Eighth Grade Overview

Eighth graders choose to be involved in the activities that they believe they can be successful at. A positive self-concept leads to success in school. It is important in this last year of middle school, that students receive all the support they need from their teachers, their peers and at home to be successful. Eighth graders will then begin to see that they have within themselves the ability to succeed - and succeed they will.

Eighth Grade Resources

PSSA Sample Math problems from PDE

PSSA Sample Reading problems from PDE

Venn Diagram - Concept Map

How to Take a Multiple Choice Test -Document

How to Answer an Open Ended Question - Document

Think and Learn - A website of activities based on progressive development of critical, creative, systems, scientific, and organizational thinking skills.

Daily Problems and Information

Classroom Timer - Acts as a stopwatch or count down timer

Study Skills

Tips for Problem Solving - Document

Study Starters - Browse through Discovery Learning's webstie of amazing science facts! New Study Starters are featured weekly, so check back often.

Puzzlemaker - The Puzzlemaker website is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents.

Brain Boosters - Browse through a website of categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters.

Internet Public Library - Internet-based free library

Study Guides and Strategies -

Parent/Student Resources

Reading Workshop- A website which explains for parents phonemic awareness, word study skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Includes practice sheets and a kids' lab for language arts activities.

The Grow Parent Website - On this website, you will find more information about what you can do to help your child grow.

CyberSmart - A website with information to make sure your family is Cyber Secure

Official D.A.R.E Website -

Family Education - Website for parents find school solutions, homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice.

Parenting with Love and Logic Website - The Love and Logic Institute and its sister company, School Consultant Services, are dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic

NEA Website - Tips for Parents on Teacher Conferences, testing, transitions and more

Character Education - A website the offers resources for Character Education

NY Times Learning Network - The NY Times sposored website with Parent Connections

The PBS Network - A website with resources from the PBS Network

Disney's CyberNetiquette Site - Website from Disney which provids a series of short, animated features to teach children about online safety and netiquette using entertaining and interactive fables.

Get Net Wise - A website which contains a listing of tools to help protect a family's computer, including child-safe web browsers, filtering software, and virus protection.

iSafe -This website was created by a federal grant and is supported by the Department of Justice. In addition to online training resources regarding online safety, the site contains information for parents and educators about how to communicate the importance of online safety to children.

Netsmartz - This website features engaging activities to teach students in primary grades through middle school about how to be Net savvy. Also contains resources for parents and educators about Internet lingo, cyberbullying, viruses, and identity theft.