The Playroom
Welcome to The Playroom, a creative and educational resource center for parents of toddlers and preschoolers! - For children's resources, please visit Dominic's Room.
New content will be added weekly, so please be sure to visit often!
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- Dr. Paula Free online pediatric advice.
- KidsDoctor A free service with over 200 kid's health topics.
- Healthy Kids Information on kid's health, nutrition, development, behavior, family issues, illnesses/conditions.
- Child Health Information Center Complete online guide to pediatric hot-lines and resources, includes printable reference guide.
- Children's
Health Center Search for articles on children's health. From the Mayo
Clinic.
- General Pediatrician's View of the
Internet Links to many pediatric sites, curated by Donna M. D'Alessandro,
M.D.
- MedWebPlus
Pediatrics Concept Page at MedWebPlus. Search this database for related
links and topics.
- Medscape
Pediatrics Search this site for recent medical articles and news.
- Pediatric
Health Search for information on diseases, first aid,tests and procedures.
From Health Answers.
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- Early Childhood.com Resources for parents and educators.
- ChildFun Resource primarily for childcare providers, educators, and preschool teachers. Provides a support network with discussion lists, chat and message boards, as well as unit ideas. I love this site for the great toddler-appropriate craft ideas, silly songs and stories!
- Free Learning Activities Gryphon House Books offers a huge selection of activities from its children's books.
- The Perpetual Preschool This site was created to celebrate the creativity and dedication of all those who contribute to the perpetual education of young children. It's loaded to the brim with fun things to do in a number of categories (art, dramatic play, science, etc.), curriculum suggestions and tips for teachers, but may be useful to parents as well.
- The Idea Box Early childhood education and activity resources.
- NPIN Resources for ParentsFull texts of parenting-related materials from the National Parent Information Network Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
- Homeschooling
Little Ones Tips and ideas for beginning homeschooling with the youngest homschoolers, from the Christian Homeschool Fellowship.
- Montessori
for Moms This great site is intended for teaching young children age 2 through
5 years old, complete with information on Montessori and a downloadable
Montessori for Moms Album (lessons) book.
- What Should Preschoolers Be Taught? This article from the ERIC Parent Library, discusses the various categories of learning for the preschooler.
- Preschool Primer: Timing and Pointers Are you wondering if your child is ready? Does your child need to go to preschool? When? Dr. Sears answers these questions at the Parent Time site.
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- Art and Your Child Informative article that discusses the developmental stages each child goes through from
the time he picks up his first writing instrument, until he is an adult.
- Early Childhood Art Lessons A great site with wonderful art projects for young children.
- Early Childhood.com Crafts Index
- Danielle's Place Crafts & Activities
- KinderArt Littles Art activities and lessons, seasonal ideas and one of a kind coloring pages are just some of the things you will find on this site geared toward parents or teachers of young children.
- Wee Ones Site features many printable coloring pages and teaching activities.
- Haring Kids Artist Keith Haring's web site features simple books, art activities and games intended to inspire a love of learning and art in children. Teachers will find numerous lesson plans for language arts, visual and performing arts, math, and so on.
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- Mo Jo's Musical Mouseum A place where you can find the lyrics to your favorite kids' songs, send out a request for a long lost song, or maybe help somebody else find the one they're looking for.
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- Food For Tots Find recipes for snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner, beverages and desserts, from Food for Tots.
- Snacks For Picky Eaters Tempting Quesadillas, mini pizzas, and creative sweet potato pockets, from Lenora Viscardi, M.D.
- Cooking with Young Children Website intended for Preschool teachers, but fun for parents as well.
- Baby Cheesecake! A snack even little ones can make and eat, from the Idea Box, with graham crackers, cream cheese and little hands.
- Yogurt Popsicles Keep 'em cool with these easy popsicles from Canadian Parents Online. Uses plain yogurt, frozen grape or orange juice, and milk.
- Mudpuddle Dip A pear, some milk chocolate pieces and milk is all that's needed for this treat.
- Playful Pretzels A fun snack to make with your toddler or preschooler, from Parent and Child Magazine.
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- The Children's Literature Web Guide "Internet Resources Related to Books for Children and Young Adults."
- Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web Here are links to all kinds of information about authors, plus links to Web pages about specific children's authors and their books, and they also show Web links to fictional characters in children's literature, from Winnie the Pooh to Nancy Drew.
- Once Upon A Time A directory of authors', illustrators', libraries' and children's book awards sites, and more.
- Children's Book Council Online The CBC has been encouraging reading since 1945; their web site is intended as a guide for parents and/or caregivers and includes topics such as "Building a Bookshelf" and "Encouraging Young Readers."
- Embracing The Child A wonderful site that promotes positive and meaningful literature for children.
- Helping Your Child Learn to Read Activities for children from infancy through age 10, from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
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- The BookWire Electronic Children's Books Index Index of children's literature online.
- Children's Storybooks Online
- Online Children's Stories
- Lil' Fingers Storybooks Simple online stories about colors, shapes and making faces for young children.
- Hiyah.com Read classic stories like The Ugly Dukling, The Princess and the Pea, The Pied Piper, and others. Each story has large print, pictures and audio so you can listen to the stories.
- Kid's Corner - Beatrix Potter Read the Tale of Peter Rabbit, Cecily Parsely's Nursury Rhymes, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, and others. These online versions of popular Beatrix Potter books feature large text and the original illustrations. From the Ohio University Telecommunications Center.
- The Mother Goose Pages A collection of nursery rhymes, with tips on how to share them with children of different ages.
- Rebus Rhymes: Mother Goose & Others Match the words and pictures in your favorite nursery rhymes. Rebus Rhymes are designed for early readers in preschool and kindergarten.
- Ongoing Tales Old Time Fairy Tales, Stories, Poems & More With New Postings Monthly! - Features old-fashioned illustrations.
- Colors of Africa Learn about Zaire through the colors in the foods and the environment. Features large print and illustrations. By Cherlyn J. Clifton.
- Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes of All Nations This site presents nursery rhymes and children's songs from around the world. Many rhymes and songs are presented both in English and their native languages and include sound clips and sheet music. There are also maps and links for almost all included countries and cultures.
- Mama Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes
- Aesop's ABC's
- A is For… Simple illustrated alphabet book.
- Realist Wonder Society "A Whistle-Stop of Imagination Between Way Stations of Reality" - A wonderful, fun & award winning site!
- Storytelling Resources Absolutely amazing site packed full of storytelling resources!
- Stories From Around the World
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