New Sites to the VUSD Web Index

FlashFace - Web-based program for building police-style face sketch (men only.)

Fossil Fuels and Oil - Fossil fuels come from a lot more than just dead dinosaurs. This site has plenty of links to sites about coal, oil, and formation of other fossil fuels.

Math Open References - a free online reference for geometry featuring animated and interactive drawings to demonstrate geometry terms and concepts.

IXL.com - on-screen math drill and practice for Pre-K through grade 8 and algebra. Problems can be selected based on state standards.

GraphWords - a visual thesaurus that creates a word web that is interactive. Word webs can be saved as graphics.

JetPunk Quizzes - Timed on-screen quizzes in various categories - many just for fun and many related to school topics such as world geography.

SLIMEkids - features a collection of book trailers (videos) and language-arts related activities. SLIMEkids is an acronym for School LIbrary MEdia KIDS.

Holidays Around the World - A list of major holidays with links to fact pages on each.

Guide to Writing 5-Paragraph Essay - High School level resources.

Learn Your Tables - a quick and easy way to review multiplication tables

TimeRime.com is an intereactive timeline creator that can include uploaded images and audio.

Spelling Rules Resource - A handy list of links to sites with spelling games, rules, guidelines and more.

Hub for Teachers - Discovery Education's new site to help teachers inspire budding writers.

TWurdy - Since many web sites are "Too-Wordy" here's a new search engine from Google that ranks sites based on readability, from simplest to most difficult. Three options for searching are offered depending on speed and accuraccy needed.

SoftSchools.com - free worksheets, games, and quizzes organized by grades and topics.

Online Education of World Holidays - list of major holidays with links to sites and activities.

Phil Tulga's Music and Curriculum: Activities and arts integration lessons connecting music to reading, math and science -

Time Maps - Interactive timelines dating back 5,000+ years, tied to cultures and maps of the world. The result is combined with encyclopedia entries to present a unique view of civiliations.

Head Rush online science trivia tournament game from Discovery's new TV show.

Energy Balance 101.com - free curriculum programs, videos, interactives and tools to promote healthy schools and healthy kids.

Sum Dog - Math practice in an arcade game style

Science of Everyday Life - Activities for parents, students and teachers centered around science.

Alphabet Organizer - Create good looking printouts of words grouped alphabetically

Acrostic Poem Creator - helps brainstorm words and create the final acrostic printout

Teachers First Brain Twisters - Elementary and middle school stumpers that change weekly. Can be solved on-screen or printed. Fun!

Art Projects For Kids Ideas and template for completing fairly complex art projects in the classroom.

ThatQuiz.org - An online drill-and practice tool for a wide variety of subjects and grade levels. Teachers can create a free account and then upload a list of student names so that student progress can be checked after taking a quiz.

The Ancient Greeks - BBC website for students about the everyday Ancient Greece (and ancient olympics.)

GLOBAL TREK -- GREECE - an online world tour to learn about the history of Greece and the Olympic Games.

The Story Chick - Original short stories (most are one-page) for grades 2-8 to print in pdf.

ThinkFinity - A web site for free, searchable lesson plans.