Early Childhood Development: Tools and resources
This guide contains resources for both early childhood development research and resources for use in ECD environments
Grade appropriate resources
- Explora Educator's Edition This link opens in a new window
Educators can discover grade-appropriate content in Explora by limiting results according to reading levels and make use of highly relevant educator support materials such as ready-to-use lesson plans, classroom activities and rubrics. A Curriculum Standards Module allows educators to browse Common Core, state- and province-specific curriculum standards, many of which have recommended search strings for successful content retrieval.
Research for kids
- Primary Search This link opens in a new window
A full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Young students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.