Understanding EARLY CHILDHOOD is an important area in being a teacher. We have to understand the child's development and where they are coming from. This category is designed to aid in the development of students in early childhood. It is also created to assist in lesson ideas that enhance the skills developed during early childhood that will assist the child in succeeding later in life.
As I continue on my search for websites that offer extensions to the area of early childhood, I will add new links and I will also remove links that no longer work or no longer serve a purpose.
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National Literacy Trust ~ Literacy Changes Lives
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/index.html
This website offers many useful literacy resources for both parents and teachers. The site offers parents and teachers with information on how to teach reading, books to use, recent news, and subcategories that match your student/child's learning level.
I have read many of the research articles offered on this site.
First School Years
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/
This website has a number of links for various curriculum areas that are taught to students on daily/weekly basis, from literacy to history. Under each curriculum link the user can find website links and suggested resource books. Under the "general" tab, the user can find forms to be used by the teacher along with other links to educational websites.
I have used the Reading Record to track my own child's reading progress. This is one website that I will use again in the future with my own class.
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/index.shtml
This website offers the user with many useful links for teachers who are looking for ideas to supplement their lessons. This site has subgroups for language, math, science, geography, and other curriculum areas. Under each subcategory there is a list of links relevant to that particular content area. There is even a subgroup for religion classes.
What I really like about this site is when you click on the more subgroup, you are taken to more subgroups one of which is display photos. Within this group are curriculum areas with photos of bulletin boards with an explanation. It provides the user with a great visual of displays that can be utilized within the learning environment.
Literacy Matters
http://www.literacymatters.com/
This website has much to offer the classroom teacher when it comes to teaching literacy. In particular this website offers literature ideas and lesson plans for such topics as narratives, nonfiction, poetry, etc...
It has information for preschool, early childhood, and years 1 through 7.
Little Red Hen Here is a sample lesson for Little Red Hen one of many that the site has to offer.
KinderPlans.com
http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=326
This website offers the user lesson plans and other resources for Kindergarten and Preschool classrooms. Worksheets include learning the alphabet, themed and seasonal, fairy tales, songs, literacy, etc... The site also offers users ideas for creating bulletin boards, learning centres, and teaching strategies.
I have used some of the information provided on this site. There are "freebies" but the majority of the information is for paying members only.
TLSBooks.com Free Worksheets
http://www.tlsbooks.com/preschoolworksheets.htm
This website offers many useful worksheets from shapes, numbers, concepts, thinking skills, colouring pages and much more at the preschool level. A long with preschool materials, along the side the user can find links to Kindergarten to Grade 5. There are also links to crafts, holiday theme ideas, reading support and other websites.
I have used the Reading A-Z while teaching.
Early Childhood Links
http://www.earlychildhoodlinks.com/teachers/worksheetselementary.htm
This website provides the user with links to many sites that offer worksheets (that either have a coast, membership fee, or are free) to use within the home or classroom. I have visited several of the sites listed, and used materials to supplement a lesson I taught. These sites may be listed for early childhood but, I have used them in older grades as well.
Along with the list of worksheets, there are other links for the user to click on. Also offered are links to Homeschooling, Montessori, Teacher links, etc...
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