sites for young children

About.Com- A great list of resources to enhance toddlers, preschool and young children's learning experiences.	Alfy.com-a fantastic site with interactive story books! I love this site!
AlphaBites- a fantastic trip through the alphabet! Songs, books, crafts, songs, poems, fingerplays, and more...if you are looking for great ABC activities- here they are!
AtoZkidstuff-preschool-kindergarten activities categorized by themes, songs, recipes, articles and a ton more!	Baby BumbleBee- FREEBIES and FUN STUFF to help teach your child! Print out checklists, alphabet posters, handwriting practice sheets, number sheets and more! And yes, it is free!
Boowa and Kwala's Site- over 300 activities to challenge young minds. Click on the Boowa and Kwala's Icon for games for children 0-6. Check out the other areas too as there are many activities designed for the whole family!	Crafts for Preschoolers and Toddlers- an excellent site to keep little ones busy!
DLTK- crafts for kids- this site is one of my favorites to find those fun educational activities.	Early Childhood Arts and Crafts Links-a comprehensive list of internet sites that will help you plan the perfect project for your young learners.
Education Place- this site is brought to you by Houghton Mifflin. It is packed with activities, themes, lesson plans and more! Covers all grade levels but is an excellent resource for teachers in early grades.	Enchanted Learning- this is an awesome site to find craft ideas, printable books, letter and number writing activities, theme units, calendar and more! Search the whole site for many more educational resources.
Everything Preschool- the theme says it all- lesson plans, activity ideas, freebies, recipes, book reviews, songs... you want it? it's there!	Finger Play Galore- you will love this site! It has finger plays for math, seasons, everyday fun...
First School-free fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, worksheets, calendar of events and other resources for children of preschool age. The preschool crafts, lesson plans and activities are appropriate and adaptable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6). This is a place to spend some time!
Fisher Price's Little People- lots of fun things to do with the little people! There are coloring pages, matching games, color and shape recognition and more!	Free Crafts For Kids- get craft ideas mailed directly to your email account for lots of fun!
Gayles Preschool Rainbow-Preschool education activities and early childhood education lesson plans Ideas are arranged by theme. Plus easy at home fun learning games. There's even a search function and an opportunity to submit your own ideas	Highlights for Teachers- Highlight's Magazine has a teacher site full of print and read stories, crafts, curriculum ideas, articles and more. Check it out!
	Jazzles- fun coloring sheets to print for each letter of the alphabet. Site also includes information about the cool jazzy CD you can purchase about the letters of the alphabet.
Kelly's Kindergarten- Wow! What a site! Packed with more ideas than you could ever imagine- games, songs, charts, strategies and more! A definite one to check out!	Kiddy House- a wonderful site packed with resources for teachers! Lesson plans, worksheets, clipart, craft, articles, songs, early childhood resources and more-take a look! I am sure you find what you are looking for.
Kids Club- offers a variety of printable activities for preschool and elementary aged children in the area of language arts.	Kinderprintables- what a great site for anyone with young children or those who a blessed to teach them! Tons of teaching tid-bits and free printables!!!
Kinderstart-this site covers many aspects of raising children from bringing home baby to helping children achieve success in school. This site is loaded and worth your time to check out!	Letter of the Week- this site was designed to provide quality learning ideas for children birth to age 5.
Little Animals Activity Center- all sorts of fun activities for little learners-rhyming, stories (read aloud), word games, crafts...	Lil Fingers Site For Young Children- a great site to explore with your young learners. Includes books to read online, coloring pages, games and activities as well as holiday related activities.
Lil Fingers Spelling With Blocks- create your toddler's name or other words with blocks. Create a word list and add them to your own websites.	Little Flowers Dayhome- preschool ideas are nicely arranged here.
	Literacy Center-This site offers a lot! Sections included are letter recognition and formation, numbers, color and shape identification, spelling, time and the opportunity to learn new languages.
Making Friends Crafts- a fun paper crafts site sponsored by Enchanted Learning	Making Friends- a site full of craft ideas for preschoolers, many resources for young children
MeddyBumps-a collection of simple activities designed to help young children improve their learning skills. Each activity contributes to one or more types of early childhood development and will help prepare your child for future learning	Mighty Books- A non-profit website that is dedicated to reading and literacy This a donate to play site, but very well worth your money!
Miss Alphabet-if you need fun ideas to help teach the alphabet, this is the place to go!	Papa-Jan's Online Coloring Pages- lots of books to browse and lots of pictures to color.
PBS- find all your child's favorite TV characters here! My favorite! Cookie Monster's Letter of The Day Fun!	Perpetual Preschool-tons of themes to use with young children, message boards, teacher tips, links and more!
PreK-Pages- Mrs. Levin has created quite an outstanding site with a ton of resources for teachers and parents. A must see site!	Preschool Connection- ideas, resources, links and more!
Preschool Education- discover the fun in learning, pop up ads do appear, but the site is packed with things that are worth the hassle.	Preschool Express by Jean Warren- Jean has created an awesome resource station for you to explore- activity calendars, art stations, toddler station, games and discovery, alphabet stations, music, holidays, and more. One of my personal favorites!
	Preschool Library-online stories to enjoy, as well as activities to play. Many ideas to encourage reading among young children.
Preschool With Stormie-one of my favorites!! This site was created and is managed by a real teacher! She shares her ideas and accepts submissions. These activities are teacher tested and kid approved!	Ruth's Childcare-A Child's Place- this is a daycare site that is packed with wonderful themes, activities, charts and printouts, recipes, party ideas, articles and more. I love this site!
Squiglys Arts and Crafts- a fun site with lots of activities to get the creativity flowing with your kids. Check out the whole site for even more fun!	Teachers And Families-this site offers a wealth of printables to help young learners reinforce basic skills-counting, letters, colors, size, shapes and more! Please note, there are many great FREE resources, but if you become a member you get even more!
Teaching Ideas for Early Childhood Educators- don't reinvent the wheel! This site offers all sorts of resources. There are articles, technology tid-bits, theme related activities, crafts and links to other great sites.	The Teacher's Corner- a place for primary teachers to locate lessons, themes, resources, meet colleagues in the same areas as yourself, seasonal activities and more!
The Idea Box-Free Early Childhood resources-activities, games, songs, recipes, crafts and more! Look on the left side of the screen for the Idea Index.	Toddler Town- Hosted by Jumpstart. Easy to play interactive games such as puzzles, popping bubbles, online coloring pages, and more! Great music and cute graphics makes this site very appealing to young children.
101 Things To Do With Your Toddler-This is a fantastic site that will keep you and your tot busy! Every sections is fantastic!
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