Resources, Lesson Plans and Activities for KINDERGARTENS

Resources, Lesson Plans and Activities for KINDERGARTENS
An Internet Hotlist on Kindergarten

Introduction
Hop on board for an hour of exploration and sharing of exemplary web sites, thematic units and classroom organization ideas to kick-start your school year.

Click on Sue Roseman for recently added web resources!

Walk away from this session with a wealth of resources and web site links for all subject areas.

Time will be allotted to the exploration of sample kindergarten schedules, worksheet ideas, center ideas, balanced literacy and 4 blocks resources, home/school connections.

Participants will leave with a comprehensive web page handout, accompanying online resources, and simple web-based activities to use with students.

Emphasis will be placed on exploring sites which link to strands in YOUR curriculum.

Updated October 20th, 2006

The Internet Resources

*** NEW Shape Book Patterns - A to Z Shape - Book Patterns with and without lines
*** OCDSB Kindergarten Resources -
**** NEW -Literacy Sites available en francais and English - Literacy Center offers a fun and interactive site where early learners can explore numbers, letters, colours and shapes in English and French.
**** NEW Mr. Moores Classroom - Need Ideas on setting up your classroom. So go see some of Michael's innovative ideas.
**** RECENTLY UPDATED! OCDSB Kindergarten RESOURCES -
***** CENTER SIGNS - A wonderful site. Every sign you can think of ! Great for labeling ~
***NEW internet4classrooms - Online Interactive Web Sites ~ Literacy and Math ~ For use as Independent Skill Activities during Center Time
**More Sequenced Lesson Plans from Utah - Looking for ideas and formal lesson plans and activites for your core curriculum then do check this one out!
Animal Tales -JUST FOR STUDENTS - HIGHLY INTERACTIVE! Students listen and follow story and are then asked to click on various areas of the screen.
BACKFLIP Kinder Collection - From Literacy Centres to .....
Carls Corner - 'Where kids play and teachers learn' Literacy
FRENCH sites - FSL Activities with M. Renaud
K to 2 Appleworks and Kidpix Templates - Kid Pix and ClarisWorks activities to download and use.
KINDERGARTEN ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Includes Kindergarten systems of various countries, functions of Kindergarten, what should kindergarten activities include, readings and external links
Kindergarten Rubrics - In writing and science..can be modified and adapted
Kindergarten Web Site...ings of the Day - ***** RECENTLY ADDED! Check in here frequently for new additions!
LessonPlansPage.com! - Find lesson plans that match your criteria by selecting a subject area.
Mrs. McCullers' Top Dog Blog - Kindergarten Blogs ... you made a great job for your Blog.
NEW *** kindergartenconsultant.com - Kindergarten Consultant
NEW: Kindergarten Web Sit...ings of the Day -
Question of the Week ~ re Full Day Kindergarten - hat's different about students who have experienced full-day Kindergarten? Do the entrance requirements for full-day need to differ from traditional programs? Do elementary students who have been through full-day programs become stronger students? Is there too much academic pressure on these youngest students? Your thoughts?
Saskatchewan Kindergarten Curriculum - Check out the suggested resources here.
Sequenced Lesson Plans - Find a year's worth of lesson plans for kindergarten Language Arts and Math. Keep checking back to see what the Georgia Department of Education has added.
Songs - Complete lyrics to all your favorite kindergarten songs
Songs 4 Teachers - Back to School - Presents songs & poems for 'Back to School' and more!
Teacher.Net Lesson Plans - A plethora of lesson plans and ideas.
Tracking Templates - *GREAT TOOL FOR K Teachers - Tracking Templates for Personal & Social Development skills
abcteach index of resources -
teachers.net chatboard - Current topics are discussed along with the Latest buzz on the Kindergarten Teachers Chatboard...

Language Arts/Literacy

**** Enchanted Learning Dictionary Page - Use with reading buddies or as HOME/SCHOOL connection.
**** READING a to z.com - Downloadable - Leveled books and phonic activities. Subscribe for access to more printable materials.
*****WOW****Listen to Robert Munsch stories online - Many of Robert Munsch's books are available for listening here online!
**ABC Printouts ~ Perfect for Kindergarten - Printable coloring pages of ABC's for kids
*JUST ADDED! BeginningReading.com - This site offers a beginning reading program which includes printable Free Worksheets and beginning reading printable books.
123 Reading Road - Provides materials to support the early stages of reading development.
A Peek into Our Room - Setting up a new classroom. Do give Mrs. Bonthuis's Class a Peek! Definitely a photo opportunity!
AWESOME *** Learn to Read at Starfall - Starfall is a creative website designed to teach children to read. It features interactive books and phonics games and printouts.
Activities Pages from the JAN BRETT SITE - Do check out the character masks, alphabet, numbers and colouring pages. You can copy paste and enlarge to make posters in ClarisWorks.
An Animal Print Out Pattern Book - Similar to 'BROWN BEAR.....'
BACK to SCHOOL CHECKLISTS - Checklists..Back to School Songs and September Themes
BALANCED LITERACY ~ Early Literacy Resources - This is an EXCELLENT site full of information that provides an overview of balanced literacy for parents, educators, and all who want to familiarize themselves with this concept. Created by Carol and Terry of the TELUS Learning Connection
BEGINNING to Read - PRESCHOOL to GRADE 2 - READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun! Can be done in the HOME or at school. Can be used as a Connection between HOME AND SCHOOL.
Beginning to Read - A GREAT Home/School Connection!!
Bembo's Zoo - This site offers a great alphabet book online. Try the Flash version, and watch the letters transform into zoo animals.
Between the Lions Things to Print - Great literacy site!
CanTeach - Songs and Poems - Great resource!!
Canadian Kids Page - Sing a Song with the Canadian Kids Page Karaoke Player. Over 50 fun songs - Requires Real Player! Use your Reading buddies here!
Eric Carle Teaching Resources -
FableVision Place ***FABULOUS - AWARD WINNING SITE!! Visit the Fable Library for online stories and tune in to Fable Radio to hear stories online. GREAT FOR READING BUDDIES
First Grade Literacy Stations - Can be used with Kindergarten!
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales - Here you'll find poems and stories that kids love. You will find seasonal stories and something new. This is a fun site to explore with your students or place at a center.
Handwriting for Kids - Worksheets online to help students tackle Manuscipt or Cursive letters. Sheets include months of the year, days of the week, and basic sentences.
Jan Brett's Home Page - A great place for ideas! Use of a colour printer is advised here!
Jan Brett's Phonogram posters - Five new Phonogram pages in both bulletin board and flash card format.
Literacy Centers - Kindergarten - Setting up Litercy Centers in the Kindergarten Classroom
Literacy Centre - English, French, Spanish and German - *** NEW! Make crafts, play word, number and music games, read stories, and more. Thes†Ųteractive activities are designed to reinforce material that children are learning in school.
Literacy Hour CVC Words - 10 new activity sheets each focussing on a different medial vowel or final phoneme. These activities require only a brief introduction from a teacher or parent and are suitable for independent group work within the Literacy Hour. They're fun to do at home too!
Literacy Sheets from the UK - Some of these can be used in late SR Kindergarten
Marc Brown's ARTHUR site: ACTIVITY CORNER - Activities Index in all subject areas! Try the movement and gross motor control areas amongst others.
More Books You Can Make for Your Students - Booklets to Print and Colour etc.
Nellie Edge..check out main page at http://www.nellieedge.com/f - September Songs and Poems to Begin On ,,and some great videos from Nellie
Piggyback Songs - Piggyback songs provide a way to generate content-rich text for emergent readers and writers.
Pre K to Grade 1 Printable Worksheets -
Reading and Phonics - This phonics site has beginning and ending, as well as short vowel sounds. Children will click on the pictures with the same sound as, for instance, short u in tub. Very much like colorful, interactive online worksheets.
Roy the Zebra - NEW..similar to Starfall for emergent readers..literacy, games and worksheets...Free, easy to use and quick to download, includes words that rhyme and high frequency words.
School-Home Links Reading Kit - 100 School-Home Links activities for the kindergarten level. The activities are organized by reading and literacy skills appropriate to this grade.
Story Place - Encourages students to listen to interactive children's stories, play with on-line activities, print out take-home activities, a reading list is included
StoryNory...Gingerbread Man - Storynory (which you can subscribe to via iTunes if you are an iPod owner) also has a Web site where you can download stories for young children. ,,ie the ever popular Gingerbread Man
Teachers.net Lessons - Teacher's.net lesson plan exchange ~ topical lesson ideas submitted by teachers.
Webbing into Literacy (WIL) - Can be used as a Home/School Early Literacy connection. Exposure to rhymes and books are stressed!
Word Wall Lists - Word Wall chants etc

Web Pages/Mailing Lists

CREATE YOUR INSTANT WEB PAGE or BLOG! - A Blog COMMUNICATION WEB PAGE FOR PARENTS/STUDENTS/STAFF etc. Easy to create and easy to update. I love this for classroom communication, journals, language arts or relective learning. I created this one on the fly. CLICK ON THE ORANGE 'E' emblem to begin your own BLOG. No HTML knowledge required. Automatically updates to their blogger server
KINDER KLICKS - IDEAS GALORE! SUBSCRIBE HERE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE RESOURCES AND TEACHING IDEAS 3 TIMES A WEEK!
Robert Munsch - Click on the RED block for Storytime with Robert Munsch..listen to Mr. Musch read his published books..from 'The Boy in the Drawer' to the 'Paperbag Princess'

Themes

** NEW **Hummingbird Resources - A favourite amongst early educators!! Lotsa lesson plans.
***NEW The Gingerbread Man - Designed for kindergarten students, this series of lessons introduces children to fairy tales, sequencing, and the difference between real and make-believe. Comes complete with a recipe for gingerbread and printable outlines of the gingerbread man.
A TO Z SCIENCE COLLECTION - A HUGE COLLECTION OF QUICK SCIENCE ACTIVITIES!
Duga's Doghouse - KinderThemes.com is a site developed by Denise Fischer, a Kindergarten and Grade One teacher in Missouri. It contains dozens of theme unit and curriculum ideas specifically for the JK-2 grade levels.
EDSELECT'S Kindergarten MEGA Page - A Guide for Kindergarten Teachers!! ... Webmaster: Pat Elliott, Library Specialist!
Early Childhood Art Lessons - They include:Foil and String Art, Painting to Music, Picture Puzzle Piece. Color Mixed Hand Prints. Q-tip Painting. Leaves of Gold, Dough Recipes and so on
Enchanted Learning - ?S¼??rning Web site provides an introduction to the Internet for viewers as young as preschool. The site has pages of information and activities for a variety of subjects. The 'Zoom' sections bring particular topics 'closer' for inspection. Users can zoom into everyday life in a different country or zoom in for more information on dinosaurs, marine life, birds, or wildlife. Some of the most popular children's rhymes are located here. The 'Little Explorers' dictionary is an online pictionary with links to more than 1,000 educational activities and games on the Internet. The dictionary is available in English, English-French
GINGERBREAD MAN - An Integrated Unit
Invitations to Literacy (Themes) - kindergarten themes from Houghton Mifflin's Invitations to Literacy program. Choose a theme name to find Theme-related extension activities, links to relevant Web sites, and an up-to-date bibliography of supplementary readings.
KinderCrafts - About 50 project ideas for young children. Some are more appropriate for a home project but there are ample ideas for the teacher as well.
Kindergarten Units of Study (Utah Core Curriculum) - Mainly Science, health and Physical Education units
Kindergarten-Make It FUN and Watch Them LEARN! - **NEW ** A Kindergarten site packed with units and literacy centers based on the 'balanced literacy' method. Tired of the 'same old stuff'? Excited about teaching? Then this is the site for you!!!
Literacy Tips for the 10 Minute Parent - A to Z Themes.
Mrs. Jone's Kindergarten - emphasis on literacy resources
Roy: Tale of a Singing Zebra - Roy: Tale of a Singing Zebra is a delightful nine part guided reading story with interactive literacy worksheets and games for emergent readers.
Winter Holidays etc - Check out the sample lesson plans, cooking ideas etc.

Centre Ideas/Resources etc.

**NEW A resource page for Early Childhood through Kindergarten - A favourite amongst Kindergarten Teachers!!
A List of Daily Math Graph & Yes-No Questions (K-2) -
A List of Ideas for Math Centres -
CLIP ART GALLERY FROM DISCOVERY SCHOOL -
Certificates - Quality Ready to Use Certificates from Scholastic
Ed Helper's Alphabet & Number Printouts - Make booklets ~ cut and paste pictures into letter of the week booklet! Wonderful tracing sheets to accompany letter of the week.
KINDERGARTEN THEMES -
KidPIX Computer Skills and Integration into Language Arts and Math - Activities for kindergarten are designed to introduce basic computer skills. The lesson content is limited only be your imagination.
MORE FREE Black and White Clip Art - Topical and thematic; wonderful for newsletters and student worksheets.
Mrs. Alphabet - Lots of alphabet activities
PBS TEACHER SOURCE - Teacher Source is a sort of classroom lesson planner, albeit somewhat centered around PBS productions. Take heart; if ever there were television programming worth centering lessons around, PBS is it.
Sample CLASSROOM SCHEDULES - The following schedules have been submitted by classroom teachers who were willing to share their daily schedule on the internet. Thank you to all who have contributed!
Sample Kindergarten Handbook / Web Page - Use this for YOUR TEACHERWEB page
Search Teachers.net for Lesson ideas and resources - Lesson Bank from TEACHERS.NET. Also includes RESOURCES, CHAT CENTER, LESSON PLANS, CHATBOARDS, LIVE CHATROOMS, JOB CENTER, LIVE MEETINGS, MEETING ARCHIVE, MAILRINGS & FREE Printables.
Tracing Paper for Writing Practice -

Links to YOUR Curriculum

A Collection of Kindergarten Links from Avon Maitland District School Board -
Kindergarten Lesson Plans -
Math ..100 Days of School - Great for long range planning. Highlight, cut and paste into your favourite word processor.
OCDSB KINDER RESOURCES -
Ontario Curriculum Links - Click on KINDERGARTEN
SafeKids Canada: Safety Education and the Ontario Curriculum - Worksheets, activites and lesson plans

Content by Sue Roseman, sue_roseman@ocdsb.ca
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Last revised Tue Jul 29 12:53:35 US/Pacific 2008