This document provides a summary of 20 websites relevant to early childhood education. It categorizes the websites into five groups: software utilities, content-focused sites, webquests, and five additional sites selected by the author. The websites provide resources like puzzles, security software, coloring pages, lesson plans, and information on early childhood topics.

1. Julie Oliver
EDN303
Due: July 3, 2009
20 Websites
Five sites that are software utilities.
Ÿ Discovery Education: 
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducati
on.com/- This site allows you to create and puzzles for teachers,
students and parents in all ages.
Ÿ AVG 8.5:  http://free.avg.com/ - It is the
newest security product that provides real time protection against online
threats for free-forever.
Ÿ PC tools:  http://www.pctools.com/- Fix
errors, crashes, corruptions, and make PC boot and run faster.
Ÿ Coloring Book Pages: 
http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html- It
has coloring pages for all ages and all different kinds of types of pictures.
Ÿ Teeso: 
http://www.teeso.com/conferences.cfm
: It allows parents to sign up for parent teacher conferences online just click
an pick an available time slot.
Five sites that target your content:
Ÿ NAEYC:  http://www.naeyc.org/: Nation
Association for the Education of Young Children is commited to providing the
best possible resources related to early childhood education to support your
professional development.
Ÿ EarlyChildhood.com: 
http://www.earlychildhood.com/-
Provides information, production and ideas for parents and teachers
Ÿ The Idea Box:  http://www.theideabox.com/-
This site is aimed at parents and teacher of young children offers games,
songs, kids recipes, craft ideas, and message boards.
Ÿ Discount School Supply: 
http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/
default.aspx?es=7524010000W- offers the lowest
prices guaranteed on quality products and supplies for early childhood
educators.

2. Ÿ Teacher quick source: 
http://www.teacherquicksource.com/- is
a comprehensive resource tailored to meet educators specific needs and the
needs of the children in their care.
Five Webquest:
Ÿ Education World: 
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earl
ychildhood/archives/poems.shtml- This web
quest shares poems for Early childhood.
Ÿ Education World: 
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earl
ychildhood/newsletters/- this was created to celebrate
and support the creativity and dedication of all those who participate in
education of young children. It has many different types of lesson plans and
themes for each month.
Ÿ Education World: 
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earl
ychildhood/archives/castaldo.shtml- This
web quest is designed to share timely activities throughout the school year for
engaging you children in discovery and learning.
Ÿ On the Farm: 
http://www.besd61.k12.il.us/webquest
s/preschool/farm/prekfarmwebquest3.h
tm- enables children to hear lots of different farm animals sounds and see
pictures of these animals.
Ÿ The Pumpkin Patch: 
http://webquests.rcoe.appstate.edu/
messner_f01/pumpkin/punpkin.htm- It allows
students to create a pumpkin patch and are in charge of growing and making
the best pumpkins in town.
Five Sites of my choosing:
Ÿ Discovery Education: 
http://school.discoveryeducation.com
/lessonplans/k-5.html- This site has many suggestions
for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
Ÿ Activity Idea Place:  http://www.123child.com-
They have over 3,000 ideas for early childhood education professionals.

3. Ÿ A School Zone Curriculum: 
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/P
lains/6097/ec.html- Lesson, activities, resources for
early childhood.
Ÿ World Wide Learn: course advisor.com- this website had information on
careers and career planning in early childhood and school-age programs.
Ÿ First school:  http://www.first-school.ws/: This
website features free fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood
activities, printable crafts, worksheets, calendar of events and other resources
for children of preschool age.