Early Childhood Education

Openly-licensed digital resources created by Virginia Educators

Doing What Works helps educators understand and use research-based practices. This library includes interviews with researchers and educators, multimedia examples and sample materials from real schools and classrooms, and tools that can help educators take action.

Created to celebrate and support the creativity and dedication of all those who participate in the education of young children. Teachers, parents and administrators are encouraged to explore these resources and share your ideas for working with young children.

PBS Learning Media is PBS' national website for high-quality preK-12 educational resources

the goal for Preschool Plan It is to provide you, the early childhood educator, with the tools you need to create developmentally appropriate experiences that support the growth and development of your children - without sacrificing your own personal time-

Free lesson plans for preschool in several categories, including: social studies, math, language arts, and thematic units. In addition, the site offers downloadables for purchase.

Great site if you want to incorporate a craft activity into your reading or library research.

Art lesson plans for Pre-K through 8th grade. Lessons are also broken down by the medium which you might want to teach.

Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThinkTM has been aligned not only to the IRA/ NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state standards and Common Core State Standards, when applicable.

Easy to use lesson plans. Help students understand ways gender stereotyping impacts all children. There are many ways to be a boy, girl, both or neither. Help all of your students understand transgender and non-binary children.

Includes a variety of lessons promoting racial and cultural awareness

A variety of lessons which help children learn to appreciate diversity

Includes timely resources to help K-12 educators encourage social responsibility and foster social & emotional learning.

Provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into socially equitable centers of learning where students become architects of a better future.

From Teaching Tolerance this learning plan includes lessons focusing on learn more about other people and how people are the same and different