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         These are some of our favorite websites. Do you have any favorites you'd like to share with us? If so, email christyrosander@gmail.com  and let us know!  
  


Valley Oaks Charter School Links, Information, and Subscriptions


2011-12 Grade Level Grids (be sure to click "Assignments for the Year" under each grade level)

 

United Streaming
Enhance your lessons with over 50,000 video clips. Enter the school pass code 99A9-3DE1, then enter the required fields

 

California Streaming

Enhance your lessons with video clips. On the left –hand side of the screen, enter your username (the first and last name of your resource teacher , lower case with no space) and password which is valleyoaks (lower case, no space). Note: both the user name and the password are lower case sensitive.

M.E.S.H (Math, English, Science, History)
We now have curriculum packets filed in room B/C. Contact your resource teacher to request a packet. Click below for available resources.
MESH Drawer Materials

Aleks.com Online Math Program
This is a subscription web based Math core curriculum supported by VOCS. Parents must attend a Special Order Meeting and place a special order to receive a free subscription or independently purchase the program.

VOCS Library
Search for book titles, subjects, and authors at our Bakersfield or Tehachapi school site libraries. The database at this time is incomplete for our entire library at our school and is in the process of being updated.

Writing Prompts
Looking for new ideas for Journal Writing or essay topics? Check out Writing Prompts for hundreds of ideas!


VOCS Tehachapi Shutterfly Photo Site
New photo album ~ Kick Off Kamp 2010. Ask your resource teacher for the password to access photo albums.

2011-12 ACORN Newsletter

Snow and Fog Delays - Alert Line

Tehachapi is well known for sudden changes in weather.  VOCS follows the Tehachapi Unified School District for all snow delays or snow days.  Contact Kern County Schools Alert Line for the latest updates during inclement weather not our school office. However, if there is a school closure, VOCS will not be holding classes on campus.  If there is a two hour delay, the first two classes will be canceled and workshops will start at 10:20.  Also, if classes are already in session and the snow begins to fall then please feel free to pick up your child.  If you have any questions, please contact your Resource Teacher.


Box Top Contest
It is now the time to really start looking for ways to collect Box Tops as you shop for products you normally buy. Hundreds of your favorite brands, such as Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Chex Mix, etc., are now carrying 2 bonus Box Tops as well as the regular Box Top on each package. For more brands, as well as coupons, shopping opportunities, bonus Box Top contests, etc., go to www.btfe.com and check it out.  

Our contest this year will award the winning student who collects the most box tops during the 2011-2012 school year  with a $30 Visa gift certificate. The turn in dates will be October 24, 2011 and  February 21, 2012.  

Contest Rules: 1. Clip and trim Box Tops care- fully. 2. Check expiration dates on all Box Tops. 3. Bundle in groups of 50 (or less) for turn-in. 4. Place in a Ziploc baggie (very important) with student name, resource teacher name, and number of Box Tops written on a card in the bag. 5) Place Box Tops in  the green box in room B/C.  Following these rules will ensure that your student gets the credit for the Box Tops he/she turns in!

Last year we received $332 from your Box Top collecting – which all went to VOPACT to be used for the wonderful “extras” they do for our students. This year our Valley Oaks Tehachapi goal is $400.  Let’s make it happen and thanks for clipping!      

Jenette Buentiempo                                
VO Tehachapi Box Tops Coordinator




 

 California State Standards

This site features actual past standardized test questions for each grade level 

 
California State Standards 
Click on subject, then grade level
This is a great resource for actual sample writing prompts, examples of writing, and scoring.

 

 

 



Reference and Cross Curricular

 


Kern County Library
 

Easy access to requesting, renewing, and searching for books and media.   Contact our local library for your free PIN #. 

 

KETV 

Search programming weeks in advance to plan your educational viewing.  In the Tehachapi KETV is currently only available to Brighthouse customers on channel 15.  A great resource!!!!! 

Links Learning

Math, reading, and science

 

American Heritage Dictionary 

American Heritage Dictionary with voice for pronunciation

 

Yahoo Kids Study Zone  

Check out this cool, easy to use site out for Science, Social Studies, Math, and Reference

 

Yahooligans
A visit to this site should be your first step in researching anything online. It's a safe, kid-friendly search engine. Search by keyword, subject, or by using their categorized listings of favorite topics.

 

Word Central 

Dictionary and Thesaurus)

 

Scholastic News 

A great resource for current events

 

ABC Teach

So many resources, worksheets, and units for every grade level and topic, a must visit

 

Biographies

 

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Search engine for kids   

 

Funbrain

Visit this web site for fun ways to use your brain! You'll find all types of games and activities to keep your thinking skills sharp. Test your knowledge of the 50 states, make up wacky stories, play math baseball, and more!

   

Free Worksheets

Free worksheets for all subjects


Peace Corps for Kids

Problem solving


Enchanted Learning


The Teacher's Guide
Cross curricular resources with virtual field trips, interactive sites, and children's song

Click Schooling

Sign-up for a daily Internet based lesson plan delivered to your email. A new subject each day.

Kids Sites
This site features the best educational sites. Check it out.

Sheppard Software
Games and tutorials for all subjects.

Making Learning Fun
All subjects and themes for PreK - 1st

Fact Monster

Fact worksheets on everything you can imagine from maps to presidents.

Teacher Planet Lesson Plan Maker

This is a great site for writing lesson plans online. The plans can be edited and printed.then to print it out.

Time Magazine for Kids
Great resource for adding Current Events to your weekly curriculum.
Features quizzes and reading levels.




 

Resources by Grade Level
  

 Valley Oaks Kindergarten 

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill
 
Valley Oaks First Grade  
All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill
 

Valley Oaks Second Grade  

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

 

Valley Oaks Third Grade 

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

 

Valley Oaks Fourth Grade 

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

 

Valley Oaks Fifth Grade 

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skills

 

Valley Oaks Sixth Grade  

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

6th Grade Online Literature Guides

Summer of the Monkeys

Hittite Warrior

Mara Daughter of the Nile

Pyramid

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 

·          Study Guide Spark Notes, great site for symbols and theme analysis. Parent and student pages

Bronze Bow.

·          WebQuest Focuses on the fight for injustice.

·          CyberGuide  Includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education 

·          Mini Unit  Summary and suggested activities. Easy Fun School

 

Valley Oaks Seventh Grade

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

7th Grade Online Literature Guides

A Single Shard

·          Teacher's Guide with pre-reading activities, thematic connections, and interdisciplinary activities. Random House

·          Book Discussion Guide includes a summary, book talk, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

·          Lesson Plan includes a review, things to notice and talk about, activities, and related books. Carol Hurst

·          Literature Learning Ladders includes links to author information, lesson plans, and other teacher resources. Annette Lamb

Door in the Wall  

Chapter questions and enrichment activities. Brian Thornton

 

Valley Oaks Eighth Grade

All textbooks featured, detailed by unit or skill

 
 
 

Math

 

Click on the grade level for K-5 Macmillian/McGrawHill California Mathematics teacher and student online support.

Kindergarten

 

 

1st Grade

 

 

2nd Grade

 

 

3rd Grade

 

 

4th Grade

 

 

5th Grade

 

 

Click on the following link to access 6th-8th grades Pearson Prentice Hall Math online support, then enter the Web Code on the inside cover of your Mathematics textbook.

 

 

6th-8th Grade Prentice Hall Online Support

 

 

 

AAA Math

Great website for instruction and games at all grade levels, abilities, and in all areas of math! 

 

Math Facts Cafe
Need to work on your times tables? This site has a flashcard program that will help you master your multiplication facts in random order.

 

Math Activities

KHAN ACADEMY
The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge. If you would like to tour the KHAN Academy website, please visit http://www.khanacademy.org/about

Cool Math 4 Kids  Grades 1-6 
This site has a lot of resources.  Each topic has lessons teach the skill, flash cards, and games to reinforce and practice skills.

Cool Math Grades 6-12 
Companion site to CoolMath4Kids but geared for grades 6-12.  Each topic has lessons to teach the skill, flash cards, and games to reinforce and practice skills.

Cool Math Games  Grades 1-12 
Another companion site to CoolMath4Kids.  This site has a lot of educational games to play.


Count Us In  Grades Pre k-2  
This site has games to help children with basic number concepts.  You can also find lesson plans to teach each concept.  It also has the option to download games to run on your computer.

Aleks.com Online Math Program
This is a subscription web based Math core curriculum supported by VOCS. Parents must attend a Special Order Meeting and place a special order to receive a free subscription or independently purchase the program.


Homeschool Math

Resources on anything to do with money.
 

 

  

Language Arts


Dolch Sight Words

Go into reading, then to sight words, this is the best worksheets for all the dolch sight words

Glencoe Literature Guides

 

Multnomah Library Book Discussion Guides

 

Random House Teacher Book Guides

 

Carol Hurst's Literature Site

 

Book Adventure

Online multiple choice tests for hundreds of books, fun and free

 

Learning to Read  

Excellent site for ideas, games, and printable books (checkout the homeschool section)

 

Graphic Organizers

Reading and writing organizers

Lapbooks

Lapbook master subject list for all grades


Starfall

Highly recommended reading program for K-3

Eduplace
Houghton Mifflin K-6 language arts textbook support

Free Rice
For each answer you get right, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Program to help end hunger.

Read a Book, Give a Book
Read books online and a book will be donated to children who need them.

Works Cited Page
Automatically creates in MLA format your Works Cited page for research papers

http://www.easybib.com/
http://citationmachine.net


 

 

Science

 

Periodic Table - not working at this time

Studying the Period Table and getting confused? This site is an excellent source of information for the elements, element groupings and how the data is user friendly once you know the rules this is a must for any eight grader. The games are fun, challenging and most of all informative!

 

National Geographic

 

Exploratorium

 

Yucky

Gross stuff about the human body and science

 

Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

Brainpop

 

Henry Ford Museum

 

Inventions

 

How Stuff Works

Every wondered how doughnuts are made or what makes an airplane fly? Visit this website to satisfy your curiosity!

KIDIPEDE History and Science for Kids

 

Science Fair Resources

Discovery Education


Educator Resource Guide


Science Fair Theme Page

 

 

 

 

Social Studies/Geography

 

Geography Maps and Games  

Can you find Iraq? What is the Make history come alive with maps, games, and countries. Use this site to brush up on US capitals or travel to other continents for in depth maps and games.

 

50 States
Researching one of the 50 states of the United States? This website provides a link to thousands of websites about the USA. Just visit the site and click on any state to be taken to a listing of sites about that state. 

Harcourt School
K-5 social studies textbook support

KIDIPEDE History and Science for Kids




Health

How the Body Works

 

 

 


Art and Music

 

Art at Home

Art curriculum for the entire year, all grade levels

 

Getty Museum Art Lessons

 

Puppets

 

Gary Lamb

Musical selections to enhance learning

Incredible Art Department

A huge resource for all grades 1st - 8th

 

 
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