Sites for Kids to Play

http://pbskids.org/

The Public Broadcasting System website for children contains stories, games, information and more relating to their programming.

http://www.abc.net.au/children/default.htm
ABC's Children's Playground has games and activities.

http://www.seussville.com/

Children can play games with the Cat in the Hat!

http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html

Interactive stories, categorized by age group.

http://www.kidsgames.org/

Age appropriate games for children.

Sites for Kids to Read

http://www.bygosh.com/childrensclassics.htm

The “kids’ classics” portion of this literary website features illustrated classic literature for younger children, including fifty Mother Goose tales and twenty-one Aesop’s fables.

http://www.antbee.com/

This website features illustrated children’s stories where you and your child can go through each tale page by page with a simple mouse click.

http://directory.webguest.com/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/Online_Stories

Visit this website to read illustrated e-books created especially for kids of preschool age.

http://www.wacofdn.org/
Clicking this link will take you to a directory of e-books appropriately geared toward young children. Choose one from the list provided and enjoy!

Sites for Parents to Learn …

http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068363/html/
National Academies Press paper on early childhood pedagogy and variables effecting it.

http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1.html
National Institue for Literacy's research on five key elements of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension.

http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/read/118622.htm
A research-based resource regarding the complexities of reading as a developmental process.

http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/vm/articles/111224.htm
The article "What Do We Mean by Literacy Now?" seeks to define what the term means today.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/

The Public Broadcasting System website for parents has parenting tips, activities to do with your child, information on things like safety and the internet and lots more.

http://www.starfall.com/

Using methodology for the emergent reader, starfall teaches reading techniques and offers many different resources to help parents and educators.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/index/

Teach children about nutrition through gardening, including hands-on activities and tips.

http://allsands.com/Kids/toyspreschool_svw_gn.htm

Ideas for recycling old toys and other household items into fun learning toys for young children.

http://www.recipes4learning.com/

Recipes for a variety of activities, including cooking, arts and crafts, and more.

 

Stories to Tell, Books to Read, Things to Color and More!

http://www.goodnightstories.com/

Bedtime stories, games and activities.

http://www.crayola.com/

Get fun ideas for arts and crafts projects for on and off the computer.

http://www.kidprintables.com/

Print puzzles, games, pictures and other activities to complete offline.

http://www.scholastic.com/families/

Book lists, parenting tips, family activities, games and other fun projects for the whole family.