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Child Development: Normal Stages of Human Development: Birth to Five Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a table with information on human physical, emotional, and social development from birth to age five.
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Sesame Street

Sesame Street: Creativity and the Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Advice for parents of preschool-age children, but pertinent to anyone interested in early child development, for using the arts to prepare children for school success.
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Moral Development and Moral Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at several theories of moral development including Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. Must click on Overview of Moral Development and Education on right side of screen. Links to several articles on moral education.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Series

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A set of downloadable resources for grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Topics addressed include child development, family values, financial assistance, health care, custody, education, and self-care.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Guide to the Business of Babysitting

For Students 9th - 10th
This creation of the University of Illinois Extension starts students thinking of babysitting as a business, and maybe the first step in their career path. Parents will like this site because it has materials you can give to babysitters...
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Education.com

Education.com: Current Issues in Education

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides articles on issues and debates in education today. The articles are organized into categories, including national standards, school policy, technology trends, school reform, child...
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Companies: Critical Thinking Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
10 valuable critical thinking exercises ranging in subject matter. Includes questions and exercises regarding biological development, language usage, morals, values and ethics, and thought cycles.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peep and the Big Wide World: Professional Development

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
PEEP and the Big Wide World, the animated Emmy Award-winning series that teaches science and math to an early childhood audience, offers professional development videos hosted by and tailored to family child care educators and...
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US Department of Education

U. S. Department of Education: Teaching Our Youngest

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A publication entitled Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers created under the direction of the Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force. Available in html or PDF format, the publication...
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Mother and Child Health and Education Trust: Stages in the Life of a Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know about pregnancy to early childhood development is simply a click away. A wealth of resources for family and consumer science teachers, new mothers and for students looking for answers.
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U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Fatherhood. E Learning Mod

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Identify the paradigm shift on involving fathers in childcare; and Understand the scope and negative effects of father absence; and Explore the benefits of father involvement in...
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Nurture Is Not the Same as Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from book by Judith Harris which argues that parents do not have as much influence as peers in child development.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Big Baby, Brainy Baby

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why? Files have uncovered information relating baby birth size to early development. The study discusses the positives of delivering a larger baby.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ready to Learn Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Through the Ready To Learn Initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, CPB and PBS are partners in developing high-quality educational media and resources to advance critical early learning skills for children ages 2-8 to...
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Wnet: Thirteen: Web Service for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
WNET, New York's public television station, offers a free, subscriber service for teachers. You can preview the home page and then register with the site. It provides access to lesson plans, classroom activities, teacher resources,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Teaching With Collections [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This instructional activity is great for young learners who like to collect things. It gives you ideas of ways to teach such concepts as classifying, sorting, arranging, multiplying, graphing, and measuring with collections of simple...
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Columbia University

Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Kenneth Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Kenneth Clark, an influential black educator and psychologist. You can also listen to the interview on which this profile is based.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How is a child's view of intelligence and grades linked? Can intelligence increase? A study from the journal "Child Development" examines the topic of intelligence and "shows that it you teach students that their intelligence can grow,...
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Cyber Parent: How to Grow Self Esteem in Your Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers information on several aspects of self-esteem. Talks about discipline, positive language to use, and offering choices to children. Includes response to questions from parents.
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Curated OER

Mamie Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can read about Dr. Mamie Clark, distinguished African-American educator, and hear an interview with her about her studies of race and child development. This interview is part of Columbia University's Oral History...
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The Teacher's Guide Art Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A multitude of lesson plans from various sources compiled for you in one list. Projects are primarily for younger students but could be adapted to older elementary grades.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Behavioral Problems Related to Maternal Smoking

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the dangers of smoking while pregnant, and the affects on children in the future.

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