Search Engines (Education)

See Kindergarten Topics for terms that may be helpful when utilizing these search engines

Ask Jeeves Kids – although this site’s intended audience is children, it includes educational content that may be of use to kindergarten teachers; type a topic (e.g., bats, valentine’s day, pumpkins, etc.) in the first Ask box (the topic does not need to be in the form of a question) and select Ask

ERIC Database – the largest and most important education database with abstracts and citations for more than 1 million journal articles and documents covering education practice and research; after obtaining the citation/s the user can often obtain the item/s from a local university, college, or public library or via interlibrary loan initiated through their local public library

ERIC Digests - more than 2500 full text short reports designed to meet the needs of practitioners including teachers; under Publication Type scroll down and select ERIC Digests

Gateway to Educational Materials – searchable by keyword, title, description, broad subject, narrow subject, and grade level; includes lesson plans and other educational resources
How to search The Gateway to Educational Materials

ProTeacher – type a topic (e.g., attention deficit disorder, project approach, bats, etc.) and select Go

Yahooligans – although this site’s intended audience is children, it includes educational content that may be of use to kindergarten teachers; type a topic (e.g., bats, Valentine’s Day, pumpkins, etc.) in the search box and select Search