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Books
E-Books
Journals
Databases
Curriculum
Websites

Background

Background Information

Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia

2007

"a compilation of understandings, controversies, theories, policies, and practices in early childhood education as currently found in the United States and 10 other nations around the world." Vols. 1-3 contain an A to Z listing of articles with suggested readings, while vol. 4 covers other countries.
Elementary Education: A Reference Handbook

2005
Elementary Teachers Guide to Free Curriculum Materials

2007
Handbook of Child Psychology

2006
The Cambridge handbook of child language

2009
Twenty first century education

2008

Books

Recent Books

Welcome to the aquarium: A year in the lives of children

Diamond, Julie
An introduction to early childhood : a multidisciplinary approach

Waller, Tim
Sixty-three tactics for teaching diverse learners, K-6

Algozzine, Robert, Campbell Pam, and Wang Adam
Designing elementary instruction and assessment : using the cognitive domain

Badgett, John L., and Christmann Edwin P.
Early childhood education : society and culture

Anning, Angela, Cullen Joy, and Fleer Marilyn
Schoolwide prevention models : lessons learned in elementary schools

Greenwood, Charles R., Kratochwill Thomas R., and Clements Melissa
Inspiring elementary learners : nurturing the whole child in a differentiated classroom

Kryza, Kathleen, Duncan Alicia, and Stephens Joy S.
Communication, language and literacy in the early years foundation stage

Bradford, Helen
Developing performance-based assessments : grades K-5

Gallavan, Nancy P., and of) National Association Elementary School Principals(U. S.
The upper elementary years : ensuring success in grades 3-6

Finnan, Christine R.
Creative circle time lessons for the early years

Weatherhead, Yvonne
Fostering learner independence : an essential guide for K-6 educators

Rose-Duckworth, Roxann, and Ramer Karin
33 Ways to Help with Numeracy

Sharp, Brian
Desirable literacies : approaches to language and literacy in the early years

Marsh, Jackie, and Hallet Elaine
Creating and sustaining arts-based school reform : the A+ schools program

Noblit, George W.
Introducing Vygotsky : a guide for practitioners and students in the early years education

Smidt, Sandra
A view inside primary schools : a world education indicators (WEI) cross-national study

Zhang, Yanhong, Postlethwaite Neville T., Grisay Aletta, Programme UNESCO/OECD World Education Indicators, and for Statistics UNESCO Institute
Algebra & the elementary classroom

Blanton, Maria L.
Literacy leadership in early childhood : the essential guide

Strickland, Dorothy S., Riley-Ayers Shannon, and for the of Children National Association Education Young
Children's books for grown-up teachers : reading and writing curriculum theory

Appelbaum, Peter Michael
Planning for inquiry : it's not an oxymoron!

Parker, Diane, and of of English National Council Teachers
Developing reflective practice in the early years

Paige-Smith, Alice, and Craft Anna
Inquiry in education

Aulls, Mark W., Shore Bruce M., and Delcourt Marcia A. B.
Collaborating with parents for early school success : the achieving-behaving-caring program

McConaughy, Stephanie H.
Blocks to Robots: Learning with Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

Bers, Marina
Professional studies : primary and early years

Jacques, Kate, and Hyland Rob
Informal learning and field trips : engaging students in standards-based experiences across the K-5 curriculum

Melber, Leah M.
Children's literature and learning : literary study across the curriculum

Lehman, Barbara A.
Integrating literacy and technology : effective practice for grades K-6

Watts-Taffe, Susan M., and Gwinn Carolyn B.
K-eight charter schools : closing the achievement gap

E-Books

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development

Journals

Early Education and Development

Elementary School Journal

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Young Children

Databases

Education Full Text

Educator's Reference Desk

ERIC

PsycInfo

Sociological Abstracts

Curriculum

Air and Weather [kit]

Cubb Curr Q161.2 .F58 2005

Animals Two by Two (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QL51 .A55 2007 f

Balance and Motion (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QC128 .B353 2007 f

Elementary Teachers Guide to Free Curriculum Materials

Cubb AG600 .E35 ED.63 2007

Environments [kit]

Cubb Curr QH541.23 .E58 2007

Fabric

Cubb Curr TS1465 .F33 2003 f

Insects and Plants (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QL468.5 .I57 2007 f

Insights. Balls and ramps

Cubb Curr QC128 .I57 2003

Insights. Bones and skeletons

Cubb Curr QL821 .I575 2003

Insights. Changes of state

Cubb Curr QC920 .I57 2003

Insights. Circuits and pathways

Cubb Curr QC530 .I57 2003

Insights. Growing things

Cubb Curr QK51 .I57 2003

Insights. Habitats

Cubb Curr Q161.2 .I5921 2003

Insights. Lifting heavy things

Cubb Curr TJ158 .I57 2003

Insights. Liquids

Cubb Curr QC145.28 .I57 2003

Insights. Living things

Cubb Curr QH319 .A1 I57 2003

Insights. Myself and others

Cubb Curr QM30 .I57 2003

Insights. Reading the environment

Cubb GE70 .I57 2003

Insights. Rocks, minerals, and soils

Cubb Curr QE432.7 .I57 2006

Insights. Sound

Cubb Curr QC266 .I575 2003

Insights. Sun, earth, and moon

Cubb Curr QB521 .I57 2007

Insights. The mysterious powder

Cubb Curr QD47 .I57 2003

Insights. The senses

Cubb Curr QP435 .I57 2003

Insights. The Weather

Cubb Curr QC981.5 .I57 2006

Magnetism and Electricity [kit]

Cubb Curr QC523 .M34 2007

New Plants

Cubb Curr QK51 .N48 2003 f

Pebbles, Sand and Silt (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QE432.7 .P43 2007 f

Plants and Animal (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QK51 .P53 2007 f

Science Resources

Cubb Curr Q181 .S377 2007

Science Resources

Cubb Curr Q181 .S376 2007

Science Resources

Cubb Curr Q181 .S375 2007

Solids and Liquids (CA ed.)

Cubb Curr QC176.5 .S65 2007 f

Trees

Cubb Curr QK476 .T74 2007 f

Wood and Paper

Cubb Curr TS835 .W66 2007 f

Websites

Annenberg Media Leaner.org

Blue Web'n A library of blue ribbon learning sites on the web

Center for Research on Child Wellbeing

Columbia Education Center: Lesson Plans

discoverySchool.com Lesson Plans

Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative

Educational Cyber PlayGround

Educator's Reference Desk

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development

Google for Educators

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

National Association for the Education of Young Children

PBS Online

PBS Teachers

San Jose Library Educational Resource Center

Teacher Link

The Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood

The Learning Page from the Library Congress' American Memory

Worksheet Library

Cubberley Education Library