All of the following websites would be beneficial for students, teachers, and parents in an early childhood setting (K-3). Bullets highlight the areas most suitable and useful for this intended audience.

Discovery

http://www.school.discovery.com

• Lesson plans
• Videos
• Homework help
• Experiments
• Adventures, etc.

Life Long Universe

http://www.lifelong.com/academicworld/monstermath

• Counting
• Addition
• Multiplication

Fun Brain

http://funbrain.com

• Numbers
• Words
• Universe
• Culture
• Games
• Challenges

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies

http://www.mathgoodies.com

• Lessons
• Math Chat
• Homework
• Puzzles
• Newsletter

Score Science

http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us

• Kid's Corner
• Teacher's Place
• Science Search
• Ask A Scientist
• Science Networks

CNN

http://www.cnn.com

• World
• U.S.
• Weather
• Technology
• Space
• Health…

Mad Scientist Network

http://madsci.org

• Labs
• Library
• Information Desk
• Archives
• Search
• Ask A Question

NASA

http://quest.nasa.gov

• News & Information
• Strategic Enterprises (Human Exploration and Development of Space, Aero-Space Technology, Earth Science, Space Science)
• More About NASA

Science @ NASA

http://science.msfc.nasa.gov

• Features

  a) Space Weather

  b) Earth Weather

  c) Microgravity

  d) The Sun…

• Express News
• Research Pages

The Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org

• References
• Reading Zone (materials to help children read, classroom activities)
• Fun Stuff
• Our World
• USA (instructional materials)
• Art and Music
• Computers/Internet
• Math Whiz (lesson plans, program guides)
• Science Net
• Health and Nutrition
• Sports and Recreation
• Teachers' Corner

Classroom Connect

http://www.classroomconnect.com

• Tutorials
• Resources (Best of the Web, Lesson Plans, Hints & How-Tos…)
• Articles

Yahooligans

http://www.yahooligans,com

• Around the World
• Art & Entertainment
• Computers & Games
• Sports & Recreation
• School Bell (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science & Nature)

Live and Learn

http://www.liveandlearn.com/

• Fun Stuff

  a) Math games

  b) Math songs

  c) Picture books

  d) Puzzles

• Helpful Information
• Resources

Children's Family Workshop

http://www.ctw.org

• Parents (Guide to Learning)

  a) Reading

  b) Math

  c) Thinking Skills

  d) Social Skills

  e) Health and Safety

• Kids

  a) Games

  b) Stories

  c) Web wonders

  d) Activities

  e) Printables

• Sesame

Education 4 Kids

http://www.edu4kids.com

• Math (flashcards for kids K-8)

  a) Addition

  b) Multiplication

  c) Subtraction

  d) Division

• Language (Alpha Bits for Pre-k)
• Social Studies
• Science

Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com

• Picture Dictionary
• Kinder Crafts
• Busy Little Brains (learn letters, numbers, colors, shapes, animals, logical thinking, computer usage and many other concepts)
• Zoom School (dinosaurs, astronomy, rainforests, sharks, butterflies, inventors, explorers…)
• Activities
• Kid Pages
• Nursery Rhymes

Billy Bear 4 Kids

http://www.billybear4kids.com

• Worksheet Activities
• School Buttons
• Games
• Math
• Writing
• Animal Activities
• Social Studies
• Links

Sea World/Busch Gardens

http://www.seaworld.org

• Educational Resources (integrate science, mathematics, geography, art, and language)

  a) All About Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

  b) Animals Abound

  c) Ocean Friends...

Jan Brett

http://www.janbrett.com

• Activity Pages

  a) Numbers

  b) Projects

  c) Alphabet

• Teacher Pack

PBS

http://www.pbs.org/kids

• Arthur, Barney, Dragon Tales, Kratt's Creatures...
• Teacher Source

  a) Song book

  b) Fun and games (Noddy Numbers, The Un-Match Game…)

c) Stories

d) Music box

Education World

http://www.education-world.com

• Technology
• Lesson plans
• Curriculum

Kids Domain

http://www.kidsdomain.com/grown.html

• Brain Builders (Math, Reading, dinosaurs, space…)
• Holidays (software, games, clipart, printables, stories, crafts and activities)
• Crafts (craft ideas for all ages)
• Useful Links (parenting and educational links)

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

http://www.yucky.com/teachercenter

• Teacher Center
• Yucky Fun & Games
• Gross & Cool Body
• Worm World
• Roach World
• Ask Wendell

ALFY

http://www.alfy.com/teachers/tlc/teach.htm

• Teach (strategies, activities and ideas for integrating technology into the curriculum)
• Learn (professional growth and development resources to keep up to date)
• Communicate (tools to communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues)
• Lesson Plan Themes

  a) ABCs

  b) 123s

  c) Animals

  d) Time concepts

  e) Human body...

Family Fun

http://www.familyfun.com

• Activities

  a) Learning (Cereal Math, Math Games, Senses, Science & Nature…)

  b) Outdoor

  c) Indoor

• Crafts
• Holidays
• Parties
• Food
• Games
• Reviews
• Travel

Crayola

http://www.crayola.com

• Parents
• Educators

  a) Lesson Plans for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts

• Kids

  a) Activity Book

  b) Book & Beyond

  c) Games

  d) Homework Helpers…

Scholastic

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm

• Lesson Plans and Reproducibles (Language Arts, Social Studies Science, Math, Other)
• Professional Resources (Grants & Funding, Today's Children, Meeting Special Needs, Assessment, Classroom Management, Teaching with Technology, Teacher to Teacher, Child Development, Teaching Strategies, Professional Development)
• Authors and Books
• Online Activities
• News Zone
• Research Tools
• Software and book Clubs
• Reading Programs

Education Place

http://www.eduplace.com/search/index,html

• Search for activities by curriculum and grade level, or by theme!

University of Kentucky Department of Entomology

http://www.uky.edu/agriculture/entomology/ythfacts/resourc/resourc.htm

• Insects all Year
• Bug Fun!
• Insect Stories
• Other Resources
• Bug Food

Wondernet

http://www.acs.org/wondernet/

• Science Experiments

Chem4Kids

http://www.chem4kids.com/

• Chemistry

  a) Matter

  b) Elements

  c) Atoms

  d) Math

  e) Reactions

The GuideZone!

http://www.guidezone.skl.com/Welcome.html

• Stories
• Songs
• Games
• Activities

  a) Science

  b) Technology

• Challenges

Explorer

http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/

• Browse

  a) Mathematics Curriculum

  b) Natural Sciences Curriculum

• Search

  a) Quick Search

  b) Full Search