K-8th Curriculum

 

  

General Information K-5

 

Book Adventure – Sign up with your resource teacher.  Have fun taking quizzes on your favorite books.  Win points and prizes too!

Learning to Read – Excellent site for ideas, games, and printable books (checkout the homeschool section).

Funbrain – Games, quizzes, and activities by subject and grade level

Coloring Book - This site feature free coloring pages to print in all topics

ABC Teach - So many resources, worksheets, and units for every grade level and topic.  A must visit.

American Heritage Dictionary with voice for pronunciation

American Heritage Thesaurus

Book Adventure

Scholastic News – A great resource for current events

Brainteasers

Create Art - Curriculum for the Entire Year

Study Art - Curriculum for the Entire Year

Graphic Organizers - Reading and writing organizers 

 

1st Grade

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

 

 

2nd Grade

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

 

 

3rd Grade

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

 

 

4th Grade

Textbooks

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

Math Steps

Saxon Online Homeschool Activities

Saxon 54

Houghton Mifflin Reading – Extension activities by theme

 

5th Grade

Textbooks

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

Math Steps

Saxon Online Homeschool Activities

Saxon 65

Saxon 76

Houghton Mifflin Reading – Extension activities by theme

McGraw – Hill Science - Online quizzes, Internet links, and activities for each topic

 

 

Middle School Information

 

American Heritage Dictionary with voice for pronunciation

American Heritage Thesaurus

Book Adventure

Scholastic News – A great resource for current events

Brainteasers

Create Art - Curriculum for the Entire Year

Study Art - Curriculum for the Entire Year

Graphic Organizers - Reading and writing organizers

 

 

 

6th Grade

Textbook Links

 

Math Steps

Saxon Online Homeschool Activities

Saxon 76

Saxon 87

Language of Literature – Features student tests, links, and skills

Houghton Mifflin Reading – Extension activities by theme

McGraw Hill Science – Science Magazine with online questions, activities, and articles per chapter

The Ancient World Textbook Site – Student online tests, links, and Internet activities for each chapter

Message of Ancient Days – Internet links and activities per chapter

 

Literature Guides

Summer of the Monkeys

Tuck Everlasting

My Side of the Mountain

Hittite Warrior

The Golden Goblet

Mara Daughter of the Nile

Pyramid

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

  • Activities include reading, writing and research ideas. Also includes a complete lesson plan with activities by chapter. TeacherViews
  • Games Project Georgia
  • Literature Unit includes a discussion guides, writing prompt, and extension activity. Scholastic
  • Study Guide Spark Notes, great site for symbolizism 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 with a summary and suggested activities. Easy Fun School

 

WebQuests

Create Your own Sumerian City-State

Create a Travel Brochure for Ancient Civilizations – great internet links

Time Travel 2003 Ancient Greece Web Quest

 

 

Websites

Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia Unit

 

Egypt

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt 

Welcome to Ancient Egypt – Thematic Unit

Ancient Egypt Virtual Tours

 

India

Daily Life in Ancient India                                                                

 

China

Daily Life in Ancient China

 

Greece

Ancient Early Greece Unit

Daily Life in Ancient Greece

 

Rome

Daily Life in Ancient Rome Unit

 

 

 

7th Grade

 

Textbook Links

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

Math Steps

Saxon Online Homeschool Activities

Medieval Times to Today Textbook Site – Feature student online tests, links, and Internet activities for each chapter

Language of Literature – Features student tests, links, and skills

Across the Centuries – Internet links and activities per chapter

 

 

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

The Samurai’s Tale

  • WebQuest related to the characters and the events in the book.

The Door in the Wall

  • Chapter Challenges includes a summary and discussion questions by chapter. Five in a Row
  • CyberGuide writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Student Study Guide with chapter questions and enrichment activities. Brian Thornton
  • Teacher's Guide from the publisher. Random House

 

Websites

Medieval Times/Middle Ages – This site has everything you would ever want to know about living in the middles ages in a fun format (also has movie suggestions)

Mr. Dowling’s History – Great information on all history topics studied in both 6th and 7th grades - well worth the visit

 

 

8th Grade

 

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

 

Constitution United Streaming Videos

Founding of Our Federal Government (Gr. 2-5)

The Almost Painless Guide to the U.S. Constitution (Gr. 3-5)

Ssssh!  We're Writing the Constitution (Gr. 3-5)

Our Constituion:  The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation (Gr. 6-8)

From Colonies to Constitution:  Shaping the New Nation (Gr. 6-8)