Early Childhood


4 Kids Treehouse
includes Entertainment, Playroom, Projects, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Study Resources plus safety information for parents

20 Fun Things To Do With Your Kids
games and activates for young children plus seasonal fun, too

101 Activities To Do With Your Toddler
Contains activities, songs, finger plays, and more for children aged 1-3 years. These constructive activities help encourage motor development and eye-hand coordination, and they will promote mental and social growth. As if that weren't enough, they are also a lot of fun!

Ace Kids
everything from homework help to animate a bagel

The Activity Cupboard
hundreds of craft ideas arranged by subject

Activity Idea Place
over 1000 activity ideas for young children - theme based art, math, science, games, songs, dramatic play, etc. and lesson plans and curriculum ideas for preschool and toddler teachers

Activity Search
searchable database of 400+ original K-8 classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers and parents - search for activities by both curriculum area and grade level

Alex's Scribbles - Koala Trouble Stories
interactive stories about Max the koala bear, illustrated with drawings by his 5-year-old human friend Alex

Amazing Adventure Read-A-Long Stories
Filled with family-oriented activities and read-along stories. Requires Netscape 3x or above.

Animal Alphabet Rhymes
Click on a picture to learn more about the animal. Also links to other World Wide Web Sites that feature animals.

The Attic
Almost 100 print and color pages. Be sure to scroll all the way down as there are some great pages in the Misc. section.

Barney Home Page
everything Barney from a 5 year old fan (with a little help from her parents)

Barnyard Buddies Color Me Posters
animal pictures to print and color

Beantime Stories
Join Tippity Witchet as she tells Beantime Stories. Also don't miss the Learning Resources at the bottom of the page for correlating projects and activities.

Berenstain Bears
Try the maze to Bigpaw's Lair - just make sure you don't wake him up! Sister's got a secret message for you - can you solve it? Take a tour of the Bears' Tree House from the cellar all the way up to Brother and Sister's room. Visit the library or take in a movie. Send an e-mail to Mama, Papa, Sister or Brother (or the whole family).

Berit's Best Sites for Children
one of the best sources for parents, teachers, and students who need reliable help to find quality sites for children

Billy Bears Playground
so much for kids that you just have to go there to discover it all

Build a Monster
choose different body parts to create a strange looking creature

Candlelight Stories - Children's Stories and Educational Entertainment
traditional and new stories for children as well a e-cards, games, and fun activities

Carlos' Coloring Book
click on the color and then click on the picture

The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
projects, crafts, and games from the Shari Lewis gang at PBS

Children's Literature - Resources for Parents
annotated list of reading resources that's great for teachers, too

Children's Storybooks Online
original illustrated stories

Colgate's Kids World
all about tooth care presented in a very fun way

Color A Picture Online
links to coloring sites

Cooking With Kids
cooking fun for parents and kids in grades Pre-K, K, and 1

Crayola
craft central, coloring book, stratum, online art, game room, inside crayola, and a teacher section

CyberNetiquette
n entertaining, interactive way for families to learn valuable lessons about online safety

CyberSuess
lots of fun activities on this site of the The Great Glorious and Gandorious Dr. Suess

Davis Farmland
visit the Farm Fun page for sounds and games, send a virtual postcard, or learn about endangered species of livestock

Definition Guessing Game
choose one of the words and guess its definition - divided into K-2, 3-5, 6+ categories

Disney
fun for everyone

Download a Dinosaur
easy-to-make paper dinosaurs designs that you print, cut, fold, and paste

Early Childhood.com
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 creative projects, and sharing ideas and questions with the early childhood community.

Early Childhood Education Online
Promotes and facilitates information management and exchange, and serves as a resource and benefit for all children and all people who help them grow and learn. Also sponsors an Early Childhood Listserv.

Early Childhood Education and Family Web Corner
index to all things early childhood

Early Childhood Educators Resources
includes the Art Area, Quiet Area, Block Area, Sensory Area, Music Area, Dramatic Play Science Area, Large Group, Small Group, and Teacher Resources 

Early Childhood Greets the Web
very nice annotated resource page

Eddy the Eco-Dog
the fun, hip lovable canine who helps kids discover cool things about nature, science, and ecology

Education Place Fun Stuff
games and activities including Wacky Web Tales

Education World: Early Childhood Center
Created to celebrate and support the creativity and dedication of all those who participate in the education of young children. Teachers, parents, aides, and administrators are encouraged to explore these resources and share your ideas for working with young children.

EduPuppy
everything for Preschool-Grade 2 - a prescreened database providing a comprehensive cornerstone for Early Childhood Educators using the Internet

The Electronic Zoo
all about zoos, animals, and pet care

Enchanted Learning
fun facts and activities about birds, dinosaurs, and history plus games to play

Flash Cards for Kids!
set up to help kids learn basic math skills while on the Internet

ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Childhood Education
resources and information for educators

The Froggy Page
home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific

Fun Brain
math baseball, change maker, spell check, fun match, and wacky tales

Grandad's Animal Book K to 3
interactive book has a poem and a picture for each of the letters of the alphabet

I Am Your Child
a national public awareness and engagement campaign to communicate the importance of the prenatal period through the first three years of life

I Spy
simple game for young children, based on the traditional 'I Spy' game parents have always played with their children to fill time

Idea Box
early childhood education and activity resources

Jump Start
games and activities for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and older children

KidzPage
poetry and verse for kids of all ages including Critter ABC's, Have a Bash with Ogden Nash, For Better or Verse, and more

KinderArt
free art lessons for K-8 students

Kindergarten Connection
lesson plans in all areas of the curriculum; Teacher-To-Teacher Tips including classroom management strategies, bulletin board ideas, and more; research articles; links to other educational resources; trade book reviews; online educational materials for sale; and contests to win free classroom materials

Kindergarten Kafe
theme activities for the classroom that include songs, activities, poems, etc.

Lil' Fingers Storybooks
computer storybook site for toddlers - designed with young children in mind using... Large Buttons for Little Fingers, Large Text Animation, Bright Colors, Quick Loading Pages

Little Explorers Dictionary
Picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Since the pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help and guidance from their favorite adult. Also English-French, English-German, English-Portuguese, or the English-Spanish versions are available.

Little Green Peas
fun and educational activities for toddlers

Live and Learn: The Learning Pages
gateway to educational resource materials, free software, informative articles, online games, interesting educational links for teachers and parents

Lois Walker's Follow Me Page
Coloring, Puppets , Arts & Crafts , Read-Aloud Story, Hey Kids! What's Cookin'?, Surfs Up! Let's Cook!, Hands Up! Hands On! , Take Part, Silly Jokes, Tongue Twisters,
Tell-a-Tale Town

Lunaland
Join Katie, her pony Astra and her best friend Prince Alexander as they experience exciting adventures in the magical kingdom of
Lunaland! You can change the names of all the characters in the stories and then print them and color them to make your very own storybooks.

The Magic School Bus Fun Place
based on the award-winning book series that features a wacky science teacher named Ms. Frizzle who takes her class of enthusiastic, inquisitive students and playful sidekick, Liz, the lizard, on educational field trips in her magically transformable bus

Map Adventures
Teaching packet appropriate for grades K-3. Students will learn basic concepts for visualizing objects from different perspectives and how to understand and use maps.

Mardi G. Raccoon's Tour of Louisiana
fun facts and activities about Mardi Gras and Louisiana

Michael's Kids Club
regular features includes Kids Club Newsletter; Kids Club Projects (great stuff to make and do); Electric Canvas! (on-line coloring book); Kaleidoscope! (our Java toy); InterNotes (end a message to a friend)

Nick Jr.
play to learn with Blue's Clues, Franklin, Kipper, Maisy, Little Bear and other favorite TV characters

Online Activities for Kids
lots of activities for kids ages 5 - 12 including some very good ones for math

Ouachita Parish Public Library Parenting Series Web Resources
web sites that correlate with the monthly topics presented by guest speaker's at the library

Papa's Poems for Toddlers
Poetry for Fathers (and others) to Enjoy With Their Toddlers

PBS Kids
links to all your favorite kids shows plus some fun activities

Perpetual Preschool
Created to celebrate the creativity and dedication of all those who contribute to the perpetual education of young children.  ...an invaluable asset to Early Childhood Educators across the world.

Pitter Patter
A place to find educational things to do for the young and the old. For little hands and the young at heart, check out the Craft-of-the-Week and the compilation of these crafts in the Pitter Patter Craft Library.

Poison Prevention
Kids - we've got games, coloring book stuff, and a certificate for you! Grownups - take a look at your part of this site for ideas on using it with young children!

Pooh World
lots of educational activities, games, and color pages plus stories to read about Pooh and his friends

Rainy Day Resource Page
activities and projects in the areas of Fun on the Computer, Arts and Crafts, and Recipes

The Real Mother Goose
the book that we all loved as children has been put online including the illustrations

SeaMonkey Oz Home Page
Oz-related links, philosophical musings, creative writing, and lots of artwork by the inhabitants of Oz. Many of these Ozians are very young, but they have email addresses and would like to hear from you.

Sea World
Hidden Key Adventure, photo of the day, and information on SeaWorld

Sesame Street Central
fun activities and games from the Sesame Street gang - some parts of the site require Netscape 3x or above

Silly Billy's World
original stories for children from Silly Billy

Sony Wonderland
jump into the Wading Pool ( games/activities for ages 2-3), play in the Sandbox (games/activities for ages 3-6), or join in a Sing-A-Long

Stage Hand Puppets
Regular features include On-Line Puppet Theatre, Performance Tips, Ventriloquism, Paper Puppets, Scrap Puppets, and Hot Links. Kids can create a puppet online.

Theodore Tugboat Online Activity Centre
the online home of the friendliest tugboat in the world - lots of activities, e-cards, interactive stories

The White House for Kids
take a tour with Socks and Buddy

Winnie the Pooh and Friends
An Expotition Through The Hundred
Acre Woods