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ECE literacy websites ECE literacy websites are links for websites that have content area and activities for early childhood education teachers to use in their classroom. This wikispace was created for the Region 5 ESC Technology Conference. If you have websites that you would like to add, please contact skruger@esc5.net.

link to literacy ECE ipad recommendations: literacy ECE ipad recommendation

link to page of books with phonological awareness text. Runny Babbit is on this page: books with phonological awareness text

link to pictures of sound munchers, suggestions for you tube videos, more website phonological awareness games: http://bibbety-bobbety-boo.wikispaces.com/home

Link to page with Webtastic Phonologic Awareness & Phonemic Awareness games: Webtastic Phonological Awareness & Phonemic Awareness activities

Link to page with Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness activities for kindegarten and first grade and Dr. Jean activities:PA activities

LInk to page with sound munchers and other Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness activities: PA pictures

= NICK JR INTERACTIVE GAMES = =[] This site has information for teachers and early literacy activities for preschoolers. = = [|Alphabet face] : This is a website game to use for learning letter recognition. = = =

= PBS KIDS WEBSITES = = [] This website has interactive early literacy activities for young children. In addition, it has a list of information and resources for early childhood educators. = = [|list of topics availble on the site] = = This is the PBS kids menu for their list of interactive games. = = [|blending bowl] This is an interactive onset rime game on pbskids. = = [|talking gizmo] This is an interactive sentence segmenting game on pbskids. = = [|monkey match] This has an interactive rhyming game. There is also interactive sound-symbol games on the pbskids website. = = [|letter identification bingo] This is an interactive bingo game that teaches letter identification. The teacher can adjust it to present the letters at 3 levels of difficulty. It is on the pbskids.website. = = [|skyriding] This is an interactive letter recognition/letter matching game. It is on the pbskids.website. = = [|building blocks] this is an interactive letter identificaion game. It is on the pbskids.website. = = [|puppy letters] This is an interactive letter recognition/letter matching game. The teacher can adjust it to present the letters at 2 levels of difficulty. In the harder levels, it is designed to help children sound out the spelling of words. It is on the pbskids .website. = = =

WEBSITES WITH LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOM
=[|www.abcteach.com]= = This website has many free downloadable books and activities for young children. For a subscription fee, you can access even more downloadable books. = =[|cli engage]= = CLI Engage is a website available for all Texas public school and charter school teachers. It is worth taking the time to sign up for the website and exploring the CIRCLE activities for your prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. =

=[|www.fcrr.org]= =Florida Center for Reading Research= =Good ideas and teacher materials for letter recognition and phonological awareness activities.=

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=This website is full of early childhood education and activity resources.=

=[|www.kididdles.com] This website has songs and lyrics for teachers to use with young children.=

=[] This website is full of literacy/ integrated curriculum themes for teachers of young children. There are great free times to download and an oportunity to purchase early childhood curriculum.=

=[|www.msrossbec.com] This website is designed by a First Grade teacher. It has many good literacy theme ideas.=

=[|http://www.mothergooseprograms.org]= =These are literacy activities for parents and professionals. Sponsored by Vermont Center for Books.=

=[|www.discountschoolsupply.com]= =At this website, you can purchase a lot of cool and great stuff for teaching young children, and you can go to the teaching resources page to find some new and fun activities for learning and creativity.=

=[|http://www.drjean.org]= =Lots to sell, but be sure to go to the activities section. It will make your trip to this website worth your time.=

=[]= =This has a great pictures of a “sound muncher” and her friend Penelope pig. Good pictures of good phonemic awareness idea.=

=[]= =[|Preschool Education.com] provides links to classroom ideas, online mailing lists, articles for preschool teachers, an online forum called [|Ask the Preschool Teacher] and a new link to [|4Parents Network] (Ages and Stages of Parenting Advice) launched on March 1, 2002.=

=[]= =[|Preschool Resources] from Jenni includes classroom management ideas, discipline tips, favorite sites and thematic units.=

=[|www.preschoolprintables.com]= =This website has lots of free downloadable activities for early childhood teachers. In addition, for a fee you can download more activities.=

=[|http://theschoolbell.com]= =This website has thousands of great links, theme ideas and strategies for early childhood teachers.=

=[|www.thekcrew.net/units.html]= =This website is created by early childhood teachers in Houston. They teacher tested ideas, strategies and downloadable activities. In addition, you can pay for teacher materials.=

=[|http://www.sharonmacdonald][|.com/]= =Sharon MacDonald has a wonderful website full of fun activities for young children.=

=[]= =This website has many early childhood songs for early childhood teachers to use. All songs can be previewed before you pay for them.=

>> =Children books read outloud = >> =[] Alexander and the horrible, awful very bad day.=

=[]= =This website has many stories and activities to listen to and play. Each book includes a link to an online activity, take home activity and a reading list on the topic. There are more stories than the ones I have listed.=

=[|Morris Special Day] This story teaches spanish words within the story.= =[|It's time to fight a fire]This story incorporates a firefighter version of the song " The Wheels on the Bus."= =[|The Barnyard Chorus]This story has various animals sing "Twinkle twinkle little star" with Maria.= =[|Identify musical instruments game]This is an activity that goes along with The Barnyard Chorus story.= =[|Five Little Babies] This story is a fingerplay about five little babies that your children can easily learn and repeat.=

=[|I will not take a bath] This is a cute story about a baby that does not want to take a bath.=

=[|Engine, engine, number nine]This story is a fingerplay that can easily be expanded upon.=

=[|list of stories on Between the Lions website] Over a dozen early childhood stories available to view online. The website lists different themes. Within each theme, there are stories. Some of the activities are advance phonics skills for preschool children. The stories are well illustrated and delightfuly narrated.=

=[|How to be a good dog]Cat teaches dog how to be good.= =[|Making Bread]Anthony goes to a baker and learns how to make bread.= =[|Bee-Bim-Bop]This story has a great rhymes and alliteration about foods made by an Asian family.= =[|Game to use with beebimbop]This game helps teach initial consonant sounds in rimes.= =[|Spicy Colors] This story has wonderful rhymes and alliterations to illustrate each color.=

= OTHER INTERACTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY WEBSITES = = [|Dragon Tales] Teachers and children can go to this website to play a wide variety of fun educational games, The topics range from learning Spanish words, to reading stories to enriching their vocabulary. A great place to expore for all its possibilities.=

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