Learning Through Movement and Active Play in the Early Years by 
The Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, Revised by Creative Activities for Early Childcare
Open Educational Resources
Gryphon House Through stimulating art activities, educators and parents can harness children’s natural inquisitiveness. Encourage children to engage with open-ended sensory experiences (like Squish and Squeeze) which strengthen problem solving skills as children learn to make sense of their world. Browse our art activities for infants, toddlers and preschoolers created by experts in early childhood care and education.
Hands-on Activities Database Welcome to the eXtension Alliance for Better Child Care database of hands-on activities. Here you will find hundreds of hands-on, ready-to-do activities especially designed to help young children of different ages learn, develop, and flourish. The activities are designed for child care providers, parents, grandparents, and anyone else who works with children.
Early Childhood Activity Bank Sue LaBella, Education World's early childhood editor, has created hundreds of activities for use across the year and the curriculum.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES This page is filled with all my favorite learning activities: Hands-on. Play-based. Full of movement, various learning styles, and engagement.
MUSIC AND THE CHILD This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement.
How to Set Up Your Preschool Dramatic Play Learning Center A dramatic play learning center is an essential part of the preschool classroom. Dramatic play helps children explore different roles and situations as children play with items and tools adults use in everyday life.
Preschool Learning Environments: The Environment: Materials There are countless toys and materials available for preschool classrooms. It can be difficult to decide what to include in your space. This lesson will help you ensure a variety of developmentally appropriate materials are available. You will read about how to choose materials based on cultural relevance, children’s interests, variety and learning goals.
Virtual Lab School: Professional Development for Child & Youth Educators The VLS offers seven professional development tracks, providing both comprehensive foundational training, and more advanced, or specialized training with in-depth content and resources.
Fun Classroom Games And Activities For Kids Activities
Chapter Three: Extending Picture Books through Drama From Picture Books Plus: 100 Extension Activities in Art, Drama, Music, Math, and Science by Sue McCleaf Nespeca and Joan B. Reeve. Copyright 2003 by the American Library Association. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for nonprofit, educational purposes
Drama with Children textbook
Imaginative Play: Setting the Stage for Learning Booklit Sponsored by Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
The importance of play in the preschool classroom Article
The role of play in children’s development: a review of the evidence article
Children’s Exploration and Cultural Formation textbook
Play-Responsive Teaching in Early Childhood Education Textbook
Your Ultimate Guide to Early childhood Education Lesson Plans Links to sites on activities and lesson plans
Early Childhood Environments: Designing Effective Classrooms Module from iris center
Instructables teachers: A PROJECT FOR EVERY LESSON Instructables is committed to helping teachers inspire, engage, and prepare students through hands-on projects to make in the classroom. Always free, and always fun, come explore projects for your next classroom lesson!
K-12 Core Lesson Plans Lesson plans for all subjects and grade levels
Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX) Lessons and activities for the classroom
100 Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers Tools for Elementary teachers
Free Worksheets and Printables for Kids
educational worksheets for kids
Arts Integration in Elementary Curriculum: 2nd Edition
Includes topics on Arts Integration, Music, Visual Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, and Physical Education and Movement in Early Childcare
