Resources for Early Childhood Archive

National Wildlife Federation's, "Be Out There!" Green Hour Activities

A daily dose of the outdoors will improve your family's overall well-being and inspire a life-long appreciation of wildlife and nature. Check out the activities and events listed below and make time for a Green Hour today!

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with outdoor activity physical activity physical development recess play on January 14, 2010 #

Reading Rockets Classroom Templates

Parents love to know what's going on in their child's classroom. A weekly newsletter is a great way to keep the communication going. We've created a ready-to-use, editable newsletter template complete with extra graphics and more than 50 reading tips.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early childhood special education early childhood education education newsletter on January 14, 2010 #

Mother Goose Programs Free Activity Guide

Reading to even the youngest child will: * Introduce sounds, words and language * Provide a chance for closeness and cuddling * Instill a love of books and language * Stimulate her imagination * Bridge the gap between adults and children * Open up new worlds * Make him want to learn to read because it helps him love books We offer programs, booklists, free activities and other resources for parents, caregivers, teachers and librarians.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with books literacy math science activities development early childhood education on January 14, 2010 #

Just One More Book

Just One More Book is a thrice-weekly podcast which promotes and celebrates literacy and great children’s books. Each weekday morning, we take a few minutes out of our morning coffee ritual to discuss one of our many favourite children’s books. We also feature weekly interviews with authors, illustrators and experts and enthusiasts in the areas of children’s literature and literacy as well as listener-submitted audio reviews. Through this podcast and its website, we are building a lively, interactive community linking children’s book authors, illustrators, readers (children, parents, educators and librarians) and publishers. Episodes range in length from 5 to 30 minutes and can be played directly from our web page or downloaded to an iPod for listening on the go.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with literacy reading book reviews literature on January 14, 2010 #

Reading Skills Pyramid

The Reading Skills Pyramid visually depicts the patterns of concept acquisition that children follow in becoming successful readers up through third grade. We recommend a high level of parent involvement in this process by providing high quality educational materials, establishing a pattern of daily reading, creating a rich language environment, and discussing your child's progress with teachers and following up on their recommendations. While most children follow the same sequence of acquiring literacy skills, they do so at their own pace. All children are different: if you have questions or concerns about your child's progress in reading, contact his or her teacher.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with reading early literacy literacy phonemic awareness phonics on January 14, 2010 #

USDE Food Pyramid for Preschoolers

One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan/ assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with food pyramid nutrition physical development on January 14, 2010 #

Head Start, Body Start

HSBS Toolbox shares ideas for promoting increased physical activity and healthy eating. Every month the HSBS Toolbox will features activity ideas that meet the national standards for infant and early childhood physical activity and are aligned with Head Start Outcomes and other early learning guidelines. Explore these tools: * HSBS Radio-8-12 minutes program on early childhood development. * Early Childhood Physical Activity Calendar -- great ideas for teachers and parents. * Featured Activity Plan--everything you need to know to have fun. * Healthy Homes—share activity ideas and nutrition information with families. * Play Space Assessment-- assess your center's outdoor play space.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with physical activity physical development on January 14, 2010 #

Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide

Play is essential to children’s healthy development and learning. Children use play to actively construct knowledge, meet social/emotional needs, and acquire life skills. The content of their play comes from their own experiences. Because of the pervasive influence of the electronic media — TV, movies, videos, DVDs, computers, video games — children spend more time sitting in front of a screen and less time playing creatively with each other. These changes in today’s childhood are undermining play. This guide is intended to help adults promote children's creative and constructive play by making informed choices about toys, and by working with others at home, school, and in the community to promote positive play and toys.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with toys play advocacy on January 14, 2010 #

National Institute of Literacy Early Childhood Resources

Copies can be ordered by downloading or calling EDPubs at 1-800-228-8813 (TDD/TTY1-877-576-7734), emailing edpubs@inet.ed.gov, or faxing 1-301-470-1244.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with early literacy reading literacy on January 14, 2010 #

University of Maine Early Childhood Resources

Click on the Tipsheet titles listed below to open an accessible web page. Please be sure to check out the Selected Resources link for each Tipsheet. If you would like to suggest a resource for a Selected Resources page, please e-mail the resource information to ccidsmail@umit.maine.edu.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with teachers administrators education early childhood special education early childhood development on January 14, 2010 #

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