Homework Heroes, Grades 6-8: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Done! (Paperback)

Overwhelmed by the daily demands that homework places on your child, your family...and you?

Homework Heroes can help. This user-friendly guide takes a unique approach to homework, addressing both the psychological and the practical issues involved in creating a successful, more positive homework experience for everyone.

The introduction, by nationally recognized learning specialist Priscilla L.Vail, M.A.T., addresses twenty important homework questions for you to consider, including:

* Do you and your child have a homework pact?
* Do your child's study skills and learning skills match the assigned tasks?
* Do your child's developmental and language levels match the assigned tasks?

Homework Heroes is also a quick reference tool that you can use to help explain important junior high math, English, science, and social studies concepts to your child. This instant review covers a variety of topics, including:

* Adding and subtracting polynomials
* The difference between a simile and a metaphor
* Characteristics of plant and animal cells
* The difference between gross national product and annual revenue

Also includes:

* Insight on how to help your child approach factual questions, essay questions, and long-term assignments
* "Homework Heroics" sidebars with activities to help your child build essential skills

About the Author
Drew Johnson is an education writer and editor, creating workbook, textbook, and online educational materials for children of all ages. Cynthia Johnson is the author of several educational books for young people, two of which received the prestigious Parent's Choice Gold Award in 1995, and were listed in Curriculum Administrator magazine's "Top 100" educational products for 1996. The Johnsons have co-authored Kaplan Learning Power, a guide for improving study skills, and Kaplan's Parent's Guides, No-Stress Guides, and Ultimate Guides to standardized tests.