PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN
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100 Remedial Reading and Phonics Worksheets
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool-Grade 2; Secular
COMMENTS: Get worksheets that teach the alphabet, vowel sounds, and other phonemic awareness skills. In addition, you can hear the correct pronunciation of the phonemes...this site launches REAL PLAYER for you so you can practice the sounds! Also included at this site are lists of vocabulary words your child should have mastered by Grade 1 (270 words), Grade 2 (1000 words), and Grade 3 (2000 words). These word lists can be used for practice in decoding words.
Mrs. Alphabet
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool-Grade 1; Secular
COMMENTS:Everything you ever wanted to use to teach the alphabet is located here. Click on CLASSROOM and get some ideas and games classroom teachers use that you can adapt. Click on JUST FOR KIDS and find some games for children that involve the alphabet; click on LINKS and find tons of other web sites related to the teaching of the alphabet.
In addition you can click on NEWSLETTER to sign up to receive "Alphabetically Yours", "a free newsletter published 26 times during the year for parents and teachers which features advice, tips, activities, and games about teaching the alphabet, phonics, beginning reading, math, and more."
KINDERART:Littles:free preschool activities
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool-Grade 1; Secular
COMMENTS:Tons of things to do with your preschooler. When I clicked on "Early childhood activities and lessons" I never did reach the bottom of the page! These activities are "designed to help bring out the creativity in your little ones as they learn. Choose from a wide variety of theme based ideas." There is also a SEASONS, and KINDERCOLOR section here too for even more fun. Follow the "Little Links" link on the left navigational table and reach another page of wonderful places to go with your preschooler. Enjoy!
The Arts/Crafts for Kids Coloring Book Pages
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade; Secular
COMMENTS:Do you little ones love to color? This page is brought to you by ABOUT.COM. Also be sure to follow the "Coloring Pages Net Links" mentioned on this page for hundreds of MORE coloring pages on the web.
Worksheets Unlimited
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade; Secular
COMMENTS:Marsha has outdone her self with this site. She has made ALL kinds of ready-to-print worksheets for use in teaching your preschool-second grader. Clocks, schedules, calendars, alphabet, shapes, colors, numbers, certificates, daily/weekly lesson plan worksheets, and handwriting sheets--she even has them divided by line measurements and has manuscript and cursive available--to name a few kinds of worksheets available at this site. And if you presently useTeach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by, Seigfried Engelmann she has worksheets to go with that book too. Want to see more worksheet sites? She has a web ring you can follow to do just that and you can sign up to be contacted when she adds more to her site. Lots of practical help here. She gives you great ideas how to make her flashcards too. Great job, Marsha.
Abecedarian Aademy Homepreschool
GRADE LEVEL: Ages 2, 3, 4; Secular
COMMENTS:"This site provides skills lists (the detailed ones by Michele Lewis!), links to lesson plans, information about unschooling for preschool, articles written by homeschooling moms, ideas for activities, and photos."
Gayle's
Preschool Rainbow-Activity Central
GRADE LEVEL: Ages 2, 3, 4; Secular
COMMENTS:This site claims to be the site "Where Early Childhood Teachers Find Ideas" and indeed, I believe it! On this page you will find links to pages containing learning activites for moms and dads to use with their children. These activities are sorted by themes--for example--number (counting) themes, summer themes, art themes, etc. There is also a list of good picture books to get at the library for you to enjoy with your little one too. Not enough for you? She also has links to other preschool sites around the web. There are also bulletin boards and a newsletter you can join for MORE ideas! A veritable gold mine, for sure.
Kid's Freeware--Free Software & Internet Services for Kids
GRADE LEVEL: All ages; Secular
COMMENTS: I got this valuable link from my FREEBIE OF THE DAY mailing. Their description of this site says it all so I will quote it here. You've got to visit this place soon! It is a great site for both kids and parents. Kids Freeware has four main sections: Lots
of Fun, School is Open, Computers and Web, and Parents Only!
"Lots of Fun is a comprehensive collection of free software and online services like games, screensavers, coloring books, and a lot more. This includes coloring pages that can be printed or colored right online, as well as trivia games related to some of kids favorite subjects. This section also has desktop themes and screensavers like The Lion King, Toy Story 2, and a whole lot more!"
"School is Open is a comprehensive collection of educational programs to help kids with math, reading, and writing just to name a few. It also makes learning fun with games to help improve your child's memory and learn the alphabet among other things."
"Computers and Web section is a great resource
for programs to improve your child's surfing experience including calculators, collection organizers, and a lot more. It also includes tutorials for creating graphics, web pages, etc. Although this section is geared towards children, it includes a lot of programs that adults may even find useful."
"Parents Only section is just that. It includes programs and links to online resources to help you teach your children to surf safely and other non-computer related activities like product recalls, and anything else you can imagine."
Music Link Page
GRADE LEVEL: All ages; Secular
COMMENTS: This is a cross-reference link back to my music link page. I put it here to remind you that of all the preschool things you do with your child, don't forget to teach them all kinds of cute songs! Here on this page are links to follow that will bring you to the most well-known children's songs, nursery rhyme songs or other kiddie songs.
Surfing the Net With Kids:Games for Preschoolers
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool ages; Secular
COMMENTS: This is the most wonderful site I have ever seen! Barbara Feldman keeps up with what is out there on the web that is safe, fun and educational for your child. This particular page lists all the different places you can visit on the web that have preschool games. She also tells you what kind of games you'll find at the site so you will know BEFORE you click! Since she has provided her own commentary for each of the sites on her page, I will not duplicate those efforts here.
You will find all kinds of other things for children of all ages at this site. Just view her side-bar navigation and you will see what I mean. Be sure to sign up for her semi-weekly e-mail newsletter which will keep you informed as to more educational sites on the web. I am impressed that her newsletter contains not only links to great sites but a commentary as well...a great time-saver for Mom. This is one newsletter you can't afford to not sign up for if you are homeschooling OR if you have children who like to visit educational sites. Her newsletter usually is centered around a theme too, helpful for those homeschoolers who do unit studies. Hats off to Barbara Feldman and her wonderful site!
FREE SOFTWARE: ABC Color with Me!
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool ages; Secular
COMMENTS: ABC Color with Me - is a "delightful free software that will entertain children for hours coloring pictures on the computer and listening to songs! Download time is approximately 5 minutes with a 56k modem. ABC Color with Me is available for Windows 95/98, and includes install/uninstall support."
FREE SOFTWARE: Roxie's ABC Fish
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool ages-Age 8; Secular
COMMENTS: This is a download site. Here is Learning Network's description of this free, fully-functional program which features three levels of difficulty:
"Roxie’s ABC Fish features Roxie, the friendly talking cat. Roxie teaches children their ABC's and numbers by playing a version of 'Go Fish.' Instead of a deck of playing cards Roxie uses cards with an upper or lower case letter, or a number from 0 to 100. Your child and Roxie take turns calling out the letter or number on their cards. Players try to collect 'books' of four matching cards, until all cards have been played. For each completed hand, children are rewarded with a simple music game featuring the singing Grumps, a row of very cranky-looking pansies. Click on a Grump to play a note, or drag quarter, half or whole notes to a music staff, click the Play button and the Grumps will play the new song. Click a different instrument to hear the same song with a different sound, then return to another hand of 'Go Fish.' "
FREE SOFTWARE: Blue's Clues: Art Appreciation
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool ages-Age 8; Secular
COMMENTS: This is also a free download site. Have fun creating works of art with Blue. Click on a craft item and drag it to the canvas to assemble your picture. Use the paintbrush and paintbox to add spots of color. When you’re finished, click the Animate button to bring your creation to life and prompt Blue to do her happy paw dance.
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