Preschool-K

Most recent update: April 4, 2004


Preschool and Primary
Of Interest to Parents
Good Teacher Sites

 

Preschool and Primary

ABC Babysit  <http://abcbabysit.com/>
free printables for babysitters, parents, daycare providers, and teachers of young children

Alfy  <http://www.ALFY.com/>
ALFY, the largest web portal for kids, was developed so that for the first time ever 3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer. ALFY is a fun, accessible, educational center stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Designed with the guidance of an Advisory Board of world-leading psychologists and educators, ALFY is revolutionizing the way kids learn and play online.

The Best Animal Sites <http://www.kbears.com/borrico/index.htm>

Blue's Clues <http://www.nickjr.com/index2.tin?page=bluesclues/home.html>[Official site for Nickelodeon TV show; has weekly game to download and play]

Bembo's Zoo <http://www.bemboszoo.com>

Boowa & Kwala <http://www.boowakwala.com/>
This site is for kids who want to play fun interactive games/activities, read a great illustrated story and listen to some great music and songs with Boowa and Kwala.
Age range — Kindergarten / preschoolers / primary school (0–6 years old).

Bry-Back Manor <http://www.bry-backmanor.org/>
[activities, coloring books, downloadable icons

ChildFun Kindergarten Activities <http://www.childfun.com/web/main/teacher/kndg.shtml>

Diamond R Ranch Website <http://www.cowboyhalloffame.org/diamondr/index.html>
[cowboy songs, artwork, poetry]

DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids <http://www.dltk-kids.com/>

Five Senses#nbsp; <http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/welcome.html>
[lessons geared to Kindergarten level introducing the five senses – from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory]

Gamequarium Junior<http://www.gamequarium.com/junior.html>

Games Just for Kindergarten  <http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html>

Humphrey's Counting House has four activities: Click on Humphrey the bear to watch him dance; click on the palette for a simple-to-use paint program; clickon the cards to match the number (1 to 6) with the correct number of objects; click on the xylophone for a music memory game. [In order to use this site, you will need to download Shockwave to the computer. This is a free Netscape plug-in that you will be prompted to download when you first open the program.]

Kinderstart <http://www.kinderstart.com/>
    KinderStart is the largest (and most popular) indexed directory and search engine focused on children zero to seven on the 'net.
    The mission of our small but dedicated staff is to provide parents, grandparents, foster parents and teachers with the most organized, and easiest to use index and search engine available.

Kindle Park (http://www.kindlepark.com/)
Kindle Park harnesses the Internet and broadband technology to create a friendly place where families with 2-6 year-olds can play, learn and grow together.

Kino's Storytime (http://www.pbs.org/kcet/storytime/) [PBSshow--has] list of all my favorite-favorite books we've read on Storytime or other cool stuff like games, tips for making reading more fun, and coloring sheets.

Lil' Fingers <http://www.lil-fingers.com/>

The Little Animals Activity Center <http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml>

Little Bear (http://www.nickjr.com/index2.tin?page=littlebear) [Official site for Nickelodeon TV show; has links to other sites and coloring pages]

Literary Center <http://www.literacycenter.net/>

MIKids K-2 <http://www.mikids.com/K2.htm>

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (http://www.pbs.org/rogers/) [Many activities, videos, coloring pages]

MooMilk <http://www.moomilk.com/>
[virtual tour, connect-the-dots activity, cow FAQs]

Primary Games <http://www.primarygames.com/>

PBS Kids (http://www.pbs.org/kids/)

PBS Kids Karaoke (http://www.pbs.org/kids/fun_and_games/fun_karaoke.html)

Random House Kids <http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/>

Sesame Street <http://www.sesamestreet.org/sesamestreet/>

Starfall <http://www.starfall.com/>
Starfall is a creative website designed to teach children to read.

Story Place <http://www.storyplace.org>

Tot Zone <http://www.totcity.com/totplaces/Activities/activities.html>
These are educational online activities for toddlers and preschoolers.


 

Of Interest to Parents

KidSource (http://kidsource.com/)


 

Good Teacher Sites


Carol Gosset's Kindergarten Connection <http://www.kconnect.com/>

Early Childhood Technology Literacy Site <http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/index.html>

Integrating Technology in the Classroom <http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/slides/integrate/>

Language Arts and Technology: The Connection <http://edtech.sandi.net/literacy/K.2/>

Mrs. LaCosse's Kindergarten <http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/llacosse/>

Perry Elementary School - Kindergarten <http://www.perry-lake.k12.oh.us/pes/GradeLevelWebsites/Kindergarten/Kindex.htm>