Resource Links
Earlychildhood.com National Association for the Education of Young Children National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education Montessori Homepage National Child Care Information Center National Resource Center for Health Safety in Child Care National Center for Infants, Toddler and Families: Zero to Three Homepage National Center for Early Development and LearningWelcome to Techn'Teach: Early Elementary
Early childhood spans the human life from birth to age 8. Education during this period is holistic in that it focuses on physical, intelligence/cognitive, emotional, and social education (PIES). Although early childhood education does not have to occur in the absence of the parent or primary caregiver, this term is most often used to denote education by someone other than these people. It is important to note that both research in the field and early childhood educators view the parents as an integral part of the early childhood education process. Early childhood education takes many forms depending on the theoretical and educational beliefs of the educator or parent. Other terms that are often used interchangeably with "early childhood education" are "early childhood care", "early care", and "early education."
Citation:
Wikipedia, (2006). Early Childhood-Wikipedia. Retrieved August 10, 2006, from Copyright Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_childhood_education
New! Lession Idea Links
Cut and Paste Activities:
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=16985&page=50
A variety of activities helps preschoolers explore art
through cutting, tearing, or shredding scraps of papers,
then pasting them on every which way into a collage. Try
some of the themes suggested for extension activities,
such as Colors I Love.
Preschool Learning Games:
http://bblocks.samhsa.gov/Children/Older/default.aspx#
Choose from music games, matching up favorite snack cards,
completing a puzzle or a maze, or racing along in the Great
Weather Race.
Mr Elephant's Matching Game:
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/mre/index.asp
Students can progress through patterns, shapes, colors,
letters, and numbers in this online concentration game,
which gets continually more challenging as students
complete their games.
Create an Art Jungle
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
You can use this online art game from the National Gal-
lery of Art to introduce your students to the art of
Henri Rousseau, to discuss jungle animals and habitats,
and to allow your students to use their own imagination
in creating their own individual jungles.
The Animated Alphabet
http://www.inklesstales.com/alphabet/
This wonderful online alphabet is animated when your
students click on a letter, with wacky words beginning
with each letter; audio-enhanced.
Emily's Pizza Parlor
http://www.inklesstales.com/pizza
What do your students want to put on their pizzas? They
can build an individualized pizza in this online and in-
teractive game for preschoolers.
Techn'Teach Early Elementary
Preschool Lesson Plans
Early Childhood Education & Activity Resources
Resources for Children’s Music Education
Mojo's Musical Mouseum-lyrics to classic kid's songs
Using Storytelling in the classroom includes lesson plans and activities
Early Connections—Incorporating Computer Technology into Early Childhood Education
Edupuppy-Everything for Early Childhood Education