Early Childhood -- ONLINE
Ants, apples, bees, frogs,
sunflowers, and lots more -- themed activity ideas for
preschoolers. Contains crafts, games, songs, as well as thematically
related books. Also holiday fun!
This site from Scholastic's ECT section offers great
ideas on activities to do with preschoolers -- both in the classroom
and in the home. Surf around the site to see more information from
their Early Childhood Today pages, such as...
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magazines Check this section of the ChildFun parenting site for great craft ideas -- great themes like day and night, numbers, ocean, teddy bears, flowers, vegetables, dinosaurs, the different holidays, as well as the seasons. Each theme category contains relevant books, fun crafts, songs, fingerplays, poems, science projects, games and more.
Over 650 ideas for young children -- most arranged by theme. Includes all curriculum areas.
The
Daycare Providers Homepage
An excellent resource! Songs,
art projects, poems, sensory recipes, and more. Great links section
as well. Get ideas for what to do with a young child all through the month. A whole year full of ideas! Includes stories, songs, and art. While much of this site is free, it is well worth the small annual membership to access the members only pages -- loads of useful printouts that will benefit teachers in the home and the school.
Coloring and Worksheets to go with
favorite books from the HarperCollins publishing house. This site contains tons of great ideas for crafts, recipes and more. Great links to all kinds of cool sites. Submit your own good ideas, and you might win a prize.
Great ideas for fun things to do with toddlers to help them learn and grow. Great for parents of toddlers too!
School Age/ K-12 -- ONLINE
Lesson plans for students from late elementary through high school. Very nicely laid out plans, interesting lesson topics, impressive ideas for hands on experiments and activities.
An excellant way to find background information and links on almost any topic. Much more than a search engine, Jeeves will save you hours of browsing by quickly connecting you with choice articles, websites, and more. I utilize it to find background information, games, diagrams, fun facts, and online stories related to my lesson plans. Great when you're in a hurry!
Busy
Teacher's Website, K-12 If you're looking for information about the state of California, here's a great source: the state's own official website. With segments covering history, culture, natural resources, employment, and other key topics, it's an important stepping off point for your school or homeschool project.
A great online treasure.
Begin with the brief overview, then surf this extensive article for
excellent explanations and descriptions of our states major features.
A short synopsis of
the history of the Golden State. Great place to get ideas for further
exploration in the subject. Be sure to check this site for their State Reports section. Useful collection of maps, history, statistics & trivia, plus photos and more for all 50 states! This could be a great way to turn a family trip into a real educational opportunity. The site contains lots of other resources for enhancing learning in other curriculum areas.
DiscoverySchool -- Lesson Plans Contains lesson plans for grades K-6 and 7-12. You can also use this site to create your own crossword puzzles and mazes to complement lesson plans -- theoretically at least. They always seem to have too much traffic to get it to work!
While much of this site is free, it is well worth the small annual membership to access the members only pages -- loads of useful printouts that will benefit teachers in the home and the school.
Ideas for garden and nature fun incorporating growing, observing,
journaling, reading, art, and more. From the
Kinder
Garden web site. Nice resource for teachers and homeschoolers. Latitude & longitude, a great variety of maps (historical, road & atlas, blank & outline), climate & weather, etc. From About.com
from ENC online. An impressive collection of links to top science sites -- lesson plans, online material for student exploration and learning.
Science
Lesson Plans -- Net Links
Scholastic's Lesson Plans & Reproducibles Language, social studies, math, science, plus a few other subjects, with many subcategories in each.
This is a superb site with links to information on art history, world history and global studies, U.S. history & government, and countries & regions. It's general resource section contains college bound resources, economics, homework help, kid and teacher resources, museums around the world, and news services. Also contains book and software reviews.
A sensational site dedicated to the works and times of William Shakespeare. Lesson plans, reviews, discussion, paper dolls, and oodles of online plays and sonnets. Excellent links to more Shakespearian resources.
Teacher's Guides @ Random House Browse by grade, theme, historical time period, title, etc. Even more teacher's resources for using children's literature.
An online treasure trove of science lesson plans! Texas State Aquarium's Educator Resources Check it out for current online lesson plans and information on topics related to wetlands and marine life. Great links and info for teachers, courtesy of Yahoo.com
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