Kindergarten Teacher Sites
Files of Good Information - I took a lot of this information from postings to the KinderKorner Newsgroup - Sue
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Annotated
Favorite Teaching Resources
Learning
Page
Highlights
Include:
Basics Sheets
Theme Sheets
Decodable Books
Lesson Plans
Clipart
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/7444/primary_teacher1.htm
Primary
Teacher’s Nook (from first grade
teacher Beverly [Sarah} Froelich)
Highlights
Include:
Teaching Units:
Back
to School
Monkey
Business (Curious George)
Henry
and Mudge
Little
Bear
Alaska
Mice
Are Nice
Clifford
Bats
and Spiders
Frog
and Toad Are Friends/Friendship
Hickory
Dickory Nursery Rhyme Unit
Gingerbread
Man
Danny
and the Dinosaurs/Dinosaur Unit
Ladybugs
Thanksgiving
Halloween,
Fall, & Pumpkins
Classroom Management
Making Big Books (Ideas and
Pictures)
Project Kinderact
http://www.kindergartentreehouse.com/
Kindergarten
Treehouse (from Kindergarten teacher
Sheri Anderson)
Highlights
Include:
Themes
On
My Way to Kindergarten
The
Kissing Hand
Nursery
Rhymes
All
About Me
Apples
Fall
Fire
Safety
Space
Kindergarten
Is Just Batty
Halloween
and Pumpkins Too
Scarecrows
A
Time to Give Thanks
Gingerbread
Man
New
Years
Penguins
100th
Day of School
Groundhog Day
Bears,
Bears, Bears
Washington
& Lincoln
Valentines
Day
Taking
Care of Our Teeth
St.
Patrick’s Day
Signs
of Spring
Easter
Pigs
Clifford
Play
Ball
Wild
Wild West
Bears
Mice
A
Zoo Adventure
http://www.stairway.bc.ca/alphasongs/lyrics.html
Alpha
Songs Lyrics and Activities
Highlights
Include:
Lyrics to all the songs on
Greg Whitfield’s Alpha Songs CD (note: I haven’t heard the music for these
yet, but the lyrics have a lot of kid appeal)
Activities for each
letter/song (useful even without the songs)
http://www.nickjr.com/grownups/parenting/lesson_plans/index.jhtml
Nick
Jr. – Preschool Learning Activities
(Blues Clues, Little Bear, Little Bill, Maisy, Franklin, and more)
Highlights
Include:
Thematic Activities (Theme
of the Month)
Beach
Birthdays
Cooking
Feelings
Friendship
Health
Home
& Family
Love
Music
Nature
Rain
Reading
Rhyming
Treasure
Learning Activities
Coordinating with Popular Nick Jr TV Shows
PBS
Kids (Arthur, Barney, Clifford, and
much more)
Highlights
Include:
Interactive Games
Printable Games
Coloring Pages
Songs
Online Stories
Interactive Stories
Teacher Guides for Mister
Rogers Neighborhood, Jazz Kids, Barney, Dragonfly TV, Arthur, and others
http://www.angelfire.com/wi2/GamesForLearning/
Games
for Learning
Highlights
Include:
Ideas for making educational
games
Featured games
Game contests winners
Articles on making games
Free patterns
http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm
Virtual
Alphabet
Highlights
Include:
Piggyback songs to cute
alphabet characters
Links related to the
characters and/or the letters for each song
http://www.kindercourt.com/kindergarten.html
Kindercourt
with Miss Shaynee (from the
teacher/director of a private kindergarten program)
Highlights
Include:
Monthly Themes
September
- All About Me
October
– Staying Safe And Healthy
November
– Plant Life
December
– Holidays Around the World
January
– Solar System
February
– Mammals
March
– Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians
April
– Insects and Arachnids
May
– Sea Life
Letter Ideas
Math Ideas
Language Arts Ideas
Class photos bring the ideas
to life
ABC
Teach
Highlights
Include:
Over 5000 free printable
pages
Resources for basic concepts
(letters, numbers, colors, shapes, etc.)
Many thematic units
Center Signs
Theme Signs
Schedule Cards
Bulletin Board Pieces
Calendars
Printable Games
Portfolio Pages
Shape Books
Flash Cards
Activities Organized by the
Month
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/home.html
Mrs.
Alphabet
Highlights
Include:
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/index.html
Hubbard’s
Cupboard (from current stay-at-home mom and former kindergarten teacher
Michelle)
Highlights
Include:
Sample Schedules
ABC Centers
ABC
Memory/Go Fish
ABC
Sounds
Alpha
Bears
Big
or Little
Book
Baskets
Chicka
Chicka ABC
Colors
Fun
Fonts
I
Can Read!
Letter
Search
Letter
Writing
Names
Read/Write
the Room
Rhyme
Time
Seasonal
ABC’s
Stamp
a Story
Word
Maker
Family Involvement Resources
Literacy
Kits
Family
Nights
Literacy
Review (activities for letter and sound recognition)
Family
Projects Coordinating with Monthly Themes
Reading
with Your Child
Story Lessons
Do
You Want to Be My Friend
Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom
Mouse
Mess
The
Mitten
Who
Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar
The
Gingerbread Man
The
Three Bears
The
Three Little Pigs
Dr.
Seuss Books
Good
Night Moon
The
Enormous Watermelon
I
Like Bugs
The
Little Engine That Could
Caps
for Sale
Number Journals
Assessment Resources
Curriculum Goals
Links to Theme Resources on
Other Sites
Recipes Coordinating with
the Letter of the Week
http://www.dositey.com/homek2.htm
K-2
Math and Language Arts Games and Activities
Highlights
Include:
Number Sense Activities
Telling Time Activities
Alphabet Games and
Activities
Phonics Games and Activities
DTLK’s
Printable Crafts for Kids
Highlights
Include:
Alphabet Crafts and Games
Crafts Organized by Theme
Child-Made Books
Learning Games
Back to School Activities
Bulletin Board Resources
Cartoon Characters Crafts
Kinder
Korner (from Victoria Smith,
kindergarten teacher, conference presenter, listserv owner, and teaching kits
creator)
Highlights
Include:
Back to School Resources
Thematic Units
All
About Me
A
Is for Apple
B
Is for Birthday
Friends
What’s
In a Name
I
Love My ABCs
Fire
Safety
A
Rainbow of Colors
Down
on the Farm
Along
Came a Spider
Welcome
to the Pumpkin Patch
The
Leaves Are Falling Down
Scarecrow,
Scarecrow
Going
Batty
G
Is for Gingerbread
P
Is for Penguin
Snowmen
& Mittens
Going
Buggy
Ladybug,
Ladybug
The
Ants Came Marching
Buzzing
Bees
Creepy
Crawly Bugs
Caterpillars
and Butterflies
A
Camping We Will Go
Under
the Sea
Rainforest
Black
History Month
We
Love Mud
Crazy
About Cows
Tractors
Quilts
Literacy Centers
Author Studies
P K
Hallinan
Jan
Brett
Lois
Ehlert
Bernard
Most
Story Starters
KinderKorner Listserv
Information
Conference Information
Information on Teaching Kits
and Resource Packets Available
Archives of Past Years’
Activities
The
K-Crew (from Kindergarten teachers
Bonnie Jackson, Leslie Gaines and Shelley Vaughn)
Highlights
Include:
Balanced Literacy Resources
Literacy Centers
Thematic Units
Beginning
of School
Gingerbread
Fairy
and Folk Tales
Mother
Goose
Freedom
Week
Apples
Fire
Safety
Fall
Farm
Pumpkins
& Spiders
50th
Day of School
Indians
Pilgrims
Turkeys
Christmas
New
Years
Winter
100th
Day of School
Alaska
Dinosaur
Valentines
Day
Texas/Rodeo
Spring
Eggs
Zoo
Insects
Solar
System
Oceans
http://www.treca.org/schools/danville/elem/rowley/kdg10.html
Mrs.
Rowley’s Kindergarten (from
Kindergarten teacher Linda Rowley)
Highlights
Include:
Good Morning Poems
Internet Group Story
Word Wall
Weekly Books
Internet Projects
Parent Tidbits
Class Scrapbook
Thematic Units
Pumpkins,
Pumpkins
Thanksgiving
Heart
Beats
Post
Office
Old
Favorites
Camping
Pigs
& Mud
The
Zoo
Nighty
Night
Mama
Goose
Old
McDonald Had a Farm
When
Winter Comes
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,46465-195290-50-20430,00.html
A
First Grade Teacher’s Heart (from
first grade teacher Mrs. Lowe)
Highlights
Include:
Literacy Centers
Math Facts Songs
Displays
Tips, Tricks, and Time
Savers
Thematic Units
Back
to School
Grandparents
Day
Apples
Bats
Spiders
Halloween
Pilgrims
& Indians
Thanksgiving
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/k-1.html
Patti’s
K-1 Electronic Classroom: (from Patti
Stewart, studio teacher for the Windows to Reading early literacy programs)
Highlights
Include:
Making Words: Cardboard
Letters
K-W-L Chart
Phonemic Awareness
Activities
Assessment Tools
National Language Arts
Standards
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/
Little
Giraffes (from Nora Flanagan,
Kindergarten teacher)
Highlights
Include:
Themes
First
Week
Open
House
Colors
Shapes
Five
Senses
Apples
Bears
Fall
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Election
Christmas
Winter
Igloo
Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
100th
Day of School
Valentine’s
Day
President’s
Day
Dental
Health
St.
Patrick’s Day
Weather
Easter
Plants
Insects
Zoo
Food
Farm
Mother’s
Day
Father’s
Day
Graduation
Bubbles
Body/Health
Book Ideas
The
Gingerbread Man
The
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Rainbow
Fish
I
Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
I
Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
The
Kissing Hand
Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom
The
Mitten
The
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Clifford
books
Story Retelling Props
Literacy Resources
Math Resources
Centers
Back to School
Letter Ideas
Newsletters
Weekly Photo Gallery
http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/fontanejhbvHome.html
A
Kindergarten Class (From Jack Fontanella, Kindergarten teacher)
Highlights
Include:
Online Alphabet Book
Seasons Project
Links to Kindergarten
Classes by Geographic Region
Kindergarten: Everything You
Need to Know (thorough parent handbook)
http://www.education-world.com/
Education
World
Highlights
Include:
Useful Articles on
Educational Issues
Practical Classroom Planning
Ideas
Lesson Plans
Thematic Unit Resources
Grants Center
Message Boards
Reviews of Educational Sites
Teacher Tools and Templates
Professional Development
Resources
http://www.geocities.com/schmargy/
Mrs.
Martell’s Magical Classroom (from
Kindergarten teacher Mary Kathryn Martell)
Highlights
Include:
Back to School Books and
Ideas
Thematic Units
Apples
Bears
Fall
Name Ideas
ABC Poems
T-Rex Project
Classroom Photos
http://elkriver.k12.mn.us/rogers/AWall/awmain.html
Ms.
Wall’s Kindergarten Class
Highlights
Include:
Traveling Friends
Class Pets
Math Projects
Class Mascots
Postcard Exchange
Eating the Alphabet
TLC Projects
Name Projects
Leaf Exchange
Nursery Rhyme Party
Teddy Bear Mischief
Homemade Ice Cream
Math Olympics
Earth Day Activities
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,48979-139697-51-39541,00.html
Pre-K
Kiddos (from Pre-K teacher Tammy
Perez)
Highlights
Include:
Parent Resources
Nursery Rhyme Activities
Alphabet Resources
http://teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/bbuchel/
Mrs.
Buchel’s Kindergarten Class (from
Brittany Buchel, Kindergarten teacher)
Highlights
Include:
Pre-Reading and Writing
Strategies
Sight Word Lists
Sound Bingo
Sight Word Bingo
“What Good Readers Do”
Reference Sheet
Book Bags for Leveled Books
Rhymes to Help Children
Write Numbers
Dice Games
0-99 Chart Game
Number Bingo with #1-16
Number Bingo with #1-30
The Monart Style of Teaching
Drawing
Recyclables Invention Days
Grandparents Day Activities
Apple Unit
Fairy Tales Unit
100th Day of
School
http://www.myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,20695-136856-24-3628,00.html
Kindergarten
Kapers (from Kindergarten teacher, Anita Carr)
ABCs of Kindergarten (parent
handbook)
Take Home Reading Buddies
The
Idea Box: Early Childhood Education
and Activity Resources
Highlights
Include:
Crafts
Craft Recipes
Active Games
Song Lyrics (some with
activity suggestions)
Recipes (often related to
thematic units)
Holiday and Seasonal
Resources
Thematic Activities
http://207.166.226.251/baston2000/index.html
Mrs.
Baston’s Kindergarten Web Page (from
Kindergarten teacher Barbara Baston)
Highlights
Include:
Penguin Story Problems
Reptile Visitors
Class Book About
Kindergarten
Classroom Election
Mrs. Abbott’s Language
Program Activities
http://www.geocities.com/crjrtex/
Mrs.
Reed’s Class (from teacher Jennifer Reed, who is looping between kindergarten and
first grade)
Highlights
Include:
Themes
Apples
Butterflies
Cowboys,
Texas and the Rodeo
Fairy
Tales
Gingerbread
Ice
Cream
Monsters
and Meanies
Nighttime
and Quilts
Oviparous
Animals (Animals that lay eggs!)
Penguins
Winter
Sunflowers
Watermelons
Balanced Literacy Approach
Graphic Organizers
http://schoolhouseprintable.tripod.com/
SchoolHouse
Printables
Highlights
Include:
Worksheets for letters,
numbers, shapes, and colors
Cut & Paste Activities
Dot-to-Dot Activities
Mazes
Coloring Pages
Clip Art
ESL
Lounge
Highlights
Include:
Lesson Plans
Board Games (including empty
master versions)
Song Lyrics
Teacher Forums
Primary
Games
Highlights
Include:
Curriculum Guide divided
into four areas: Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Interactive Online Learning
Games
Activity Pages
Award Certificates
Stationery
Calendars
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http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/teacheracttime.shtml
Curious
George’s 60th Birthday – Teacher Activity Time
Highlights
Include:
Teacher’s Guide in Adobe
Acrobat Format
Printable Sheets with
Independent and Cooperative Learning Activities
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/
Webbing
Into Literacy: A Head Start Program
Highlights
Include:
101 Best Books for Children
list
Take Home Materials
Available for Download
·
The cover for My
Very Own Nursery Rhyme Collection
·
The cover for My
Reading Log
·
Entry pages for My
Reading Log
·
Pictures to paste on entry pages (coming
soon)
·
Activity Cards (and Nursery rhymes)
to include in take home folders.
Month-by-Month Suggested
Books and Activities
Downloadable Alphabet Books
for each month from September through April
http://www.haines-family.com/kindergarten/
Mrs.
Haines’ Kindergarten (from
Kindergarten teacher Carrie Haines)
Quote on page (sorry, I
don’t have an attribution for this quote, but it’s so true):
"Teaching kindergarten is like having a bathtub of corks and trying to hold them all under water at once!"
Highlights
Include:
Thematic Units
Spiders
Pumpkins
Scarecrows
Vegetables
Family
Mice
Gingerbread
Man
Reindeer
Snow
& Mittens
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Groundhog
Day
Weather
Frogs
Bugs
Pets
Song Lyrics
Classroom Setup Pictures
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/index.html
Early
Childhood Thematic Units (from Early
Childhood teacher Kathy Van Velzen)
Highlights
Include:
Thematic Units:
The
Zoo
At
the Farm
Halloween
Thanksgiving/Food
Winter
Holidays
Nursery
Rhymes