Studying Help
https://www.khanacademy.org/ (also good for learning math/science)
www.quizlet.com (create digital study sets)
Extra Practice
www.readtheory.org (reading)
www.newsela.com (reading)
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading (reading)
http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm (grammar)
Use a planner to write down homework and upcoming tests/projects
Do homework in a well-lit, quiet study space;
Do not watch TV or listen to music while doing homework (it is distracting)
Do not use electronics during homework time
Take a short break to relax after doing 30+ minutes of focused studying/homework
Complete assignments that are due tomorrow before working on assignments due later
Finish the most challenging assignment first, then move on to the easier work
Books labeled with an asterisk (*) contain advanced themes.
Grades 1-2:
Amelia Bedelia Series by Peggy and Herman Parish
Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
Cam Jansen Series by David A. Adler
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Ramona and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
No, David! by David Shannon
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Grades 3-4:
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Wonder* by R. J. Palacio
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan
Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer
39 Clues Series by multiple authors
Infinity Ring Series by multiple authors
Grades 5-6
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Holes by Louis Sachar
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Bridge to Terabithia* by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
The Book Thief* by Markus Zusak
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Out of My Mind* by Sharon Draper
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg
Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz
Grades 7-8
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Fault in our Stars* by John Green
The 5th Wave* by Rick Yancey
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The House on Mango Street* by Sandra Cisneros
Copper Sun* by Sharon Draper
Of Mice and Men* by John Steinbeck
The Secret Life of Bees* by Sue Monk Kidd
Divergent* by Veronica Roth
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
Warcross Duology by Marie Lu
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Renegades Series by Marissa Meyer