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A to Z Kid Stuff
Offers free lessons and special days and events activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children. Downloadable therapy/teacher materials, ebooks, themes, eworksheets, calendars, recipes and more.
   

Beyond Play
Focus on early intervention products for preschool and the cognitively young for occupational therapists, physical therapists, developmental specialists, and speech-language pathologists.  Products include active and adaptive play, bubble toys, cause and effect, children's books, dramatic play, early exploration, fine motor, furniture, language, musical toys, oral motor, positioning, puzzles, rattles and teethers, sensory. sorting and stacking, and other professional resources.
 
   

Calico Cookie Kindergarten
Teacher's webpage contains ideas for parents and teacher's.  In the teacher's section at the bottom is a link to PowerPoint Collection which includes activites appropriate for grades P-1 or for the cognitively young.
   

Can Teach
Lesson plans, elementary resources (ELL, songs and poems, games, recipes, classroom management, subject domains and personal planning), related links and discussion lists.
   

Children's Storybooks Online
A collection of stories for young children, older children, and young adults some with animation and activities.
   

Dinosaur Resources for K-12
Dinosaur and other prehistoric animal resources for grades K-12.  Alphabetical extensive listing of curriculum related materials.
   

DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
Features a variety of printable children's crafts, coloring pages, and projects for holidays, educational themes, and children's favorite cartoon characters.
   

Dr. Jean: Songs and Activities for Young Children
Classroom monthly activities and materials available for download appropriate for preschool through grade 2 and for the cognitively young.
   

Early Childhood and Kindergarten
Alphabetical listing of themes on any topic related to early childhood, preschool, and primary education.  Also appropriate for those children with disabilities who are older but cognitively young.
   

eThemes
eThemes resources alphabetically listed by topic.  Extensive lists some including video and animated sources. Also, link to eThemes resources by grade level.
   

First - School
Features free preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts,  worksheets, calendar of events and other resources appropriate for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6).  Also appropriate for ELL learners and the cognitively young.
   

Google Images

Looking for a drawing, photo, or other image?  Try this gallery of images.  Make sure you put the Safe Search on.

Recommeded by TEAM Ed staff.

   

Grade One Central
Free lesson plans, teaching ideas and resources for the Grade One Curriculum.
 
   

Handwriting Help for Kids

Designed by Lisa Marnell, an occupational therapist, this site offers free information, advice, worksheets and activities.

   

Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting program which is developmental based and uses a multisensory approach.  Available in readiness, printing, and cursive.  Site also offers tips for teachers, helpful hints for therapists, home program, and tips for administrators.
   

Harcourt Assessment - The Psychological Corp
English and spanish assessment tools for special educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists.  Resouces center section on the site also offers presentations, product information, bulletins, and free support materials.
   

Holidays Around the World for K-12
Comprehensive list of holiday activities for teachers, therapists, librarians, parents and students. Also links to comprehensive list of holiday music.
   

Integrations
Features products for children with learning and sensory issues.  Site also provides discussion groups, "bright ideas" articles, and special needs links.
 
   

International Dyslexia Society (IDA)
Resources include information and referral services, research, advocacy, and direct services to professionals in the field of learning disabilities.
   

Kinder Hive
Parent and teacher resources appropriate for preschool through grade 1. Units and themes, classroom pictures, technology ideas, projects, instructional games, bulletin boards and more.
   

Kinder Korner
Thematics units, products, and mailing list for preschool through grade 2 teachers.  Share ideas, ask questions, get support from others interested in working with young children.
   

Kinder Pond
Information and resources for preschool through grade 1 including themes, units, center ideas, discovery packs, homework ideas, and links.
   

LD On-line
Features thousands of articles on learning disabilities and ADHD, monthly columns by experts in the field, free question/answer service, active bulletin boards, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
   

LD Pride
Site by Liz Bogod, an adult with learning disabilities.  Provides information, message boards, extensive links to LD resources.
   

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
Information and resources on the signs, symptoms, and strategies for dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and attention deficit disorder.
   

Learning Disabilities Resources at 1-800-wheelchair
List of links to helpful resources.
   

Learning Page

Provides a huge collection of instructional materials you can download and print.  Lesson plans, books, worksheets, and more.  Start by checking out the free samples.

Recommended by TEAM Ed staff.

   

LinguaSystems

Assessment and therapy materials on a variety of topics, including but not limited to, apraxia, articulation & phonology, autism & PDD,  Concepts, dysarthria, dysphagia, fluency, grammar & syntax, language & thinking, listening & auditory processing, math language, memory, nonverbal learning intelligence, oral-motor, phonological awareness, reading, resources & reference materials, sequencing, social & pragmatic skills, spelling, study & test taking, syndromes, tests and profiles, vocabulary and semantics, voice, and writing and punctuation.

   

Literacy Center
Free interactive literacy lessons for early childhood development offered in English, Spanish, German, and French. 
   

Mrs. Anderson's Kindergarten
Kindergarten thematic units and early childhood resources, themes, lesson plans, calendar ideas, literacy ideas, learning centers, music, and special needs links.
   

National Center for Learning Disabilities
Resources, information, and fact sheets on topics for children and adults living with learning disabilities.
   

OT Ideas Inc.
Features tools and other learning products to assist occupational therapist and other professional who work with students with special needs to develop fine motor and visual motor skills.  
   

OT Exchange
Consists of documents submitted by Occupational Therapists, message boards, and useful links.  Also includes chatrooms to discuss topics affecting pediatric OT.
   

Patti's Electronic Classroom
Activities to extend phonemic awareness concepts and skills:  rhyming words, syllable segmentation, beginning sound substitution, sound isolation, and phonemic segmentation.
   

Perpetual Preschool
Age appropriate early childhood themes, lesson plans, and classroom ideas, discussion boards, games, and more. 
   

Pocket Full of Therapy
Provides occupational therapy products. ask the therapists, and an idea exchange.  Site created and maintained by two occupational therapists.
   

PowerPoint Collection (Jefferson County Schools)
Extensive list of teacher created downloadable PowerPoint activities appropriate for preschool through grade 12.
   

Preschool by Stormie
Information and ideas for early childhood educators, therapists, and parents include monthly themes, lesson plan forms and tips, activities, and a section on teacher preparation which includes many useful tips, especially the section on behavior management written by a special educator.
   

Preschool Printables
Preschool printable activites include lesson plans, file folder activities, calendars, games, bulletin boards, center signs, felt board stories, finger puppets, sticker charts, and awards.  Some are free; other on CD for purchase.
   

ProEd On-Line

Publisher of standardized tests, resource and reference texts, curricular and therapy materials, and professional journals covering: speech, language and hearing; psychology and counseling; special education; early childhood intervention; and occupational and physical therapy.

   

Proteacher
Information and resources appropriate for preschool through grade 6 including networking and support, teaching practices, classroom management, child development, special needs, reading and language arts, humanities, social studies, mathematics, science and technology.
   

Read Write Think

This interactive site provides useful tools to be used to develop literacy skills. Offers a collection of online student materials, lesson plans and supports for K-12.

Recommended by TEAM Ed staff.

   

Reading A-Z
Offers printable teacher materials to teach guided reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, alphabet, and vocabulary. The teaching resources include professionally developed downloadable leveled books, lesson plans, worksheets, and reading assessments. Children's books and lessons are appropriate for K-6, ESL/ELL, special education, and remedial reading.  Can download 30 free sample books.  Annual fee per classroom is $49.95.
   

Reading and Technology
Interactive website allows students to explore, hear, and amnipulate phonemes as they construct meaning about how language works.
   

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic

Library contains 104,000 titles in a broad variety of subjects, from literature and history to math and the sciences, at all academic levels, kindergarten through post-graduate and professional. Anyone with a documented disability, including a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability is eligible to use RFB&D. Need to become a member. Two types of membership:  individual and institutional. Students may join as individual members or become a member through their school.

   

Remedia Publications

Features reproducable books that focus on basic skills and repetition for special education, regular education, english language learners, and inclusion.  Also offers monthly activities, educational articles, and teacher links.

   

Sensory Comfort
Features "sensory comfort" products for children and adults with sensory processing disorders including sensory integration, Dysfunction , DSI, or tactile defensiveness.  
   

Sensory Integration (SI) Focus
Information and resources addressing how to improve sensory integration and how to address sensory processing deficits and disorders including books, conference information, websites, articles and products.
   

Sensory Integration Resource Center
Research and resources related to sensory integration.
   

Southpaw Enterprises
Provides sensory integration and developmental products, pediatric therapy equipment, resources and support for therapeutic professionals, health care professionals, schools, and families who work with children with special needs.
   

Stock.Xchng

Contains over 100,000 free quality photos.

Recommended by TEAM Ed staff.

   

The Kcrew
Four kindergarten teachers developed the original ideas on this site (now two K-teachrs).  Ideas use the balanced literacy approach along with phonics instruction.  Contains thematic units, centers resources, parent involvement, projects, and a newsletter.
   

The Kid Foundation
Provides research, education, and advocacy information related to Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
   

The Learning Place: Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness is the conscious awareness of the sounds of language. It is the ability to reflect on the sounds in words separate from the meaning of words. When children improve their phonological awareness skills, they are more able to apply word attack skills and utilize phonic rules so that their reading and spelling becomes more accurate.
   

The Virtual Vine
Resource for early childhood teachers and therapists, preschool through second grade, and the cognitively young.  Ideas and activities, themes and units, displays, literacy and math connections, tips, benchmarks, and links.
 
   

Theraproducts
Products and resources for occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, educators, and families who work with children and adults with disabilities, including positioning, handwriting, fine and gross motor, strengthening, sensory-motor, oral motor, assistive technology. life skills, and daily living skills.  
   

Therapy Shoppe
Therapy merchandise: specialty toys and games, seating products, scissors, weighted vests, blankets, and pressure vests, therapy putty, fidget toys, tongs and tools, bilateral tools, therapy balls, therapy music and activity tapes, and feeding/dressing/ADL materials.
   

Thinking Publications

Provides university resources, intervention and assessment products for speech-language pathologists, professors, students, educators, and parents.  Newsletter, free items, helfpul links also offered on this site.

   

Visiting Nurse Service

Therapy and carry-over activities for speech and language disorders including workbooks, videos and booklets, and therapy materials, some available in large print.

   

Wikki Stix
Creative, hands-on waxed yarn used by educators, therapists, and others who want to provide tactile learning for preschool through high school students who need kinesthetic feedback to assist with learning skills.
   

Words+

Provide communication aides and computer access solutions for children and adults with disabilities.  Products include communication systems, communication software, hand-held communication devices, input/speech devices, and hardware and accessories.

   

Yahoo Images

Looking for a drawing, photo, or other image?  Try this gallery of images.  Make sure you put the Safe Search on.

Recommended by TEAM Ed staff.

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