Magazines and E-zines
Early Childhood Educator, Early Learning at Home, ECRP: Early Childhood Research and Practice, Kindergarten Kafe
Montessori
A Gentle Beginning, Association Montessori Internationale, International Montessori Index, Montessori Connections, Montessori for the Earth, Montessori Net, The Montessori Foundation, www.Montessori.ca
Organizations and Clearinghouses
Association Childhood Education international, Association for Childhood Education International, Association of Early Childhood Educators, Newfound, Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario , California Early Childhood Mentor Program, California Kindergarten Association, Child Development Council of Franklin County, Child Development Resources, Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU), Childswork Learning Center, Inc.
Special Needs
Aba Resources for Recovery from Autism, Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Gr, Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center Site, Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, Learning Disabilities Resources, Meeting the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, and Presch, Preschoolers: Learning and Other Disabilities, Speech Therapy Activities, The Parent-Child Home Program, Too young for glasses?
Subjects
Art, Language Arts, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies, ABC Activities, abcteach, Activity Idea Place, Activity Pad, Alphabet Soup, Bry-Back Manor, Buddy Pages Themes, Children First: A Curriculum Guide for Kindergarte, Cook with Lyle, Core Knowledge: Kindergarten
A World of Kindergartens
Theme-based activities drawn from an international e-mail discussion group.
A-to-Z Kids Stuff
Includes lesson plan themes, monthly calendars, educational activities, and free downloads appropriate for use with young learners.
AOL@SCHOOL: Primary
This comprehensive guide to the Web for K-2 students packages hundreds of educator-reviewed resources on core subjects, reference, news, study skills and educational games.
Ask The Preschool Teacher
A place to ask questions and get responses from qualified preschool teachers. Includes an archive of questions asked previously.
CanTeach - Resources for Educators
Features classroom management resources, children's songs and poetry, planning tools, and free lesson plans.
Classroom Charlotte Mason
A discussion forum about the why and how of implementing Charlotte Mason's educational ideas in the early childhood classroom.
Early Childhood Education Resources on the World W
Provides annotated links for teachers and children.
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
Provides articles, message boards, chat area, and extensive web guides.
Early Childhood Educators Resources
Links to pages providing ideas for art, science, small group, circle time, and quiet time activities.
Early Childhood Focus
Provides current news stories related to the profession. Allows users to submit news or discuss items, publications and press releases.
Early Childhood Resources
Links to information about child development, curriculum, and parenting.
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.
EdnoLand.com
On-line preschool community provides resources for teachers and parents, as well as interactive activities for young children.
Everything Preschool
Includes lesson plans, art, songs, thematic units, and book reviews.
Facts in Action
Summarizes early education research and policy for parents, teachers, advocates, and policymakers . From the Early Education Clearinghouse.
First School
Features activity calendar, educational themes, crafts, printable activities, and other resources in English and Spanish.
Hummingbird Educational Resources
Includes lesson plan ideas, links, message board, and links.
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.
Kindergarten Classroom
Thematic reading and math readiness activities for kindergarten science and social studies units. Technology connected lessons for each unit plus links to age appropriate sites.
Marilee Schuhrke's Page
Offers topically-organized annotated links to help teachers develop thematic units.
Mothergoose.com
Free activities, crafts, games, and printables for ages 3 to 6.
Ms. Haygood's Primary Page
Offers teaching ideas, class schedule, curriculum ideas, and a monthly thematic scope and sequence.
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.
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
Provides daycare regulations by state.
Postcards for Preschool
Kids at the Preschool Workshop are learning about the United States and other countries around the world. Educators can help by sending a postcard.
Pratt's Educational Resources: Early Childhoo
Includes thematic activities, games, recipes, coloring pages, songs, and fingerplays.
Pre-K Directory of Schools
Large, searchable directory of U.S. preschools.
Preschool Education
Activities for the preschool and kindergarten classroom grouped by theme, and a free newsletter.
Preschool Printables
Provides free printable calendars, classroom news, awards, bulletin boards, file folder games, charts, and so forth.
Recipes 4 Learning
Free kids recipes, crafts, learning games, songs, and poems.
Resources for Early Childhood Education
Small collection of links compiled by researchers at Pennsylvania State University.
Sherry's Kindergarten
Lesson plans and favorite links for preschool and kindergarten. Changes monthly.
Step By Step Theme Pages
Offers book recommendations, songs, fingerplays, and art activities for more than themes.
Suzyque: Cyber Preschool
Offers fingerplays, snack recipes, art ideas, printables, and curriculum calendar. Activities grouped by months and themes.
Tammy's Teaching Tips
Provides tips, themes, ideas, and activities for preschool teachers as well as elementary teachers.
Teaching is a Work of Heart
Site updated monthly provides thematic activities and screened links.
Technology and Young Children
Includes information about educational practices, research, funding. A project of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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.
The Idea Box
Site aimed at parents and teachers of young children offers games, songs, kid recipes, craft ideas, and message boards.
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.
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.
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.
Web Corner Index: Teacher Pages
Hundreds of organized links related to early childhood issues.
What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Educa
Explores contemporary research and recommends home and classroom activities.