OOPS: Staff Development & Inservice Training 
Early Childhood & Elementary Bookmarks

Sites by Talented Educators:
Dinosaurs
Preschool Classroom: http://members.tripod.com/talibiddeenjr/id30.htm
A Kindergarten Class: http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/fontanejhbvHome.html
First Grade Fun!: http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listkindergamr8.html
Jan's Resources for Teachers: http://www.geocities.com/janice13/
Early Childhood Sites:
Early Childhood Resources:  http://www.earlychildhood.com/
Early Childhood Tech Literacy Project:  http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids
Interactive Mathematics for K-2: http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/grade_g_1.html
Preschool Express: http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station.shtml
Preschool Teacher: http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/
Preschool Rainbow: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/
Ready Web Early Childhood Resources: http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu
Shape Books:  http://www.shapebooks.com
Skip Counting Song: http://www.sln.org/pieces/knox/skipsong.htm
StarFall: http://www.starfall.com
Under 5's: http://www.underfives.co.uk/

Kindergarten Sites:
The Kindergarten Krew: http://www.thekcrew.net/
Kinderhive: http://shallowfordfalls.typepad.com/jpieczko/
Kindergarten Kafe: http://www.kkafe.net
Kididdles: http://www.kididdles.com
Kinder Korner: http://www.kinderkorner.com
Kids Did This: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kids.html
A Kindergarten Class: http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/fontanejhbvHome.html
Kinderstart: http://www.kinderstart.com/
Mrs. Alphabet: http://www.mrsalphabet.com

Elementary Sites For Ideas:
Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storcoll.html
Children's Story Book Online http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Creating a Hotlist Instructions: http://www.gaillovely.com/resources/hotlist.htm
CyberBee:  http://www.cyberbee.com/
Drawing Online:  http://www.unclefred.com/index.html
Education World: http://www.education-world.com
Elementary Education Lesson Plans:  http://www.LessonPlansPage.com
Fun Lesson Plans: FunLessonPlans.com
Handwriting for Kids: http://www.geocities.com/creadman/handwrite/ 
Idea Box  (See the Idea of the Week Page) http://www.theideabox.com/
100th Day of School:  http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html
Kids Publishing: http://www.kidpub.com/kidpub/
Learning Page: http://www.learningpage.com
Motivating Young Readers: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson035.shtml
My Picture Book: http://www.mypicturebook.com/
Penguin Books/Ideas for Teachers: http://www.penguinputnam.com Click on the link for "Young Readers"
Primarygames: http://www.primarygames.com
Primary School: http://www.primaryschool.com.au/
Rainforest Unit: http://www.communityschool.net/topics%20of%20study/Rainforest.htm
Scavenger Hunt Example by Hazel Jobe: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson120.shtml
Teaching Ideas from the U.K.
Thematic Lesson Ideas: http://www.midgefrazel.net/index.html
Additional Language Arts Bookmarks

Etc…..
Certificate Creator
Online Calendar
Graphic Organizers

Articles Online:
The Internet Pyramid for Elementary Students by Ann Johnston 
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/johnston.htm
I Lost My Tooth by Diann Boehm
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/diann.htm
Simple Methods of Integrating Technology Into Primary Classrooms 
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/heesepri.htm

Vendors:
Smart Neurons: http://www.smartneurons.com/
Edmark:  http://www.edmark.com
Humongous Entertainment:  http://www.humongous.com
Knowledge Adventure:  http://www.knowledgeadventure.com 
The Learning Company:  http://www.learningco.com/school 
Monarch Pulbishing: http://www.monarchpublishers.com/main/index.shtml
Sunburst:  http://www.sunburst.com

2002/2003/2004, 2005 Helen Teague for OOPS: Staff  Development Training 
Email: helen@4oops.com
http://4oops.com
Created January 1, 2000, Updated 5-5-2008

TIP: Almost any website can have a large, primary font by changing the Font and size in the preferences of your browser. Just go to Preferences and choose Font. 
Change both the fixed and variable width font to a font like Comic Sans, size 18.
 A Font Page: http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/index.htm