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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Includes a child safety checklist for parents and childcare
providers.
State
of Wisconsin Office of Child Care
Information about Wisconsin's childcare programs and
the Office of Child Care. Information for parents as well as childcare
providers. Some of the information is listed in English, Spanish and
Hmong. Provides other links to early childhood education resources.
Daycare
Providers Home Page
Created for the sharing of information and ideas concerning
the provision of professional services by daycare/childcare providers,
whether at home or at a center.
Child
Care Information Center
From the State of Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Reference and Loan Library - a list of Wisconsin and national organizations
with sources of information for childcare workers.
Baby's
Brain
Shows how
a baby's visual system develops in infancy.
Child Fun
Includes articles and tips for parents and day care providers.
Hundreds of crafts, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and coloring pages and
book titles, all arranged by theme.
Gayle's
Preschool Rainbow
Preschool education activities and early childhood education
lesson plans that give preschool children choices. Ideas for pre-k
and kindergarten teachers that enrich classroom curriculum are arranged
by theme. Plus easy at home fun learning games.
Preschool
Education
Information on teaching the alphabet, arts & crafts,
book reviews, outdoor/indoor games, music reviews, music & songs,
math, science and much more.
DLTK’s
Printable Crafts for Kids
Features a variety of children’s crafts, greeting
cards, coloring pages and projects for holidays and educational themes,
all which can be printed out on a color or b/w printer.
Enchanted Learning
100s of activities for preschoolers and elementary students
and teachers. This visually rich page contains craft projects, themed
activities, coloring pages, rebus rhymes and even a picture dictionary
in four languages.
ABC
TEACH
This site has all the flashcards, worksheets, mazes and
puzzles, and themes a teacher needs!
Campfire
Song Book
A database of lyrics to popular children’s songs—from
"Alice the Camel" to "You Can’t Get to Heaven
on Roller Skates."
Kidding
Around Milwaukee
Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Betty Brinn Children's Museum offers
hands-on learning experiences in a child -oriented environment
crossing the disciplines of the arts, science and humanities.
A special "Kids
Only!" link connects to projects which can be done at home,
including craft projects, puzzles and science experiments. Exhibit
information and calendar are also included.
Boerner
Botanical Gardens
Boerner Botanical Gardens offers many educational programs for families
and children to stimulate interest and develop an appreciation
and understanding of horticulture, gardening and the environment.
Discovery
World
Housed in the Milwaukee Public
Museum complex, Discovery World is the science, economics and technology
museum featuring hands-on learning experiences for youth of all ages.
The museum features a state-of-the-art digital television studio. This
site includes information about current exhibits and special year round
program offerings.
Eisner
Museum of Advertising and Design
The Eisner Museum is an educational
center with an emphasis on advertising and design and their impact
on culture. This Web site offers visitor information as well as extensive
background information about current exhibits. An "Educator's Corner" is
also featured.
Festival City Symphony
Festival City Symphony showcases the talents of area professional musicians. Its "Symphony Sundays" concerts extend the reach of classical music in the community with reasonable pricing and interesting themes that embrace people of all ages. These family-friendly concerts engage the audience with guest artists and descriptive commentary from the stage.
First
Stage Children's Theater
First Stage is a professional
theater company dedicated exclusively to producing outstanding dramatic
presentations for young people and their families. This site includes
schedules, curriculum information for teachers, activity ideas for
families,
booklists and information about auditions for youth.
Havenwoods
State Forest
This site lists activities
in Wisconsin State parks, forests and other nature areas under the
auspices of the Department of Natural Resources. One of these, Havenwoods
State
Forest, is located in northern Milwaukee. The Environmental Education
Center offers programs for children pre-school through 12 years, providing
explorations of the natural environment.
Historic
Milwaukee
This non-profit educational
organization presents programs to increase community awareness of Milwaukee's
historical and architectural heritage. Walking and bus tours, student
tours, specialized lectures and slide presentations are available.
This
site includes an extensive schedule of events for the current year.
M
and W Productions
This professional theater
group presents children's theater for the family and groups of all
ages at affordable prices. Information on current and future productions
as well as ticket information can be found at this site.
Miller
Park
Besides schedule and ticket
information for Milwaukee Brewer baseball games, this site includes
a special "Kids Stuff" page, which lists incentive programs
and events planned especially for children. Also included is a list
of scheduled discount days for kids and seniors.
Milwaukee
Art Museum
Located on Milwaukee's lakefront
and featuring a Santiago Calatrava designed addition and the beautiful
Burke Brise Soleil, the Milwaukee Art Museum houses nearly 20,000 pieces
of art from antiquity to the present. Tours as well as art classes
are
offered for children. This site provides extensive information on current
exhibitions, class and workshop schedules as well as a listing of special
offerings for school tour groups.
Milwaukee
County Zoo
The Milwaukee County Zoo
offers many educational programs for all ages, stressing the importance
of wildlife and the environment. This site lists tours, exhibits
and other special program offerings as well as a schedule including "
Family Free Days." "Fun Stuff" links to an activity
page especially for children.
Milwaukee
Public Museum
Milwaukee's museum of human
and natural history features permanent and changing exhibits. Also
housed in the museum, are the Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater and Discovery
World,
an interactive museum of science and technology. This site lists all
special programs and events including those designed especially for
school groups.
Pabst
Mansion
Visit a piece of Milwaukee
history. This thirty-seven room mansion, located on west Wisconsin
Avenue, was the home to beer baron, Captain Frederick Pabst. Completed
in 1892,
this home is open to the public year round, offering general admission
as well as group tours. This site offers a photo tour of the mansion's
rooms as well as historical background and event information.
Pettit
National Ice Center
The Pettit National Ice Center
is the U.S. Olympic National Training Facility. The only facility of
its kind in the United States, the Pettit Center is open to the public,
offering classes and recreational skating for the whole family. This
site offers further schedule information for world class fun.
Schlitz
Audubon Nature Center
Located 15 minutes north
of downtown Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center offers nature
trails in the forest and along the beach of Lake Michigan. Visitors
observe
a wide variety of flora and fauna including some endangered species.
Many special programs offered year round, are listed on this site.
Urban
Ecology Center
The Urban Ecology Center
is a non-profit community center located on Milwaukee's east side in
Riverside Park. The center is dedicated to the promotion of environmental
awareness for children and families. Live animals can be observed at
the center. Links provide information about specific school and family
programs and special events such as an Earth Day celebration and maple
sugaring. Events for children, high school youth and adults are included. Wehr
Nature Center
Located in Whitnall Park,
Franklin, WI, Wehr Nature Center offers programs which allow the whole
family to explore the natural environment. Divided according to age
range, pre-school through 12 years, this site lists scheduled children's
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