Resources for Early
Childhood Professionals and Families
Resources Obtained
From Walden University
NAEYC http://www.naeyc.org
World Forum Foundation http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
World Organization for Early Childhood
Education http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org/
Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org/
UNICEF http://www.unicef.org
Administration for Children and Families Headstart's
National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
Additional Websites
of Interest
compiled from years of
experience and great minds in the field
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
http://users.sgi.net/-cokids/
Have a questions regarding young children or Early Childhood
Education? This is the
place to go. Great teacher pages (including lessons,
activities, educational links, etc.)
and family pages (parenting information, etc.). Good
resource for links to sites for
information on young children with special needs as well as
using technology with young
children.
Sunshine Online
www.sunshine.co.nz/
Teacher Resources section has lots of good ideas for
activities, lessons, and themes.
Nice computer learning section for young children. Websites
to schools around the world
including the U.S. and 5 other countries (suggestions—Start
a “Web Pals”
correspondence with another class—Connect with another
teacher with a class similar to
your for activity ideas, support, etc.).
Preschool Teacher
www.bv.net/-stormie/
A website where teachers of Pre-K and Kindergarten students
can go to for ideas for
curriculums, lesson plans, themes, activities. Teachers are
encouraged to
contribute/share ideas on this site.
Early Childhood.com
www.earlychildhood.com
Nice site for parents and teachers. Lots of articles on a
variety of issues regarding young
children. Fun craft ideas. Great internet links for parents,
teachers, and kids. If you have a question or want to share one of your ideas,
go to Sharing Boards. Join their mailing
list to receive the latest ECE news and ideas.
Hall of Early Childhood Education
www.tenet.edu/academia/earlychild.html
Great resources for teachers, parents, and kids---lots of
links!
The Idea Box
www.theideabox.com
Hundreds of activity ideas, games, crafts, songs, recipes,
etc. for young children. You
will also find coloring pages, online stories, links for
children and adults, message boards
for parents and teachers, etc.
Early Childhood Today
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/ect.htm
Lesson plans and reproducibles for many subject areas can be
found at this site. A
parent Send Home Activities section is included, as well as
activities section for kids and
their parents, and online activities.
Resources for Early Childhood Special Education
www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/pz.html
Great sit for educators and parents of young special needs
children. Great teaching
ideas, web links, information on disabilities, technology
resources (including AT –
Assistive Technology), software recommendations, etc.
The Perpetual Preschool
www.perpetualpreschool.com
A good source for curriculum, activity, songs, and book
ideas. Go to the ECE Web Guide
for articles on Early Childhood Education, including special
needs. Need a break from
ECE? Want a little fun? Play trivia games at the teacher
“break” area. This site also
offers online classes for educators. Tuition is $25.00.
Early Childhood Ed.
Online
www.earlychildhoodedonline.com
Various articles dealing with young children can be found
here. You can also find several
web links to curriculum ideas, advocacy information, and
professional development
opportunities.
Family Education
www.familyed.com
Great articles, activity ideas, internet tips for teachers
(including special needs) can be
found at this site. Good parenting articles also. Up-to-date
health articles from Dr. C.
Everett Koop.
A World of Kindergartens
www.iup.edu/-njyost/KHI/KHI.htmlx
Kindergarten teachers from around the world collaborate to
make this website. This site
includes great activities, resources, and personal insights
from teachers. A great place to
go if you need suggestions from teachers in similar teaching
situations. You can get lots
of support from preschool, kindergarten, and primary
teachers from around the world
Parents as Teachers
Note:
These are great resources for all involved with young children…all
ideas, opinions, additions, etc. are welcomed!
You've chosen some great resources and they were every insightful. Some of the resources for class this week I chose as well. The personal websites of interest you chose had great things on them and some of the sites I will recommend to my co-workers.
ReplyDeleteKaren,
ReplyDeleteI really like your resources. I am going to explore the Idea Box and the Perpetual Preschool more. I am always looking for new resources for activities so I do not fall back on the same activities time after time.
Thank you for sharing these additional resources!
Tanya