Curricular Resources
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Science Fair
Valley Presbyterian Science Fair click here to read about the science fair at Valley Presbyterian School
Science Education Resource Centers
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CSUN Science Education at CSUN: Directed by Dr. Norm Herr, elder at Valley Presbyterian Church, father of VPC students, and webmaster for the VPC site. Resources in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Geoscience.
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UCI Science Education Office: Many ideas for teaching hands-on science.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for K-12 Mathematics and Science teaching ideas.
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UCB Center for Science Education: Lots of ideas for teaching science.
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National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) : The professional organization for K-12 science educators.
Science Museums with outreach programs
Science Shows and accompanyingTeaching Resources
Science Lesson Plan Ideas
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UCI Science Education Office - Many ideas for teaching hands-on science.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - K-12 Mathematics and Science teaching ideas.
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K-12 Science -The K-12 science and math component of SciCentral a science and engineering web metadirectory .
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Challenger Center for Space Science Education - Lesson ideas for space science.
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McRel Educator Resources: Easy to do physical science activities.
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UCB Center for Science Education: Lots of Science ideas for teaching science.
Scientific Supply Companies
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ACSI Math Olympics: Outstanding math students may participate in the ACSI Math Olympics.
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics: The professional organization of K-12 mathematics teachers.
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The Children's Literature WebGuide: Much useful information on a wide range of Children's Literature.
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Newbery Medal Winners (1922-present): "The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Caldecott Medal Winners (1938-present): The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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Los Angeles Public Library Recommended Reading for Children: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Historical Fiction and more...
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Children's Book Council -The Council is dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's literature.
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Children's Literature Home Page- Reviews more than 3,000 new children's books published each year to find the very best to review in their newsletter.
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Card Catalog: View the Los Angeles Public Library Card Catalog
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Library Branches: Visit the library in your neighborhood.
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Los Angeles Public Library Recommended Reading for Children: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Historical Fiction and more...
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Scholastic: Scholastic is a global children’s publishing and media company in both education and entertainment.
Valley Presbyterian School uses the Accelerated Reading Program by Advantage Learning Systems. Accelerated Reading Test Report and book list and the addendum. Please see your child's teacher for a complete list of available books. Not all titles on these lists are available in the library
- THE STUDENT READS A BOOK. Students choose their own books and read them at their own pace. Many titles are on the Accelerated Reader® title list; most of which are already in the collections of most school and public libraries.
- THE STUDENT TAKES A QUIZ. Students then take a short, objective quiz on the computer. The quiz results provide immediate feedback to the student and assures the teacher that the student has read and understood the book.
- THE TEACHER GETS A REPORT. Both the student and teacher receive reports on the student's reading progress. Reading points, based on the book's length, reading level, and number of correct answers, provides a precise quantitative measure of reading practice.
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The Learning Lab of Valley Presbyterian School seeks to provide intervention and support for students who desire additional instruction or remediation in readin, other academic subjects, or general school performance.
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Literature is availalbe to help you help your child succeed in school.
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Helping your child learn to read: Tips from the US Department of Education on helping your child become a better reader.
Resources for teaching Children's literature
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Children's Literature Teaching Resources: The Doucette Index provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books. The books indexed are those held by the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, but many of these books will also be available in other libraries.
Children's Literature Organizations
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Association for Library Service to Children: A division of the America Library Association
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Child Study Children's Book Committee:Publishes lists of recommended books for children, and presents Book Awards for fiction and nonfiction.
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Children's Book Council:Includes information about the organization and its publications.
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Children's Literature Association:An international scholarly organization.
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Reading Rainbow: A PBS Production to encourage children to read.
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VPS State Report: Each 5th grade student at VPS writes a report on one of the 50 states in the USA. This site has been specially prepared to help students in this report.
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VPS California Report: Each 4th grade student writes a report on California. Students may wish to visit this specially prepared site to gain interesting information about the Golden state. More information on the Fourth Grade "California History Day". (Adobe Acrobat Format PDF)
Outside Social Studies Links for Kids
Social Science Resources & Lesson Ideas
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History Channel - Background issues and lesson plans on History Chanel resources.
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Historical Collections- the Library of Congress is offering many of its American Memory collections, a substantial body of multimedia content: document and pictorial images, searchable text, recorded sound, maps, and motion pictures, at this site.
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Today in history - Library of Congress resource, provides a daily account of significant events in American history.
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Sixth Grade Ancient History Lesson Plans - Lesson plan ideas for teaching ancent history.
Lesson Planning Resources for Teachers
Specific Fields
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Science - Links to science lesson plans.
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Social Studies - Links to socail studies lesson plans.
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Music - Education World Music Lesson Planning.
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Physical Education -Designed to provide the latest information about contemporary developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.
General Resources
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Education World: Valuable resources for lesson planning, teaching, and keeping current on events in education.
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Eduhound: Lots of great educational resources.
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The Gateway: The Gateway provides the key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources.
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Teacher's Net: Lesson plan resources in Arts & Crafts Science, History, Social Studies, Geography, Mathematics, Reading/Writing, Literature, Music, Language, Physical Education
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Los Angeles County Department of Education. Links to many resources for teachers.
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TeachNet: Find over 500 of the best teacher-designed,student-centered award-winning classroom projects that work and are available for teachers to use immediately in their classrooms,across all subject areas.
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Bascom's Educational Resources: Commercial site with links to lesson plan ideas.
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Community Learning Network: CLN is designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms.
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AskERIC: The AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1,000 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States.
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PBS TeacherSource - More than 1,000 free lesson plans, teacher guides and online activities, most designed to complement PBS television programs.
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Teachers First - Web resources and lesson plans sorted by subject and grade level.
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Teachers.net -Lesson plans, mentoring, web tools, and a chat room.
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VPS State Report: Each 5th grade student at VPS writes a report on one of the 50 states in the USA. This site has been specially prepared to help students in this report.
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VPS California Report: Each 4th grade student writes a report on California. Students may wish to visit this specially prepared site to gain interesting information about the Golden state.
Professional Organizations for Teachers
