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Online Learning Resources for NC Pre-K

All Domains Ideas:

Internet 4 Classrooms - High-quality, free Internet resources for PreK-12. Includes ideas for

includes ideas and resources for literacy, art, science, technology, engineering, and

mathematics (STEM), sensory, and motor skills. Each activity includes pictures of materials and

suggestions for use in the classroom or at home.

https://teachpreschool.org/

Happy Hooligans - This website focuses on arts, crafts, and cooking with children. The

resources are good for families and teachers. Activities are developmentally appropriate with

open-ended art activities.

https://happyhooligans.ca/

Preschool Inspirations - A blog written by Katie T. Christiansen , a veteran preschool teacher

and child development expert. The activities use items easily found around the house. Activities

available in music, science, literacy, math, and fine motor. Activities are described in easy to use

directions with colorful pictures.

https://preschoolinspirations.com/alphabet-bead-sand-tray-loose-parts-play/

Teacher Tom - Teacher Tom is a Superhero with activities covering more than 40 topics. Each

topic offers hundreds of ideas for families and classroom teachers. Activities include colorful

pictures. Hard to discuss topics are included: death, conflict, power, as well as, typical topics of

Science, Gardening, Halloween, and more.

https://childhood101.com/

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Hands-On As We Grow - This website includes activities for children ages infants, toddlers, and

preschoolers. In addition, activities include simple crafts, sensory and gross motor activities,

along with holiday and seasonal resources. Activities for fine motor skills use common

household items to engage young children.

https://handsonaswegrow.com/

Scholastic Learn At Home (4 weeks of lessons) - Scholastic provides four weeks of lesson plans

and play starters for PreK and K children. Included in the daily plans are animated stories,

activities. The activities are completed online. The activities are aligned to North Carolina

standards.

https://www.ixl.com/

National Geographic Kids - This website takes learners on adventures all over the world. For

example, the first screen includes information on Sequoia National Park. This unit includes a

video about the topic featuring experts in the field. The videos are short--6-8 minutes. There

are also slide shows on animals and includes facts about each one. Finally, a section on different

countries introduces learners to culture, animals, and interesting facts about places all over the

world.

Storyline Online - Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s

books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily

Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.

Storyline Online receives over 100 million views annually from children all over the world.

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Get Epic! – Get Epic! is an award-winning subscription service, which gives millions of families

and classrooms instant, unlimited access to thousands of books, videos, and quizzes from

leading publishers to help kids everywhere read, learn, and grow.

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program

that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter

their family’s income.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/

Reminders:

50 Tips and Tricks for PreK Teachers -- We Are Teachers share 50 of their most important tips

and tricks for preschool classrooms. Although many of the ideas are for the classroom, they also

University of North Carolina at Charlotte:

Early Educator Support Office at UNC Charlotte- Facebook

Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1883439298636253/ (Early Educator Support West)-

private page, must request to join. Links/reminders for each Staying Connected Series session

are provided here each week, as well as relevant resources for teachers and families.

Early Educator Support Office at UNC Charlotte- Web-page (Resources for Teachers

tab): https://ceme.uncc.edu/early-educator-support-licensure-and-professional-development-

eeslpd-office/eeslpd-teacher

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/6431723346?pwd=cGtMaU5KM2lMQ2RtdCtTNWxLRmRPdz09

Password: 134251

Topic: Afternoon Session of Building Relationships: with Colleagues

Time: Apr 23, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Topic: Staying Connected: Afternoon Session of 21st century Learning

Time: Apr 28, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/6431723346?pwd=cGtMaU5KM2lMQ2RtdCtTNWxLRmRPdz09

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Topic: Staying Connected: Afternoon Session of Teaching the iGeneration

Time: Apr 30, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Topic: Staying Connected: Morning Session of Diversity and Inclusion

Time: May 5, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Topic: Staying Connected: Morning Session of Documentation and Assessment

Time: May 7, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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East Carolina University:

The EES Office at ECU website holds a Live Binder of Resources accessed on the “Resources for

Teachers” link on the home page: https://hhp.ecu.edu/eeslpd/

• There are four sessions each week (one in each region) with the goal of connecting with

teachers and allowing them to interact with a different focus each week.

• Following sessions, resources are uploaded to Live Binder

• All teachers (including Waitlist and Pending Licensure Action) are sent an invitation to

attend

• Focus for next two weeks sessions: social emotional, teaching remotely “how to”

Tutorials for remote teaching that are narrated by staff:

Online Learning Video Tutorials