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Around the Valley

Augusta County Homepage
link for events, musuems, etc. around Augusta County
City of Staunton
homepage of Staunton VA
Frontier Culture Museum
Shenandoah Valley
information on history, art, etc. around the Valley
The Wilderness Road
Woodrow Wilson Presidental Library and Museum

Civil War

American Civil War
people, places...
Civil War Experience
Slaves' Stories
The American Civil War
The Civil War for Fifth Graders
descriptions, people, maps...
The Underground Railroad
Civil War.com
Civil War Potpourri
information about the Civil War
The Valley of the Shadow
life in two communities during the Civil War
Eyewitness to History

Colonial Virginia

Biographies of Jamestown Leaders
John Smith, John Rolfe...
Celebrate the Constitution
practice matching parts of the Constitution
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg for Kids
Constitution DoubleJeopardy
test your knowledge of the Constitution's ideals
Interactive Bill of Rights
Interactive Jamestown
Jamestown Adventure
Jamestown Rediscovery
Liberty Kids
Liberty, the American Revolution
On the trail of John Smith
Quick Revolutionary War Tour
Revolution Simulation
Save the Bill of Rights
interactive game
School House Rock the Preamble
listen to a song about the Preamble to the Constitution
Story of a Nation
Go West Across America
Oregon Trail
information about the Oregon Trail
Pioneers

Elapsed Time

Exploring the Web

Little Clickers
safe, fun internet exploration on many topics

Fun and Games

American Girl
Battleship
logic puzzle
Brain Pop
Build a Bearville
Fact Monster
Fetch with Ruff Ruffman
Fun Brain
Funology
Highlights for Kids
I Spy
Make and play "I Spy"
Kids Dinos
Kids Gamer
Kids Memory
Kids' Place Brain Teasers
M&M factory
Magic Gopher
Neferchichi's Tomb
Primary Games
Professor Garfield
Treasure Hunt
find a pirate's treasure
WebKinz
Free Rice
practice basic skills while helping a country end hunger
Virtual Keyboard

Geography

Amazon Interactive
Geo Net
Kids Geo
Lonely planet
maps and photos from around the world
National Geographic MapMachine
Where is that?
The Oregon-Trail
Know Your States
match the states of the U.S. by dragging and dropping them into the correct place
Postcards from Buster
Buster travels throughout the U.S.
The Seven Wonders of the World
Theme Park Maps
Animated Atlas

Government

Ben's (Franklin) Interactive government games
Congress for Kids
FBI for kids
Kids Commonwealth
Kids in the House
learn about Congress and lawmaking
White House Kids
Inside the White House

History

Holiday

Design a jack-o-lantern
The First Thanksgiving
Picture Perfect Turkey Day
Turkey Anagrams
Thanksgiving Turkey riddles
You are the Historian
uncover the facts of the first Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Dinner Mad Lib
The History of Thanksgiving
Seussville
The First Thanksgiving 2
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
Myths and Realities of Thanksgiving

Important Virginians

Arthur Ashe
Famous Virginians
Famous Virginians 2
Founders of America
famous Virginians, documents...
George Mason
George Washington
Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
Historical Virginians
Important People of the American Revolution
James Armistead Lafayette
biography/description
James Madison
James Madison biography
description of James Madison
James Monroe
Monticello explorer
explore and tour Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Mount Vernon homepage
explore George Washington's home
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry biography
description of Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry, Red Hill
Presidents from Virginia
Robert E. Lee
biography/description
The American Presidency
background and history of American presidents
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia: People to Know

Math

AAA Math
Banana Hunt
try your hand at measuring angles
Basketball Math
Brain teasers
Cool Math
Create a graph
Frog Math
fun school
Harcourt Math
Johnnie's math page
Kids Numbers
Math Dictionary
Math is Fun
Math Playground
Math Slice
Multiplication Blaster
Number Nut
Rainforest Math
The Challenge of the 7 cups
basic geometry concepts
Math Magician
Gamequarium geometry
Geometry games

Native Americans/First Americans

Powhatan Indian Village
descriptions, pictures...
Algonquian Language Group
information, pictures...
Iroquoian Language Group
facts, pictures...
Siouan Language Group
facts, picture...
The History of Virginia
description of the first Virginians
Who is Powhatan?

Parent Resources

Autism Speaks

Power Up

Reading

Between the Lions
Bio Cube
make your own bio-cube
Candlelight Stories
Grimm Fairy Tales
Kidbiz3000
Mysteries
Peanuts (comic strip)
Reading Fun
Reading Rainbow
RIF reading planet
explore reading and writing
Scholastic
Seussville
Stapleless Book
make a stapleless book
The New York Times on the Web
The World of Beverly Cleary
Time for Kids
The World of Brian P. Cleary
test your knowledge, make up stories, learn math
Bookhive
listen to stories, read book recommendations...

RtI Resources

The Reading Lady
assortment of readers theater plays
eNumeracy
math practice
Free Reading
reading and writing

Science Fun

SOL practice

Interactive Quizzes
Jefferson Lab
Math and Science SOL quizzes
more SOLs
Mrs. Wilborne's SOL testing page
Quia SOL
SOL pass
SOLmate
SOLs
Rockingham County Resources
SOL Mania

Student Resources

Ask for Kids
Ask Jeeves
Kids Click
web search for kids
Kids Know It
a children's learning network
Kids' Search tools
Linkasaurus
Online Dictionary
Online thesaurus
Puzzlemaker
Smithsonian Education
Your Dictionary
Visuwords
online graphic dictionary
Flash Card Maker
make custom flashcards
Spelling Bee
Visual Thesaurus

SURVEY

Technology survey

Teacher Sites

Virginia Regions

Bordering States and VA Regions
Bordering States and VA Regions
millionaire game
Region practice
multiple choice practice quiz
The Regions of Virginia
description of the five regions
Virginia
information about geography and VA facts
The Geography of Virginia
Virginia facts
Five Regions of Virginia
multiple choice quiz

Virginia Studies images

Life magazine
Life magazine photo archives
2009 Inauguration
view and zoom a photo of the 2009 inauguration
The 1900 House
Lincoln Memorial Interactive

Virginia Studies/practice tools

Activities from the past
interactive activities to help explore the past
Interactive timeline
timeline tool
Kids Corner U.S.A.
Virginia and the American Revolution
multiple choice quiz
Virginia Focus (practice tests)
Virginia History 1861 to present
multiple choice quiz
Virginia Pathways
Virginia Studies games
Virginia Studies info
Virginia Studies SOLs
Virginia Studies quizzes and tests
What do you know about Virginia?
10 question state quiz
Virginia Indian Language Group
multiple choice quiz
Virginia Trekkers

Visit other portals

Amy Michael
Lori Cox's portal
science galore
SOLs for 4th
VES Lab
Integrating Technology
a collection of technology sites, skills, etc.

Word Study

Alphabet Soup
spell missing words to complete jokes
Chicken Stacker
practice short vowel sounds
Construct a Word
build words and bank them
Gamequarium
Homophone game
Kids Spell
Spell-a-roo
find words spelled incorrectly
Spelling Bee
practice "bee"ing a speller
Spelling City
Spelling Match
Spelling Wizard
type in spelling words and practice
Word Wizard
Rhyme Race
Word Magnets

Writing

2 Bee or Not Too Bee
choose the correct verb to complete a sentence
5th grade literacy activites
practice grammar skills
Acrostic Poetry
Book Report Sandwich Station
fill in the blanks to complete a book report
Diamante Poem Wizard
Fern's Poetry Club
Flip book
Game goo
Giggle Poetry
Grammar Blast
Kids Writing
Letter Generator
Mad Libs
Mystery cube
Poetry Idea Engine
Poetry Zone
Power Proofreading
Printing Press
Sentence Sorts
Shape Poetry
Vocabulary University
Wacky Web Tales
Writing with writers
get writing tips from writers
Adjective/Noun Match
I Know That--adjective
Grammar Gorilla
identifying parts of speech
Captain Underpants Comics
make a comic
Make a picture book