This site offers free lesson plans for preschool in several categories, including: social studies, math, language arts, and thematic units. In addition, the site offers downloadables for purchase.
"What children learn about character in the early childhood classroom can shape their character for the rest of their lives. So how do you teach it?" This and other essential topics (e.g., differentiation) are covered in Scholastic's excellent blogs presented by teachers as tips and teaching strategies.
Children learn the names of the parts of a computer and get a basic introduction to how they work. Assembling their own computer with computer cutouts reinforces their understanding of computer terms.
Free lesson plans for 2 – 5 year olds to learn new things rapidly and introduce them to a diverse range of subjects and topics. Also free preschool activities and worksheets in their lesson plans.
Contains over 1,000 lesson plans in many different subject areas for grades PreK through High School. Many of the lesson plans are created for children in Preschool through grade 3 and are easily accessed at this site.
An excellent site that includes curriculum theme options, things to help teachers prepare for preschool, ideas and activities, booklets of lesson plans and ideas, teaching aids, games, and more.
Each month, have a country picked out. Have a map of the world on a bulletin board and for each month have a string that is attached to your hometown and stretch it to the country you are visiting. For that month, have that as a "theme" and you are able to incorporate science, social studies, and language arts into the lesson.
