The National Association for the Education of Young Children website is an important resource for preschool teachers wanting to keep up to date and informed of developments in early childhood education. The NAEYC provides the latest news relating to the early childhood education field as well as providing numerous resources to teachers and members of the association and information on training and continuing education programs.
ProTeacher is a website offering lesson plans, theme ideas for the classroom and bulletin board, printables, activity ideas, and a forum for teachers. Preschool teachers can find ideas on this site for decorating the classroom for season themes, holiday themes, book or nursery rhyme themes, as well as lesson plans to match. The teacher forum is also a very useful resource for any teacher, new or experienced, allowing teachers to ask questions, make suggestions, and get ideas.
The Songs 4 Teachers website offers a wide variety of free songs and poems that can be used in the classroom, as well as more songs and poems available for purchase. Preschool teachers especially can find these useful, with most available songs being short theme-based. Many match up with lesson plans and theme ideas that can be found on the ProTeacher website. Teachers can use songs to teach music and to be played during creative activities, play time, before class begins, and during break times or clean up times.
Preschool Education is a site where preschool teachers can find ideas for themes, lesson ideas, activity ideas, even recipes for snacks. There are sections for music, science, books, the alphabet, dramatic play, and incentives. Just about anything a preschool teacher might need help with can be found on this site including a link to "Ask the Preschool Teacher" where teachers can ask questions and look at answers to previous questions for both the preschool teacher as well as visitors to the site. Preschool Education also offers a newsletter, contests, and an e-book on sensory tables for use in the classroom.