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Like the Cross Curricula Resources, these are usable across multiple curriculum areas. They cater to children in ages from birth to approximately 8 years old. They cover all areas from colouring pages and books to software, programs to stories, television linked activities to crafts. It is only a small selection of what can be found. Unless otherwise stated they are all at no cost.
There is a small selection of links to information on child development and parental advice on this.
Remember many sites are not Australian. Check carefully to be sure they conform to Australian requirements before use, e.g. spelling, Mathematical formatting, terminology, … .
Listed individual resources are suitable for teacher use with all education levels unless specifically indicated otherwise.
Australian Sites
- ABC Childrens Television - The Playground
Australia’s ABC. all your favourite characters and activities. Among the many areas are Make and Do - ‘We’ve got pictures to colour, party packs to make, computer goodies to enjoy. Search by character, or activity to find your favourite things’ and Playground Radio - ‘Listen to ABC Kids songs and stories with Playground Radio !’
Preschool - ABC Learn Gateway
Select from the range of options provided. Age provides access to Preschool and Lower Primary areas. -
Books and Reading for Young People
With an Australian Bias. Lists by ASLA New South Wales. - Count Us In Games
ABC Learning. Games which can be played to develop understanding of basic number concepts. -
Early Childhood Learning Resources Project
‘The purpose of the Early Childhood Learning Resources Project was to develop a set of high-quality, innovative early childhood resource materials which nurture and support the development of early literacy and numeracy for children from birth to five years. These resources are based on sound contemporary international research’. DEEWR. - Early Years Ideas with ICT
Links to resources in Literacy and Numeracy, from organisations, several schools. - Good Science Books for Children
Preschool. ‘Science picture books will help develop observation and thinking. Some books in this section may not seem very scientific or informative, but are included because they develop an idea in a way that can lead to understanding scientific thought’. - Home Interaction Program
For Parents and Youngsters. ‘HIPPY is a home-based parenting and early childhood enrichment program targeting disadvantaged families in our community’. Brotherhood of St Laurence. - K-3 Teacher Resources
‘A part of Australian [and overseas] education for 3 years, producing quality printable resources for K-3 Early Years Education. Our site also includes a comprehensive Teaching Ideas Directory, where more than 500 teachers from Australia and overseas have submitted and shared their valuable ideas’. Both Free and Fee-based resources, but membership is very cheap. - Kids Keys
‘If your child is 3-6 years old and using a computer then you need Kids Keys. Children learn their writing and reading skills predominantly in lower case but standard keyboards are all in UPPER CASE. Stop the confusion’ -
Modern Teaching Aids
‘Australia’s largest supplier of quality, Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary School Resources’. Notes these are Fee-based. - ‘My House’ and ‘Going to Fair Day’
Books described as ‘early childhood education material which include same sex parent families, … These readers promote inclusiveness and the acceptance of diversity’. - Playschool [ABC]
The most popular program for the very young.
Preschool - Wiggle and Learn
‘A resource that is available for Free to early childhood educators around the world. You can also get a brief overview by clicking on “Learn More” on the Wiggle and Learn landing page, and if you would like to see more, we invite you to register, so you can have a look at the resource’.
Highly Recommended !
Other Sites
- 4Kids2Play
Click on icons to access colouring, brainwork, click and drag, ecards, screensavers, new items. - ABC Kid Genius
Free software to teach basic ideas such as alphabet, numbers, reading. - abcteach
Printable material covering basics, shape books, theme units, fun activities, flashcards, sections at higher educational levels. Access 5 000+ printable documents. - A Child’s Place [Ruth’s Child Care]
Themes and activities. - Activity Idea Place
Index of activities for used with early learning students in formal or non-formal situations. Animal Activities, Miscellaneous grouping, Seasonal/Holiday Activities - some American. - Ask The Preschool Teacher
Still in recess. An archive of asked questions/answers still available. If they were good questions, you will probably find an answer to help you. - Alphabet Soup
Units, games, activities, crafts, fun, recipes. - A to Z Teacher Stuff
Educational Sites for Teachers - Early Childhood. Links to information, resources, more. - Baby Einstein
‘Helps by using music, language, nature and art in playful ways to entertain and engage little ones from birth and up’. Select products by age or category. Delivery to a range of countries including Australia. - Beantime Stories
Original stories for children from preschool to primary grades. Parent’s and Teacher’s Guides assist you. - BookwaKwala
Ideas and advice for parents, 600+ activities. In directories. Part of the Up to Ten site. - Briana’s Playroom
‘Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, bedtime stories, pictures of magic fairies, poems about fairies, fun songs to sing, lullabies to help you go to sleep. Use your mouse and do things like practice writing your numbers and letters on the magic slate, colour a picture, play a game’.
Preschool - Busy Teacher’s Cafe
Worksheets, lesson plans, management tips, educational tips, links, Free clipart.
Infants - Childfont
The Art of Reading and Writing. American developed Phonics program in age levels, Some initial material is Free, though it is Fee-based for full programs. Works in multiple length packages for each age group.
Colouring Books and Pages [Online]
For other resources in this area, check links on The Arts Resources page.
- Early ICT
‘Themed ICT activities and resources to support learning in the Foundation Stage’. Developed in the UK. A second site is found here.
Infants - EarlyLearningHQ
‘Features hundreds of quality foundation stage and key stage one teaching resources, all of which are free to download’. UK based site. - Enchanted Learning
American but with useful material - crafts, printouts, lesson plans, themes, dictionaries, Kids’ Club.
- Family Fun [Disney]
Printables, downloads, game activities, games guides. Sections for Preschool to Year 6. - Favourite Friends for Preschoolers
‘Find Free printable crafts, colouring pages, cards, etc., to keep your preschooler occupied for hours !’ Two other sections covering Favourite Friends and Book Breaks. - First School
Resources for children 2-6 years. Printable crafts, other activities, online resources in Spanish. - Fossweb K-2 Modules
A series of Science modules specifically for the K-2 level of schooling. 16 modules in all. - Funbrain
A wide range of activities, both curriculum and fun. Select by grade levels. - Fun With Spot
Activities based around a favourite book character. Mouse over home page items for available activities. - Games for Children Ages 1 to 5
- How to use ICT to Support Young Children’s
Learning
Article from the United Kingdom looking at ways this can be done. - Human Development Through Play
‘Help for those who would like to use active games as a developmental tool in the classroom, at home, and/or in large spaces. This requires carefully selected games that include everyone with lots of turns, each at their personal level, and make the difference among players a bonus for all rather than a liability. If your interest is 3 to 5 year olds, click on the Follow Me Too button’. - Idea Box
New ideas, activities. Enough for every day for a long time. - Kidopo
Colouring pages, printables, games, crafts, videos, stories, Christmas.
Highly Regarded ! - KidsCom Junior
Linked to KidsCom. Preschool and infant levels. Kids games, educational and learning games, online colouring books, preschool activities, other games for preschoolers’. - Kid Stuff !
Easy craft activities and projects. Craft and cooking activities, many linked to special events. Many involve recycling household goods. - Kidzone
Mathematics, language, science. Puzzles, magic tricks, worksheets, lesson plans, etc.. - KinderArt - Art Lessons - Art Education
Art lessons, art library, Free newsletter, special sections, a Don’t Miss section. All aspects of art.
Infants - KinderCrafts for Preschool and Kindergarten
‘With adult supervision and guidance, even toddlers can make most of these simple projects. The crafts use materials found around the house like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about colour mixing on how to combine paint to make all the colours of the rainbow’. - Kinderstart
Because kids don’t come with instructions. Multiple sections on all aspects of early childhood. Specific sections cover Child Development, Education, Learning Activities, Sports & Exercise. - Kinderweb Children’s Games
Matching games using different shapes, animals shapes, colours. - Learn2Type
‘These fun introductory exercises allow young children to get familiar with the concept of typing. Animated exercises allow them to visualise the simple sentences and encourages them to type the letters shown. There is no scoring for this age group, everyone gets the same positive encouragement upon completing the exercise. As the child grows older, you can setup a new account with the next age group [Grade 3 through Grade 5], which will actually begin the touch typing instructions’. - Lessonsense
‘Lesson material and ideas for preschool and elementary age children. Loads of downloadable material that can be used in lessons of your own or at home. What you will not find here are strict lesson plans to follow. The suggestions and materials can be used to create your own lessons. Most downloadable materials are in PDF format’. Done by an early learning teacher from the Netherlands. Well worth visiting. - Letter of the Week
Free Preschool curriculum. It goes further than this, providing a curriculum up to age 11. US based, but should be adaptable for Australian conditions. Access to resources, links to other sites. - Lil’ Fingers
Free storybooks, games, ABCs, number, more for the very young.
Preschool
- Magnetic Letters
‘Click or type a letter, then make a word ! Drag the letters to the edge to remove them’. - Mostly Mommies
Well-annotated links to online games, activities for toddlers. Many lead to high quality activities. - Parenting Preschoolers
For children aged 1-3. Annotated links to activities. From Suite101. - Pauly’s Playhouse
Games, activities, cartoons, more, geared to the young. Activities include colouring, more complex actions. Much is Flash based. - Pratt’s Early Childhood Education
‘Including themes, songs, arts & crafts, literature, online activities, more’. Check viewer and reciprocal links for the same areas.
Preschool - Preschool Activities
Paula’s Archives. Activities, many extensively detailed and explained, links to other activity sites suited to this level. Additional, simple listings of activities.
Preschool - Preschool Education
Access information under Classroom headings from Alphabet Ideas to Useful Recipes, find out about updates, additions, articles, more. Links to related sites.
Preschool - Preschool Express
‘Preschool Activities & ideas for teachers, parents and grandparents’. Monthly as well as topic groupings. - Pre-school Library
‘The StoryPlace is full of great activities for you to explore. Choose a theme to start the fun !’ Each theme has an online story, activity, take-home activity, parent’s activity, suggested reading. 15 themes included.
Well presented ! - Preschool Printables
Printables for activities and special occasions. - Seussville Games
Children love Dr Seuss. Access games played using characters from his books e.g., The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, Horton. You need Shockwave. Printable games in PDF format. - SparkleBox
‘The UK’s top Early Years teaching resource website. Sharing useful downloadable resources with other teachers’. - Stories to Grow By
Free and Fee-based materials, extends beyond this level. Free teacher material.
Infants - The Perpetual Preschool
‘Over 12 000 Free Ideas for Parents and Educators of young children’. - The Personal Intelligences in the Early Childhood
Classroom
Information on development in early learning settings. Multiple page article. Other links.
Preschool, Infants, Primary - The Printable Preschool
‘This is for me to share my preschool - early primary worksheets. So far we have over 270 files for download. Please only use them for your own personal classes/students’. A Yahoo Group. - Toddler Toddler
‘Find some favourite learning activities and games for your little ones. We have over 250 activities, fun, games, crafts, printables,, exercises for you to enjoy with your toddlers !’ Even a Toddlers 101 section to help deal with some of their actions.
Preschool - Under 5’s
Rhymes, printables, activities. Designed for the United Kingdom curriculum.
Preschool - US National Association …
For the Education of Young Children. Developmentally appropriate activities and practices for children from birth to Year 3. - Welcome to Bry-Back Manor
For people who care for young children or children with special needs. Activities, fun stuff, garden fun, links, picture recipes. - Welcome to Julia’s Rainbow Corner !
‘Great games, new ideas for crafts, ideas to keep your kids happy and busy while travelling, Free activity sheets to print, … !’ You need Flash player to fully use the site.