EARLY CHILDHOOD

Secular Resources         Judaic Resources             Strategies

Secular Lessons & Resources Scholastic The Scholastic site contains lesson plans and activities by grade level. From the Teacher page click on Online Activities. Scroll down under Reading and Language Arts see, in particular, Building Language for Literacy and Clifford Interactive Storybooks. Kinderart Early Childhood activities submitted by teachers are included, as are colouring pages and seasonal ideas.   PBS The TeacherSource section of the PBS site includes lessons for Early Childhood in the areas of Arts & Literature, Health & Fitness, Math, Science & Technology, Social Studies. The PBS Kids section has a variety of interactive activities, from stories to games to activites related to their t.v. shows.   The Idea Box Crafts, games, songs and activities submitted by teachers and parents   Early Childhood A wide variety of arts and crafts projects, activities and curriculum ideas as well as articles for teachers on early childhood issues. Enchanted Learning The Enchanted Learning site includes theme units for kindergarten - grade 3 with crafts, rhymes and activities. See, in particular, the Little Explorer section. It includes an interactive picture dictionary with more than 2000 entries that have pictures, descriptions and often links to further information. The site also has animal printouts and information and quizzes that help young children learn how to use the internet.   Tot City The Tot City site includes a TotZone section under Preschooler Activities with games that children can play online.

Judaic Studies Lessons & Resources Torah Tots Short, simple versions of Parsha, holidays; includes colouring pages for alef-bet and holidays and a Hebrew calendar   Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network Holidays, Parsha, information about Israel, heroes and alef bet   Nurit Reshef's Site Information about holidays, Zionism, symbols   BJE Chicago Learning Activities dealing with Judaic subjects are available for all age groups Zigzag World Must be able to read Hebrew to play the games

Strategies & Resources Reggio Emilia Digests of publications dealing with the Reggio Emilia approach   NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children resources: Early Years are Learning Years - short, focused articles on topics that help parents and professionals make the critical early years the best that they can be.   National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through Technology Includes tours of two ECE classrooms focusing on Special Education needs   Early Connections: Technology in ECE Technology in early childhood education   Eduplace Houghton-Mifflin supplement to their Invitation to Literacy program in print