Resources for Fingerplay Unit

NCCN Fingerplays for Children

Rhymes & Fingerplays

Patti's Preschool Resources

Child Care Lounge

Breitlinks

Preschool Education

1 2 3 Child

Step by Step

Preschool Rainbow

Preschool Express

Perpetual Preschool

Resources for Song Unit

MoJo's Music Mouseum

Preschool Express

Preschool Education

1 2 3 Child

Everything Preschool

Perpetual Preschool

Preschool Rainbow

NIEHS Music for Children

The Teacher's Guide

Judy & David's Online Songbook

Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teachers

Step by Step

Jazzles Song Lyrics

Caring for Children SMART Lesson

The object of this SMART lesson is to review the important principles as it relates to providing care for children of all ages. Directions for using the software and completing the activities can be found with the SMART lesson itself.

Caring for Children SMART Lesson

Newsletters

Newsletters can be an effective form of communication between a child care center and parents. Below you will find links to sample newsletters. These may be helpful as you design or develop your own.

Sample Newsletters
Babette's Daycare Newsletters
Little Toddlers Daycare

Communicating Without Words - Pt. 2

View the following video of a baby and parent using sign language:

Now go to the Lifeprint website and look up the ASL sign(s) for the following words. Pick two to demonstrate to your teacher.

mom, dad, drink, hungry, please, thank you, more

Communicating Without Words - Pt. 1

Watch the following video about using sign language with infants:

Continue to Communicating without Words - Pt. 2 post to finish.

SMART Lesson - Intellectual Development From Four to Six Years Old

Use the following web link to access the SMART lesson for World of Children - Intellectual Development rotations. Follow directions provided to you by your teacher and on the SMART lesson itself.

SMART Lesson - Intellectual Development from Four to Six Years Old

Internet Websites for Young Children

Many resources are available on the internet for parents and caregivers to facilitate a child's intellectual development. Listed below is a sampling of those websites.

Nick Jr.
Playhouse Disney

Sesame Street

PBS for Kids

Fun Brain

Fun School

Scholastic

Fisher Price

Learning Planet

My Scene

Get the FACS

Find out what opportunities are available to you in Family and Consumer Science by watching the video posted below. See your counselor or the FACS teachers in C hall for more information regarding enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year.

SMART Lesson - School Lunches

Use the following web link to access the SMART lesson for World of Children - Physical Development rotations. Follow directions provided to you by your teacher and on the SMART lesson itself.

SMART Lesson - School Lunches

Adult Height Predictor Websites

Use the following to predict the height of individual children:

healthresources.caremark.com/topic/adultheight

allnutritionals.com/calculators/children_adult_height_predictor.htm

www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/yahtpredictor.html