Early Childhood Education: Lesson Plans

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, launched in 2004, promotes high quality research in child care and early education and the use of that research in policy making. Our vision is that children are well cared for and have rich learning experiences, and their families are supported and able to work.

Adaptable lesson plans incorporating various themes and lessons with artistic expression

U.S. Department of Education site with information for parents and teachers.

Free Lesson Plans, Units, Classroom Materials, Teacher Communities, and More!

Wide range of free lesson plans

Lesson plans about health from the American Heart Association starting with the pre-K age range.

Intensive list of classroom support materials from Kathy Schrock. Kathy provides an emphasis on how to effectively use technology in the early childhood classroom.

Lesson plans for students ranging from preschool through high school.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.

Lesson plans sorted by subject, media type, and permitted use

List of resources and information on Department of Education's plan for improved Early Learning opportunities.

Concordia University compiled the ultimate guide to online lesson plans. Listed alphabetically, you can find valuable free and paid teacher resources, including lesson plans, printable classroom materials, worksheets, interactive activities, discussion boards and more.

Includes art, activities, and lesson plans. From the Massachusetts Department of Education.

The Massachusetts Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten in the Domains of Social and Emotional Learning, and Approaches to Play and Learning bring attention to these critical areas of development and learning, and further support a learning continuum from birth through school age and give the early childhood field a framework for best practices to support the development of these important competencies.

The QRIS Standards are grounded in child development principals and practices that are strongly linked to effective, high quality education and care and out of school time opportunities for children and youth.

A paper supporting the use of art in the curriculum.

A PDF from the Centers for Disease Control that contains lesson plans for teaching kids about the flu.