Resources
Grade 8
Books
Computer Websites
Games & Activities
Television Programs
Tips
| Books: Reading & Language Arts: |
| Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing |
Blume |
| The Pinballs |
Byars |
| Charlie And The Chocolate Factory |
Dahl |
| Nothing’s Fair In Fifth Grade |
DeClements |
| The Black Stallion |
Farley |
| The Great Brain |
Fitzgerald |
| Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery |
Howe |
| Where the Red Fern Grows |
Rawls |
| How To Eat Fried Worms |
Rockwell |
| Black Beauty |
Sewell |
| Where The Sidewalk Ends |
Silverstein |
| The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer |
Twain |
| Boxcar |
Warner |
| The Dark Is Rising |
Cooper |
| Sarah Plain And Tall |
MacLacklan |
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| Books: Mathematics: |
| Money, Money, Money! Amazing Facts,
Cool Trivia, and More |
Troll |
| Painless Math Word Problems |
Troll |
| Inchworm Helps Out |
Troll |
| My Magic Clock |
Mattern |
| One-Minute Challenges Math |
Shafer |
| The Random House Books of How Things
Were Built |
Brown |
| The Oceans Atlas |
Kindersley |
| Standard Catalog Of Coins |
Krause |
| Alone on the Great Wall |
Lineway |
| Builders of the Ancient World, Marvels
of Engineering Society |
National Geo. |
| Architecture |
Van Zandt |
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| Books: Citizenship: |
| Old Yeller |
Gipson |
| The Karate Kid |
Hiller |
| The Bridge To Terabithia |
Paterson |
| Tuck Everlasting |
Babitt |
| The Indian In The Cupboard |
Banks |
| Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret |
Blume |
| The Secret Garden |
Burnett |
| Eleanor Roosevelt |
Freedman |
| Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
Taylor |
| Nothing But The Truth |
Avi |
| The Chocolate War |
Cormier |
| The Diary Of A Young Girl |
Frank |
| To Kill A Mockingbird |
Lee |
| Little Women |
Alcott |
| I’m Nobody; Who Are You? |
Barth |
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| Books: Science: |
| The Wizard of Oz |
Baum |
| The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe |
Lewis |
| Island Of The Blue Dolphins |
OĠDell |
| Prydain Chronicles |
Alexander |
| Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes |
Coerr |
| Julie Of The Wolves |
George |
| A Wrinkle In Time |
LĠEngle |
| The Cay |
Taylor |
| The Goats |
Cole |
| The Jedera Adventure |
Alexander |
| Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland |
Carroll |
| The Never Ending Story |
Ende |
| The Ear, The Eye And The Arm, 1994 |
Farmer |
| Wind In The Willows |
Graham |
| Glasses, Who Needs ’em |
Emith |
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| Games & Activities: |
| Adventures in Reading |
Schaffer |
| Bright Ideas/Calendar Activities |
McDonald |
| Homework Connections |
Bockwoldt & Cheney |
| Book Ends |
Borba & Ungards |
| Journaling |
Bromley |
| Games for Whole Language |
Instructional Fair Racks |
| Go To The Head Of The Class |
Milton Bradley |
| Boggle |
Parker Brothers |
| Word Yahtzee |
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| Scattergories |
Milton Bradley |
| Scrabble |
Selchow & Righter |
| Probe |
Parker Brothers |
| Authors Card Game |
U.S.Games |
| System, Inc. |
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| Memory |
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| Brain Quest |
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| Illustory |
Chimeric |
| Battleship |
Milton Bradley |
| State The Facts |
Pressman |
| Name That Country |
Educ. Insights |
| Ohio Jigsaw Puzzle |
550 Pieces |
| Any Newspaper |
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| Geo Safari |
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| Kids U.S.Road Atlas |
Rand |
| 20 Questions For Kids |
University |
| Trivial Pursuit Jr |
Parker Brothers |
| Instant Science Lessons |
Gruber |
| Hands on Science |
Markle |
| ’S Math |
Pressman |
| Yahtzee |
Parker Brothers |
| Shopping Bag |
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| Television Programs: |
| Wishbone |
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| Bill Nye The Science Guy |
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| The Muppets Show |
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| Disney |
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| Discovery Channel |
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| Travelers |
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| Biography |
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| Animal Planets |
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| Crocodile Hunter |
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| American Experience |
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| Nova |
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| History Channel |
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| Tips: |
Based on the Academies’ philosophy,
“children learn best when they experience success and the classroom
is just a beginning,” the following tips are offered to you to
try with your child:
- Ask your child to show you the “Student Weekly Progress
Report”
- Tell your child that you recognize and encourage any special
skills and talents
- Urge your child to work hard at the Academy, listen to the teacher,
and follow Academy rules
- Provide time, space and materials for your child to do homework
- Listen to your child and talk about his/her day at the Academy
- Praise good work
- Contact the teacher if your child is having difficulty with
Academy studies
- Take your child to the library, museums, and other educational
sites
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