Early Childhood Education

CTW Family Workshop
http://www.ctw.org/
This site, from the Children's Television Workshop, is designed for preschoolers and their educators and caregivers. In the Preschool Playground and Activity Time areas you will find educational games, stories, crafts and activities. This site is also a companion to CTW's Sesame Street program. A very cute feature is the ability is tickle Elmo virtually.

Disney-EduStation
http://www.disney.com/EducationalProductions/index.html
This site is designed as a tool for teachers of elementary school-aged children. It includes lesson plans, activities, features on schools, an events calendar for educators and giveaways.

Early Childhood Education Online
http://www.ume.maine.edu/~cofed/eceol/welcome.shtml
This University of Maine web guide geared toward educators includes links in areas such as child development, advocacy, observation and assessment, curriculum and environments, diversity, issues, and professional development.

Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/
The claim made here is "Index to all things Early Childhood!" This seems to be true. Articles and links are indexed by category. The amount of information that is accessible through this site is impressive.

Early Childhood.com
http://www.earlychildhood.com/
"The source of information for all who share an interest in improving the education and general life experience of young children. It's a place for getting advice from experts in the early childhood field, expanding your collection of early childhood projects, and sharing ideas and questions with the early childhood community."

Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/
Houghton Mifflin maintains this site for teachers, parents and kids. It features printable activities for various levels and subjects and educational online games.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://ericeece.org/
Part of the ERIC system, EECE includes the National Parent Information Network, links to relevant ERIC publications, special topics and discussion groups.

Funschool
http://www.funschool.com/
Graphics rule at this site. This makes the site easy to use for non-readers but slow to navigate. It features online educational games.

Hall of Early Childhood Education
http://www.tenet.edu/academia/earlychild.html
The Texas Education Network maintains this site with areas for educators, parents and kids. It has activities and links of interest to Early Childhood folks.

Hummingbird Educational Resources
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/7914/
Lesson plans, songbooks, a message board and links to useful sites make this site "a resource page for Early Childhood through Kindergarten Teachers."

Idea Box-Early Childhood Education & Activity Resources
http://www.theideabox.com/
Ideas for educational and fun things to do with kids are divided into easy to use categories like: activities, games, music, recipes, crafts and there is even a seasonal category.

Kidsource
http://www.kidsource.com/
The education and healthcare information at Kidsource is divided into categories by age group. Articles, activities and links are provided. A rather unique aspect of this site is the safety and product recall information.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
"The National Association for the Education of Young Children" exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children." At this homepage you will find information about the organization as well as articles on topics of interest. Booklists are an especially nice feature.

National Child Care Information Center
http://nccic.org/
The purpose of the NCCIC is to "complement, enhance and promote child care linkages and to serve as a mechanism for supporting quality, comprehensive services for children and families." Supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the site provides links to many agencies and organizations. Of particular is the statistical information available in the State Profiles.

The Perpetual Preschool
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
Sharing ideas is the focus of this site. Activities are presented in categories like art, music, and blocks. There are also ideas for bulletin boards, and nap time and teacher tips for things like home visits, back to school, and health and safety.

School Express
http://www.freeworksheets.com/
A great resource for educators looking for free, printable worksheets for various age groups in different subject categories.

Teaching Strategies
http://www.TeachingStrategies.com/
While the purpose of this site seems to be to sell books, it also offers a lot of information on one theory of curriculum development.

Weekly Reader Galaxy
http://www.weeklyreader.com/
The educational activities at this site are presented by activity type and by age. There are three main areas for exploration. These are for teachers, parents and for kids.