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!  

 

  

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.

 California State Standards

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

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.

Learning to Read 

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

Yahoo Kids Reference  

Dictionary and Encyclopedia

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

 Valley Oaks Kindergarten 

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

6^th 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

7^th 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

Periodic Table

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!

Science Fair Resources

Discovery Education

Education Planet Guide

Educator Resource Guide

Exploratorium

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. 

Art and Music

Art Adventures  

Art curriculum for the entire year, all grade levels

Getty Museum Art Lessons

Puppets

Gary Lamb

Musical selections to enhance learning