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Homeschooling the Early Years

Look here for helpful websites designed especially for parents homeschooling preschoolers and early learners. (These resources are either free or partially free! ) We have separate categories for homeschooling gifted children and children with special needs (see the menu on the right). And don't forget to check out our curriculum resources, free homeschool materials, and open source links for lots of additional resources.

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1	ABC for Kids The ABC for Kids website is designed to appeal primarily to pre-school children. It provides a gateway to online content relating to ABC for Kids TV programming, as well as providing other games and activities that will appeal to this age group.
2	ABC Jesus Loves Me A free Preschool Curriculum website - Dedicated to preparing a child for Kindergarten in a simple and non-stressful way while giving the child a solid foundation in both the Bible and education.
3	Busy Bee Kids Crafts Fun, Easy and Inexpensive Kids Crafts Ideas for Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kindergarten and School-Aged Children.
4	DLTK Craft Sites DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more, including projects for holidays, educational themes and some cartoon characters. Be sure to check out their sister (and daughter) sites!
5	GameGoo - Learning that Sticks Look here for fun, stick-with-you educational games that help develop early reading skills identified as important language arts building.
6	Homeschool Lesson Plans For Kindergarten Kindergarten Lesson Plans has collected for you more than 1000 FREE kindergarten worksheets, lesson plans and games. The site provides a searchable directory of lesson plans, as well as the ability to browse by subject, by month and by grade level.
7	Homeschool Preschool - The Fun and Simple Way! A perfect place to find free, creative and super fun preschool lesson plans, preschool worksheets, and preschool activities for your homeschool preschool, while keeping it simple and organized.
8	I Can Teach My Child! This blog offers activities and resources for parents of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. You will find a variety of craft ideas, free thematic units, and inspirational posts.
9	Kabongo GoGo Kabongo offers exciting online brain games that help 4 to 7 year olds build the cognitive skills that are essential to reading. Their games are based in proven cognitive development research to help kids become stronger, more confident readers. Originally launched in classrooms,Kids can play for free or expand access with a low one-time fee.
10	Kiboomu Songs For Children with Lyrics, Free Kids Crafts, Preschool Printables, Recipes and More at Kiboomu.
11	Kids Chalkboard Educational preschool and kindergarten activities and teaching ideas.
12	KidsLearningStation.com KidsLearningStation.com is the newest addition to the All Kids Network. This site provides hundreds of free printable preschool worksheets and kindergarten worksheets that are perfect to add to any preschool or kindergarten lesson plan. You'll find collections of worksheets for learning the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, math, phonics and much more.
13	KidSparkz Hundreds of FREE curriculum pages and preschool activities to download instantly.
14	Kindergarten-Lessons.com Check out the complete skills lists for home schooling kindergarten and preschool children. Know what skills to teach, then teach science, math, reading and other subjects with or without a curriculum.
15	Lil' Country Kindergarten This is a wonderful blog written by a Kindergarten teacher who has contributed several activities to Mailbox magazine and has had teacher created materials published at atozteacherstuff.com. You will find a wonderful collection of free printables, as well as links to great early learning resources.
16	Making Learning Fun An early childhood education website filled with free printables designed for students in pre-kindergarten through first grade.
17	Mr. Printables Quality free printables for the home and classroom, focusing on creativity, learning and fun for kids of all ages! Preschool activities, party items, stationery, crafts and more.
18	Panwapa Panwapa helps children gain empathy for others while encouraging a broader international perspective. When a child visits Panwapa.com, she is transported to Panwapa Island, a floating island that travels the world's oceans. On Panwapa Island, children and their caregivers enter the virtual Panwapa community and meet new Panwapa Muppet friends, including Athena the Owl and Azibo the Monster. Children can then "travel" safely around the world and visit with Panwapa Kids from other countries. They can also watch interactive movies, learn words in other languages, and go on international treasure hunts to collect themed trading cards.
19	Preschool Express Early childhood education site for preschool themes, curriculum ideas, and toddler activities - language, art, games, songs, crafts, printable patterns, and school supplies - written by Jean Warren for teachers and parents of preschool, day care, kindergarten, and home school to develop lesson plans.
20	Preschool Printables by Homeschool Creations Free printables to use with preschoolers to teach colors, numbers, letters, shapes, and other preschool concepts. Includes printables to go along with the Before Five in a Row studies.