ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development – Online Bookstore
http://shop.ascd.org/
“Effective teachers raise student achievement through preparation, organization, classroom management, and behaviors that influence their students' success. Find out how to identify these qualities and use them to improve practices in your district, school, or classroom. Use ASCD's resources to focus teacher development and nurture the qualities that can make a difference in a student's life.”
Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
http://www.casel.org/projects_products/safeandsound.php
Casel’s mission is to have social and emotional learning become an essential part of education process from pre-school through high school. Safe and Sound: An Education Leader's Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)s is offered free as a free download.
Early Childhood Research & Practice
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children.
The Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
Builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/coloring/
This page has traditional nursery rhymes that can be printed.
GEMS Early Childhood Science Curricula
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/gems/peaches.html
From Berkeley, PEACHES (Primary Explorations for Children and Educators in Science) is a nationally recognized early childhood program from the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) and published as part of the GEMS line of GEMS Teacher’s Guides. They offer wonderful units of study on ladybugs, butterflies, penguins and more for Pre-school children.
Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/
Here is a site for great, easy and fun recipes to make in your classroom.
NAEYC Resources
(National Association for the Education of Young Children)
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/default.asp
1.800.424.2460
Books, Brochures, Videos
“Through its publication program, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) provides a forum for discussion of major issues and ideas in the early childhood field, with the hope of provoking thought and promoting professional growth. (The views expressed or implied in the materials are not necessarily those of the Association. NAEYC does not require, endorse, or distribute any specific curriculum.)”
Redleaf Press
http://www.redleafpress.org
Redleaf Press is a nonprofit publisher of curriculum, management, and business resources for early childhood professionals. Representing the best thinking in the field, their resources are developmentally and culturally appropriate and free of stereotype.
Wayne State University
http://www.mpi.wayne.edu/resource.htm
Find more Reggio resources, a Reggio list serve, and for-fee periodical on innovative early childhood educational practices.
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Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
http://www.hippyusa.org/
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a parent involvement, school readiness program that helps parents prepare their three, four, and five year old children for success in school and beyond.
HIPPY is an international program that started in Israel in 1969.
How to Say Thank You in Every Language
http://www.geocities.com/thankyous/
Read and listen to thank-you, please, peace, and more in Hebrew and many, many other languages. Lots of fun.
The National Anthem Site
http://www.thenationalanthems.com/
Hear HaTikva…The Hope…the national anthem of Israel or any other county.
Looking at Children’s Work
http://www.lasw.org/
Here is a great website for looking at and learning how to look at students work. It is geared for older children, but can be very useful for kindergarten classes and has some valuable information about how to look at and use children's work that is relevant to all classes.
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/
Since 1977, ZERO TO THREE's multi-disciplinary focus has brought together infant and family professionals, uniting the fields of medicine, mental health, research, science, child development, and education.”