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WWW SITES
General Education
- K-12 Education UW-Stout University Library Subject Guide
- Educator's Reference Desk
- U.S. Department of Education
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
Early Childhood Education
- A-Z Teacher Stuff
- abcteach.com
- Babysitting Safety Tips
- Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
- Crafts for Kids Enchanted Learning
- Crayola
- EduPuppy
- Enchanted Learning
- Everything Preschool
- Family Village
- IDEA BOX
- Kinderart.com
- Kindergarten Entry Skills From the Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
- LessonPlanZ
- Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Over 1,000 illustrated dictionary entries
- MoJo's Musical Mouseum Thematic action songs and finger plays; click a title to listen
- Natural Learning Finger plays
- Perpetual Preschool
- Preschool Express Jean Warren
- Preschool Printables
- Preschool Rainbow
ASSOCIATIONS
- Early Head Start
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Child Care Information Center U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- National Head Start Association
- National Network for Child Care
- Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
- Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
PARENTING
- For parenting resources try Family and Consumer Education University Library Subject Guide
CLIP ART
KIDS' LINKS
- KidsClick! "Web search for kids by librarians"; 600+ subjects
- Ask for Kids
- Cyberkids Site for exchange of writing, art, and music.
- DiscoverySchool
- Great Sites for Kids Selected and reviewed by librarians
- Kids Search Tools
- KinderArt
- KidSpace Internet Public Library
- The Mother Goose Pages Many nursery rhyme related information and activities
- MVLC Kids' Web Collection of links that creates a digital library for students
- Seussville Play games, Chat with Cat in the Hat, find out about Dr. Seuss and more
- Yahoo! Kids
FLANNELBOARD SITES
- Flannel board Story web sites
- Great Felt Board Products For Parents Teachers And Care Providers
- Felt Board Printables
- Flannel Board Stories, Songs, and Rhymes for Children
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost Including full-text articles on education
from general periodicals Flash Demo!
- ERIC Flash Demo!
- Academic Search
- Masterfile - General interest
- Professional Development Collection
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- Primary Search - Searches PreK-Grade 4 magazines
- PyscINFO
- PsycARTICLES
- Ebsco Animals - Encyclopedia for children
- Searchasaurus - Database for PreK-8; includes an index to children's magazines with some full text articles, the Ebsco Animals encyclopedia and a children's dictionary
- Educator's Reference Desk (Formerly AskERIC)
- ERIC via U.S. Department of Education
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- WilsonWeb
- Education Full Text Flash Demo!
- OmniFile
- Social Sciences Full Text
- FirstSearch: Dissertation Abstracts
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
Some indexes provide access to full text curriculum guides:
- EbscoHost: ERIC
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library Flash Demo!
PERIODICALS
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Child Development
- Early Childhood Education Journal
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly
- International Journal of Early Education
- Young Children
STANDARDS
- North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
- NAEYC Standards National Association for the Education of Young Children
STATISTICS
- ChildStats.gov Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- Kids Count Data Book
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.
- DAY CARE CENTERS
- NURSERY SCHOOLS
- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- PLAY GROUPS
- EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CENTER (EMC)
The Stout Library Catalog includes materials located in the entire University Library. To search only those PK-12 materials located in the Educational Materials Center of the University Library, you can set limits on the catalog to search only that location.
The EMC contains several collections. Materials identified by "Educational Materials Center" listed in the Stout catalog will be in EMC Juvenile, EMC Curriculum, EMC Text Collection, or EMC Software Collection. Use the same terms as listed above for your searches.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 07/21/2008 and Last Revised: 10/22/2007
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