preschool
Children's Poetry Archive
The children's section of the Poetry Archive section, this site features wonderful poems either written for children, or appealing to children. Most include a recording of the poem recited by the poet, and are serchable by keyword, author and form. Also includes biographies of the poets.
A fun site to browse with your kids, and a great way for non-readers to get to experience poetry.
Creativity Resources from the Denver Art Museum
Lesson plans for Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary levels. Each focuses on a particular piece of art, and includes a full page photo of the art piece in question, allowing you to do the lesson at home. There is also a database of the museum's art work, searchable by country/culture of origin, medium, period and continent of origin.
Reading Eggs
A subscription-based sight which guides your child through fun reading lessons, only letting them advance to a new level when they've mastered the earlier concepts.. Primarily takes a "whole language" approach to teaching reading, but includes some phonics instruction too. The site is based in Australia, and uses Australian English rather than US English, but it's barely noticeable.
GameGoo
Language arts games, beginning with letter recognition, and covering more advanced concepts like poetry, synonyms & antonyms, and spelling.
Between the Lions
Games, stories, and video and audio clips from the PBS tv show that teach phonics and other skills for the beginning reader.
