Early Childhood Care & Education: Free Online Teacher Resources

This website provides resources for inclusion and the support of students with special needs.

Starfall.com provides free or low-cost educational resources that promote understanding and compassion.

Great Websites for Kids is a compilation of exemplary websites geared to children from birth to age 14. Suggested sites are evaluated by the Great Websites for Kids Committee using established selection criteria.

Scholastic has complied a short list of early childhood resources and links for early childhood professionals. Please note that these are just a small fraction of what is available to educators.

The following websites regarding early childhood issues provide useful information for parents, teachers, and other interested professionals. Included are general websites from organizations specializing in early education and information for parents, teachers and policymakers.

HotChalk’s Lesson Plans Page (LPP) was created with one goal in mind — making life easier for teachers. You’ll find over 4,000 relevant lesson plans here, created by teachers, proven in the classroom, and absolutely, positively, completely… free!

Scholastic has made available thousands of free lesson plans, unit plans, discussion guides, and extension activities.

Share My Lesson is a place where educators can come together to create and share their very best teaching resources. Developed by teachers for teachers, this free platform gives access to high-quality teaching resources and provides an online community where teachers can collaborate with, encourage and inspire each other.

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. The website offers numerous resources to educators including lesson plans.

This website has compiled a list of free online resources to help keep your teaching tools sharp and up-to-date. We’re always looking to improve our list.