Early Childhood
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Together with our members, community partners, and network of Affiliates across the country, we proudly ensure that the early childhood profession exemplifies excellence and is recognized as performing… learn more
Technology and Young Children: Online Resources
NAEYC Position Statement When used intentionally and appropriately, technology and interactive media are effective tools to support learning and development. Intentional use requires early childhood teachers and administrators… learn more
Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learners
The thoughtful use of technology by parents and early educators can engage children in key skills such as play, self-expression, and computational thinking which will support later success… learn more
WILD Wordsmyth: Teacher's Area
Welcome to WILD! We hope that by trying some of these ideas and activities, you will be able to use WILD with your students to make meaningful connections… learn more
Early Childhood Education Solutions
We believe that all children deserve a nurturing, engaging, and high-quality learning environment designed to support their unique needs throughout the critical, formative years. At Teaching Strategies, we… learn more
5 Activities You Shouldn't Skip the First Week of Kindergarten
The beginning of kindergarten is so busy! We pack in so much in 15-minute increments that I know it can be hard to make lesson planning easy. Here is… learn more
Early Education Information for Teachers, Parents & Caregivers
Early Childhood Education covers everything from infant development to preschool and kindergarten lesson plans. Articles are written by and for parents, and early childhood care workers. Read up… learn more
Teaching Resources for Preschool
PBS Learning Media Build foundational skills in your preschool learners with videos, lesson plans, and games. learn more
How to Set Up a Year-Long Math Games and Activities Center
Set up a math games and activities center in your classroom that is easy to maintain all year long. I think that math games are the perfect fit in a… learn more
Teaching Strategies: Teacher Toolkit
Thank you teachers! We invite you to take advantage of this free toolkit of resources specially selected to help preschool teachers like you feel confident and prepared as… learn more
NGSS Encourages Teachers to Focus on Science in Early Elementary School
For many early elementary classrooms across the United States, the amount of time that has been allotted for educators to teach science is minimal. But as more schools… learn more
WILD Wordsmyth: Picture Dictionary
The Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner’s Dictionary (WILD) is Wordsmyth’s most exciting, colorful, and interactive dictionary. WILD is geared toward children in Grades K to 2 as well as to young English Language… learn more
Starfall Education
At Starfall, children have fun while they learn. Starfall.com® opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded… learn more
Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC4Kids)
CBC4Kids is the site for children's programming by the Canadian Broadcast Network. learn more
All Kids Network
Resources for parents, teachers and anyone who works with children. We've got thousands of fun kids activities like kids crafts, worksheets, coloring pages, printable mazes, dot to dot,… learn more
30 Rhyming Activities for Kindergarten
We know how essential it is for rhyming activities to be fun and engaging for our students, and we know you want that too! So, we have compiled… learn more
How to Rock Your Kindergarten Classroom Management Plan
Think through a solid plan for classroom management for kindergarten. Here's what makes a good classroom management plan, how to plan rewards and consequences and I'll share my own classroom management plan with… learn more
How to Engage Preschoolers
Sometimes engaging toddlers and preschoolers might seem as complicated as herding cats. Not only do they have tons of energy, but they’re also very opinionated. How do you… learn more
Preschool Inspirations: FALL LESSON PLANS
Fall lesson plans that are purposeful, full of literature-based resources, and developmentally appropriate. Fall lessons are the perfect way to teach the magic this new season has to offer… learn more
Jungle Junior: Typing for Kids
Jungle Junior is an interactive typing game for kids. Through the course of about 200 friendly, colorful videos and interactive lessons, kids will learn all about the alphabet… learn more
WILD Wordsmyth
WILD facilitates teaching foundational digital-literacy skills for K-2 students while capturing their interest and imagination. It is built for educators to teach these skills both through modeling and… learn more
Early Childhood Education: Resources, Theories, and Fundamentals
We know how important early childhood education is, but instructors need to know how to get the most of integrating the fundamental theories about these programs into their… learn more
30 Exciting Winter Activities for the K-2 Classroom
Winter is here, and with it comes an opportunity to incorporate meaningful winter activities in your classroom! Warm-up what can be a cold, dark time with appealing activities… learn more
City Island K-2
PBS Learning Media City Island is a living city where the objects are people. The show centers around civics. Watt the lightbulb helps everyone in town with his big… learn more
Noggin for Educators
Personalized, interactive learning for kids 2-7. Watch: 1000+ ad-free Nick Jr. episodes & original learning videos you can’t find anywhere else Play: Designed to build skills and nurture… learn more
Mrs. Kim's Building Blocks
Hi everyone. Welcome to Mrs. Kim's Building Blocks where you'll find many fun, educational videos! As you watch my videos, I want you to know that you are… learn more
20 March Activities for Your Primary Classroom
Spring is a time of growth and new beginnings. This is an exciting time in the primary classroom! Students have been working hard learning skills all year, and… learn more
Squiggly Squad
A fresh approach to letter and number formation that lays the groundwork for reading, writing, and reasoning. Designed around the natural development of the child, complex skills of… learn more
PBS Learning Media: Rosie's Rules
Rosie’s Rules is a new PBS KIDS® animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican-American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world. Rosie’s Rules aims to… learn more
Education to the Core
At Education to the Core, we exist to help you connect with the Education to the Core community to find trusted, state-of-the-art resources designed by teachers for teachers.… learn more
KidVision
KidVision Pre-K's mission is to educate and inspire young children to be the best they can be. To achieve our mission, we visit many places in South Florida,… learn more
Kids Soup Resource Library
PreK & Kindergarten lessons and resources. With your KidsSoup Resource Library Membership, you'll get one year of access to our online library containing over 70 themes filled with… learn more
How to Use Fairy Tales to Build Language and Writing Skills in Early Learners
These charming tales and activities will build key skills. Through the art of storytelling, beginning readers develop listening, speaking, and vocabulary skills, all of which help to lay the… learn more
10 Things to Know for the Beginning of Kindergarten
Whether you're ready or not it's time for teachers to think about back to school. Here are my top 10 things that kindergarten teachers should know to mentally prepare for… learn more
Build Math Mind
Are you ready to Build Math Minds and not just Create Calculators? The first place to start is to dig into what math fluency is really about. Throughout… learn more
Adventures of Scuba Jack
The mission of the Adventures of Scuba Jack and Majestic Learning is to develop high-achieving students by providing a rigorous, hands-on, environmentally-based educational program that fully develops a… learn more
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
New episodes the first and third Monday of every month Watch full-length Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood programs. Mister Rogers took us by the hand and together we learned about ourselves,… learn more
Seussville for Educators
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss! Here you will find resources to share with your students, news about special events and annual celebrations, and tips on… learn more
StoryPlace
The Childrens Digital Learning Library. Our Pre-school Library is full of great activities for you to explore. Choose a theme below to start the fun! learn more
PBS Learning Media: Pre-School
PBS LearningMedia offers FREE educational resources for PreK–12 educators and students. Our goal is to enhance educator practice and equitable student learning through educational resources that are: Available… learn more
Children and Nature Network
Grass-roots efforts to solidify connections between children and nature are growing. The Children and Nature Network illustrates the benefits to children of direct experience with nature on a… learn more
30 Best Back To School Books for Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a significant milestone, a year filled with learning and growth, which makes the choice of books we introduce during this time critical. It’s our job as… learn more
Back to School: First Week of School Activities for Grades 1-2
Make back to school lesson planning easy! This collection of reading, writing, math, art printable back to school activities is perfect for the first week of school and… learn more
Teaching Friendship Skills in Preschool
Young children want friends but don’t always know how to treat them, so promoting heathy ideas about friendship in preschool is key. Many preschool teachers call their students… learn more
TES: Preschool teaching resources
Preschool and kindergarten are important times in a child’s life, so being able to use tried and tested materials is a great way to ensure your class is… learn more
Sesame Workshop: Learning Party
When children feel welcome and included, school can feel like a learning party that they’re invited to each and every day! At their “learning party,” they learn from… learn more
PBS Learning Media: Curious George: Ramp-n-Roll
George must figure out how to build a ramp so that Hundley, a little dachshund, can get out of a basement window in this video excerpt from Curious… learn more
Preschool Play and Learn
Free worksheets, crafts, and activities. Are you the parent of a preschooler, a preschooler teacher, or daycare provider? You are in luck! The Preschool Play and Learn website… learn more
PBS Learning Media: Curious George STEM
Active learning begins with curiosity! The Curious George STEM Collection is a great way to help young children understand science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts, such as measuring, building,… learn more
Kids Academy
Kids Academy has a great variety of educational materials to offer at www.kidsacademy.mobi. All topics of preschool education are covered in our apps, worksheets, and videos for kids.… learn more
Kids Academy: Free Online Learning Lessons for Kids
Introducing our comprehensive Learning Lessons for Kids program, specially designed to fuel young minds in Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3. Experience the power of… learn more
Hispanic Heritage Month Activities for Grades K-2
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with these activities exploring Hispanic and Latino culture through art, music, and language — perfect for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. Help younger… learn more
30 Brilliant Reading Activities That Make Learning Irresistible
Reading in the classroom can be so much fun. We all work hard to plan robust literacy instruction, but who said we couldn’t have a little fun with… learn more
Write Reader: Lesson Plans & Writing Prompts
Write Reader can supplement any curriculum across all content areas with minimal planning and quick steps while motivating learners to become confident, independent writers and readers. Lesson Plans… learn more
The Best Apple Science Activities for Grades PreK-2
The days are growing shorter, the air feels a little crisper and the trees have started their glorious fall fashion show. What better way to celebrate the season with your… learn more
Simple Everyday Mom: Kids Art, Crafts, & Activities
When you become a member of the Simple Everyday Mom community you’ll find simple ways to have fun with your child each day! Find crafts and activities you love… learn more
KidPid: Your Learning Partner
Our programs and products have been designed in close collaboration with educators, students, and parents. Making learning fun for every student with comprehensive, teacher-created online courses and worksheets.… learn more
Phonics Worksheets
We always find that students who are taught phonics at an early age, later in life, have very strong spelling skills. Phonics is basically a system that helps… learn more
Pre-School Play & Learn: Free Printable Worksheets
Our site is filled with freebies to make learning fun for toddler, preschool, pre k, and kindergarten age students. So whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler… learn more
Best Pumpkin Math Activities for Grades K–3
What’s round and orange and helps you teach math? Pumpkins! Fall is in the air, and you know what that means: a trip to the pumpkin patch! Take… learn more
Enchanted Learning: Theme Pages
These themes have links to simple crafts, nursery rhymes, coloring book printouts, information, and/or quizzes based on the topic. Jump right into the educational resources at EnchantedLearning.com to make… learn more
Kindergarten Readiness Resources
Surfnetkids August is “Get Ready for Kindergarten” month for almost two million American kids entering kindergarten in the fall. Today’s collection of websites include a mix of… learn more
The Kindergarten Smorgasboard Freebies
My name is Greg Smedley-Warren also known as “Mr. Greg.” I am a kindergarten teacher and the creator of The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. I have been teaching for 18… learn more
Kindergarten Activities & Teaching Ideas
Kindergarten Works The Kissing Hand is a classic book for many kindergarten and elementary classrooms on the first day of school. Here are Kissing Hand freebies, activities, videos, and books listed… learn more
Characteristics of Great Kindergarten Classrooms
Here are the things that make up the sights, sounds, and feelings of thriving kindergartens. learn more
K-5 Learning: Preschool & Kindergarten Worksheets
Reading and Math for K-5. Use these worksheets to learn about letters, sounds, words, numbers, colors, shapes and other early learning topics related to reading, writing and counting. learn more
50+ Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for Teaching Kindergarten
Kindergarten teachers are magical people. It takes a special person to be able to manage the littlest students without breaking a sweat! Teaching kindergarten is also a special… learn more
Chateau Meddybemps: Teacher's Guide
Chateau Meddybemps has collected learning activities for preschool and primary elarners in addition to guides for parents about child development. Youngsters can practice alphabet skills and print their… learn more
26 Bright Ways to Use Buttons for Learning
There’s something so entrancing about a big box of buttons. You just want to play with them, stacking them and sorting them in endless ways. That’s what makes… learn more
Education World: Early Childhood
This community has been created to celebrate and support the creativity and dedication of all those who participate in the education of young children. Teachers, parents and administrators… learn more
57 FUN Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers
Looking for some fun Christmas crafts with preschoolers? Planning fun activities for your little ones to do will make it even more wonderful! In this article, you will find… learn more
Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds: Fall Activities
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds is packed with tips, lesson plans, activities, and free printables that engage young children in playful learning. Our readers consist of teachers… learn more
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD IN THE CLASSROOM
Join KidsSoup and Santa Claus as he visits 10 different countries and brings back souvenirs (see emergent reader booklet "Santa, Santa, What Can You See?). Invite children to join you on… learn more
PBS LearningMedia: 100th Day of School Educator Guide | Peg + Cat
Celebrate the 100th Day of School with activities all about the number 100. Use this Peg + Cat 100th Day of School educator guide to bring estimation and counting into… learn more
Gryphon Books: Early Childhood Educators
Combining theory and best practices, Gryphon House’s award-winning authors have developed practical advice and effective teaching strategies for early childhood development. Our educator resources focus on a wide… learn more
The Big List of K–2 Literacy Centers
Having a cache of go-to literacy activities that are meaningful, flexible, and able to be completed by students independently is a teacher necessity. The best literacy centers build… learn more
Teaching PreK-2 with Dr. Seuss
Classroom ideas and free printables with beloved characters for reading, science, math, and SEL! There is a section on Earth Day with Dr. Seuss. learn more