Early Childhood Curriculum Content

Art
@rt Room
Art Education Techniques Crayola
Arts & Youth Development Connect for Kids
Arts as a Healing Force
Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety
Arts Edge The Kennedy Center
Arts Education Partnership
ArtsEdNet The Getty
ArtsPlay Online - Interactive Resource
Everyday Art for Kids Carolyn Holm
Fun Craft Recipes
KinderArt - Art Education Lesson Plans
Labeling art products for safety CPSC
Art and Creative Materials Institute
National Standards for Arts Education Dept of Education
Recipes for Children's Crafts
Safety in Children's Arts and Crafts Projects University of Nebraska Extension
Scope & Sequence: A Guide for Learning and Teaching in Art ArtsEdNet

Circle time
Asking Good Questions Ball State University

Computers
Technology and Young Children NAEYC Technology Caucus
Children and electronic media Kaiser Family Foundation
Children's Software Revue
Computer Lab Materials & Resources USDA-Army Youth & Teen Project
EdMark Software
Ergonomics
From access to outcomes: Digital divide report Morino Institute
Great web sites for kids ALA
Internet Safety Tips for Children and Teens NY Public Library
Kidz Privacy US Federal Trade Commission
National Institute on Media and the Family
Online Safety Guideines National 4-H
Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway Children's Partnership
Technology and Early Childhood Education NECT and NWREL
Using Technology in the Classroom Dr. Bruce D. Perry
What you need to integrate computers CYFERNET
Youth Learn Out-of-school programs that integrate technology

Field Trips in Chicago
Chicago Park District
Funtastic Field Trips by Illinois SACC Network

Games
Games Kids Play Geof Nieboer
Group Games Rheta DeVries, University of Northern Iowa

General
Education World American Fidelity Assurance
Gateway to Educational Materials US Department of Education
Knowledge Loom: What Works in Teaching and Learning Brown University

Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Body and Mind CDC Site for kids
Kids a Cookin' Kansas State University Extension
Kid's Health for KidsNemours Foundation
Kidnetic Health and Nutrition site for kids
Nutrition Education for Kids
Nutrition Explorations
Play Safe, Be Safe
Sparky, the Fire Dog

Language and Literacy

Large motor play
AAHPERD
Blackstone BicycleWorks Resource Center
Activity Calendars NASPE/AAHPERD
President's Fitness Challenge
Sports, Play & Active Recreation for Kids SPARK
Women's Sports Foundation
Physical Activity for Everyone CDC
Activity Pyramid Univeristy of Missouri Extension

Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten Mathematics Doug Clements et al
Adding it Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics National Research Council
Activities integrating math and science NCREL
The Algebra Project Robert Moses
Building Blocks Douglas Clements
Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Education
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
Providing Hands-On, Minds-On, & Authentic Learning Experiences in Math NCREL

Music
Resources for Music Educators
Whirlwind Arts Education

Playgrounds
Click here for playground designers
ADA play area guidance Access Board
ADA play area final rule Access Board
ADA play area
National Center on Accessibility
ASTM
ASTM F2373 Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months
KaBOOM! Playgrounds
National Program for Playground Safety University of Northern Iowa
Playground Safety Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Surface Play
Fibar Systems


Play for Keeps

Projects & Integrated Learning
Additional resources on projects
Integrated curriculum NWREL
Projects Sylvia Chard, University of Alberta

Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science and Project 2061
National Science Teachers Association
Animals in the Classroom Center for Laboratory Animal Welfare
Aquariums Tetra
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Education
Exploratorium San Francisco
Head Start on Science California State University, Long Beach
How Things Work University of Virginia
Kid Concoctions
KidsGardening! National Gardening Association
KinderGARDEN Texas A & M University
Project Exporation Dinosaurs Paleontologist Paul Sereno & Gabrielle Lyon
Providing Hands-On, Minds-On, Authentic Learning Experiences in Science NCREL
Science News for Kids
Try Science
Worms - The adventures of Herman the Worm University of Illinois Extension

School-Age Child Care
National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning SEDL (math, science, literacy, arts coming)
AfterSchool Math
Youth Fitness
Media Smart Youth NICHD
Center for Summer Learning
My Activity Pyramid University of Missouri Extension
Power of ChoiceNutrition and Physical Activity