Teacher Activities
Games and Activities for Children:
The following website links contain fun ideas for educational games and activities that you can try in the classroom and at home.
Libraries:
Do you need to find a library near you? Do you need directions to a specific library branch? Are you looking for a special book? Or perhaps you want to learn more about the Teachers Collection? These Internet sites provide all the information that you need about the New York City Public Libraries.
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Brooklyn Public Library - http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org Brooklyn Public Library has launched Brooklyn Reads to Babies, a new early literacy campaign geared especially for parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers. Brooklyn Reads to Babies underscores the importance of reading to children during their first years of life, and it’s a fun and unique bonding opportunity for parents and their babies. For more information visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/first5years/read/baby/ where you can download the program's brochures free of charge. The brochures, available in 6 languages, give parents, caregivers and educators information on reading with infants and toddlers, literacy milestones, and suggested books to read. |
| Fordham Library Center/Bronx - http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/bx/fdc.cfm |
| New York Public Library - http://www.nypl.org |
| St. George Library Center/ Staten Island - http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/si/sgc.cfm |
| Queen’s Public Library - http://www.queenslibrary.org |
At your local library, ask to see: Teachers' Collection
These special collections include the following for teachers:
- Practical resources for elementary and middle school teachers
- Hundreds of books and periodicals to help you
- Creative ideas for the classroom
- Integrating literature across the curriculum
- Innovative lesson plans
- Multicultural resources
- School library activities
- Using Children's and Young Adult Literature in the classroom
- Special Education resources
- Using the Internet as a research and searching tool
- Information about upcoming events and workshops
Cultural Institutions
The following website links can take you to Museums, Zoos and Aquariums in the City. Visit them!
| American Museum of Natural History - www.amnh.org/ |
| Brooklyn Children’s Museum - www.bchildmus.org/ |
| Children's Museum of the Arts - www.cmany.org/ |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan - www.cmom.org/ |
| New York City Fire Museum - www.nycfiremuseum.org |
| New York Transit Museum - www.mta.info |
| New York Hall of Science - www.nyhallsci.org |
| Staten Island Children’s Museum - www.fieldtrip.com/ny/82732060.htm |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden - www.bbg.org |
| Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park - www.bronxzoo.com |
| Central Park Zoo and Tisch Children's Zoo - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719085 |
| New York Aquarium AKA the Brooklyn Aquarium - http://www.nyaquarium.com/ |
| The New York Botanical Garden - www.nybg.org |
| Prospect Park Wildlife Center - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719118 |
| Queens Wildlife Center - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719193 |
Resources for Early Childhood Special Education Teachers
The following website links contain fun ideas for Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and other service providers
| Activities for Reading Comprehension - The site contains sign-language materials for hearing-impaired children such as phrases for signing at school; an alphabet line in sign language; basic signing for childcare providers; sets of cards for basic signing vocabulary; and more. www.sandralreading.com |
| Different Roads to Learning - contains a complete resource for ABA materials for children with autism spectrum disorders. www.difflearn.com |
| Get Ready to Read! - is a national program to build the early literacy skills of preschool children. The website contains a screening tool that educators can use to assess the early literacy skills of children with disabilities. www.getreadytoread.org |
| KidSource - is an online community with a variety of resources including a compilation of articles divided by topic. In this section you will find documents on Learning and Other Disabilities that have information and advice directly relevant to preschool children. www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/preschoolers.disabilities.html |
| Let’s Home School - is a free educational resource for parents and teachers that contains educational software and other materials for children with special needs. www.letshomeschool.com/specialneeds.htm |
| The Drive for Rebecca - contains a special needs caregiver survival guide and useful strategies for teachers and caregivers. www.driveforrebecca.org/SpecialNeeds |
| Preschool Zone - Resources for Early Childhood Special Education- contains a database of teaching ideas organized by topic and available for download. It also provides useful links to research and articles on early childhood special education. www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/pz.html |
| Resources for Early Learners - A list of useful software and recommended websites for early childhood special education teachers from the Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/content/early_learners.html |
| Speech Therapy Activities - The site has a variety of printable activities and ideas for parents and educators and children with speech and language impairments of all ages. www.speechtx.com |