes thematic activities, games, recipes, coloring pages, songs, and fingerplays.

   
   http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/earlychildhood.html

» Pre-K Directory of Schools
   Large, searchable directory of U.S. preschools.

   
   http://learnanytime.com/prek/

» Preschool Education
   Activities for the preschool and kindergarten classroom grouped by theme, and a free newsletter.

   
   http://www.preschooleducation.com/

» Preschool Printables
   Provides free printable calendars, classroom news, awards, bulletin boards, file folder games, charts, and so forth.

   
   http://www.preschoolprintables.com/

» Preschool by Stormie
   Monthly curriculum and lesson plan ideas.

   
   http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/

» Recipes 4 Learning
   Free kids recipes, crafts, learning games, songs, and poems.

   
   http://www.recipes4learning.com/

» Sherry's Kindergarten
   Lesson plans and favorite links for preschool and kindergarten. Changes monthly.

   
   http://sherryskindergarten.homestead.com/

» Step By Step Theme Pages
   Offers book recommendations, songs, fingerplays, and art activities for more than themes.

   
   http://stepbystepcc.com/themes.html

» Suzyque: Cyber Preschool
   Offers fingerplays, snack recipes, art ideas, printables, and curriculum calendar. Activities grouped by months and themes.

   
   http://www.suzyque.us/index.htm

» Tammy's Teaching Tips
   Provides tips, themes, ideas, and activities for preschool teachers as well as elementary teachers.

   
   http://taledo.tripod.com/TammysTeachingTips/

» Teaching is a Work of Heart
   Site updated monthly provides thematic activities and screened links.

   
   http://www.teachingheart.net/

» Technology and Young Children
   Includes information about educational practices, research, funding. A project of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

   
   http://www.techandyoungchildren.org/

» Technology in Early Childhood Education
   Assists educators in connecting technology with the way young children learn. Includes information about technology and curriculum, project planning, classroom arrangement, software selection, ergonomics, and internet safety.

   
   http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/

» The Idea Box
   Site aimed at parents and teachers of young children offers games, songs, kid recipes, craft ideas, and message boards.

   
   http://www.theideabox.com/

» 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.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/prekinder123/

» 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.

   
   http://members.aol.com/amberp813/

» Web Corner Index: Teacher Pages
   Hundreds of organized links related to early childhood issues.

   
   http://users.stargate.net/~cokids/teacher.html