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- A to Z Kid's Stuff - http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/
Lots of very basic approaches to instruction for Pre-School
and
Kindergarten, categorized by headings that will surely make
sense to any
primary teacher. While this site doesn't necessarily offer
lots of
interactivity, the storehouse of ready to use ideas is a big
selling
point.
- CIERA - http://www.ciera.org/
The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
houses lots of free material on appropriate practices for promoting
literacy in the primary grades. The Ideas@Work forum and the links to other
literacy resources provide depth to this first rate effort.
- DLTK's Crafts for Kids - http://www.dltk-kids.com/index.htm
Exhaustive collection of all kinds of printable craft ideas
fro kids aged 2 and up! You have to see it to believe it. Stop in and
have a new printer cartridge handy!
- Early Childhood Educators - http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/
A nice centralized location for all things to do with Early
Childhood, ECE provides links to a plethora of resources for teachers and
parents working with primary children. Fast loading and easy to use,
all teachers of young children should know about this site!
- Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project - http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/
The forward thinking Montgomery County, Maryland School system
has put together this progressive program to promote literacy of
technology in the earliest grades. This website offers the background and
materials to teachers around the world interested in making use of this fabulous
program.
- Early Elementary Lessons - http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/earlyelementary.html
Looking to beef up your primary Science classroom? Here's a
nice collection of Science activities for young students covering
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science and Technology.
Each activity is teacher tested and explained in clear, simple terms for
quick reference.
- Early Literacy Project - http://www.ecs.edmonton.ab.ca/tlc/earlylit/
An excellent source of all kinds of activities and materials
to promote early language acquisition and literacy, from the Telus
Learning Connection Project Centre.
- First Grade Back Pack - http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/grade1.html
A great Internet stop for kids and parents, FGBP offers all
kinds of interactive stories, virtual field trips, math games, animal
activities, and much, much more. Kept current and always being modified,
FGBP is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
- Funschool - http://www.funschool.com/
Original activities designed for the K-2 crowd, Funschool is a
great place to have safe fun for young children. There's lots of
familiar game formats here, and great use of JAVA applets for such
fascinating uses of technology as the US Map puzzle for First Graders!
- Idea Box - http://www.theideabox.com/
All kinds of timely lessons and activities designed for the
primary grades, including message boards where teachers can get
together and offer support and ideas for one another. The free monthly
newsletter rounds out this exceptionally designed site!
- Jim Speir's Cooking Page - http://www.melborponsti.com/speirs/kids/index.htm
A nice little collection of crafty recipes you can implement
in your classroom. Choose such attention getting titles as the Jello
Aquarium, Paint Brush Cookies and Snake Hot Dogs!
- KinderKorner - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1213/
"Kinder Korner is a Resource Website for teachers and
others interested in early childhood education, Pre-K through 2nd Grade. KinderKorner is also an Internet
mailing list and a great place to share ideas, ask questions, and talk
about what works in your classroom."
- Marcia's Kreative Kids - http://members.aol.com/mrciajones/activity.html
This site is by no means exhaustive, but it offers such nice
art and craft activities while keeping is mindful of upcoming thematic
planning opportunities, it may be just what you're looking for! Did you
know June is National Fresh Fruit/Vegetable Month, Dairy Month and Zoo
& Aquarium Month?!
- Morris Farm Alphabet Book - http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~wps/jackson/alphabet.htm
Created by First Graders, this is a very rudimentary use of
the Internet to promote letter and sound awareness for little ones. Simply
click on any letter of the alphabet and view an original image from
Morris Farm - simple and fun!
- Mrs. Gaine's Kindergarten Links - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/gainesgang.html
This is what a truly early childhood collection of links
should look like. If you visit no other site from this edition, be sure to
visit this one if you're looking for interactive educational games
for non-readers. This is what we need more of online for the
youngest learners!
- Mrs. Griffin's Kindergarten Page -
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/5059/index.html Amy Griffin is a primary teacher in Crewe, Virginia, and the
slew of thematic units she has housed here truly shows everything
early childhood educators have to show the rest of us! Each unit is
chocked full of literature, activities and extensions to help bolster
any primary classroom.
- Music Mania - http://www.ecs.edmonton.ab.ca/tlc/musicmania/
Dedicated to bringing together a huge cache of original songs
from around the world which are appropriate for use in primary
classrooms. Find what you need and share your own original compositions
with your cyber-colleagues!
- PBS Kids - http://www.pbs.org/kids/
Connections to content and interactive learning for much of
the popular PBS programming. Currently touted is the new series. 'Between
the Lions' in which a trio of lions run a library and enjoy all kinds of
adventures with books in the process!
- Playdough Recipes - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7875/recip3.html
Just what the title says: a nice variety of different
playdough recipes.
- Primary Units - http://www.sped.ukans.edu/spedprojects/theme/primary.html
Twenty-one units to save and make immediate use of in your
classroom, covering such well-worn topics as the Little Red Hen, Myself,
Native Americans, Oceans, Plants, Rocks, The Three Bears and much,
much more. Uses Adobe Acrobat to view units.
- Preschool Teacher - http://www.bv.net/~stormie/index.html
Know a preschool teacher? Want to make him/her happy? Give
them the URL for this site. All kinds of materials, ideas, suggestions and
activities expressly for children below the age of Kindergarten. A must
visit!
- Resources for Early Childhood Educators - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/8787/preschool.html
Joni puts together this lengthy but succinct collection of
short lists of Internet resources for early childhood teachers. Very handy
and nicely organized.
- Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/
Out of England, this site is of rather sophisticated design.
It serves as a clearinghouse and idea exchange for primary teachers from
around the world. If you have the time, this site should be explored.
It can be very rewarding.
- Variations on Cinderella - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cinderella.html
Web resources and book citations that cover the length and
breadth of this famous fairy tale, from the Children's Literature Web
Guide.
- The Whole Child - http://pbs.org/wholechild/
This companion to the PBS series offers a wealth of online
resources for parents, educators and anyone interested in learning more
about human development. Tips for parenting and preschoolers are
especially worthwhile.
- A World of Kindergartens - http://www.iup.edu/~njyost/KHI/KHI.htmlx
Excellent listing of early childhood resources gathered from
around the globe and covering such popular areas of interest as the 100th
day of school, computers in the primary grades, bookmark collections
and an Early Childhood Educator's Technology Talk.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/
Curriculum: Get Wild About Reading With This Great Site. Each week you'll find new stories that accompany and expand on the new
PBS television show "Between the Lions." This site is
developed for 4-9 year olds in an effort to help them learn to read.
You can find more than 300 literacy tips, recommended books, and other
great interactive curriculum tools designed to build foundation skills
for reading and literacy. The web curriculum mirrors the
television program and you're encouraged to visit the site page
entitled "How to Use This Site," so you can
see the extensive educational resources this web site has to offer.
Another great resource to look at while you're visiting is the
"Word Helper" section. There you'll discover a
glossary of nearly 200 words with sound clips to help with
pronunciation, contextual definitions, multiple meanings, Spanish
translations, idiomatic use, all in a fun environment.
- K-4: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
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www.primarygames.com
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www.apples4theteacher.com
- Pre-K
www.preschoolexpress.com
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