Tis the Season to get good marks

Don’t Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Flunk!

It is about that time again, studying can make for long days and stressful night but it doesn’t have to. There are many techniques to studying you just need to find the right one for you. The Orillia Public library can help you to boost those marks and ace that exam, no sweat!

Check out our material and we can bury your studying blues into positivity about finishing exams and hitting the beach with one of our Summers Readers Club books!

Painless Study Techniques

By: Michael Greenberg

Call Number: YA 371.30281 GRE

 

 

Most kids hate to study, and homework is always a chore--but this book teaches kids how to transform drudgery into interesting and productive projects. The author offers suggestions for group learning and study projects, creating a stimulating study environment, and knowing the different ways to read different kinds of books, from math to literature. He also advises on organizing ideas for writing assignments, and seeking extra help for especially difficult subjects.

 

Math Doesn’t Suck

By: Danica McKellar

Call Number: YA 510 MCK

As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when math scores begin to drop—especially for girls—in large part due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they “can’t do” math, and that math is “uncool.” Young girls today need strong female role models to embrace the idea that it’s okay to be smart—in fact, it’s sexy to be smart!

It’s Danica McKellar’s mission to be this role model, and demonstrate on a large scale that math doesn’t suck. In this fun and accessible guide, McKellar—dubbed a “math superstar” by The New York Times—gives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more. The book features hip, real-world examples, step-by-step instruction, and engaging stories of Danica’s own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). In addition, borrowing from the style of today’s teen magazines, it even includes a Math Horoscope section, Math Personality Quizzes, and Real-Life Testimonials—ultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think.

How to be school smart: Super Study Skills

By: Elizabeth James

Call Number: J 371.3 JAM

These easy-to-understand handbooks How to Be School Smart, How to Write Terrific Book Reports, How to Do your Best on Tests, and How to Write Super School Reports have offered students clear, common-sense advice on how to successfully organize and carry out school assignments for over a decade. Now these great guides have been completely revised to reflect the needs of today's technology-savvy kids.

 

How to get A’s in College: Hundreds of Student Tested Tips

By: Frances Northcutt

Call Number: 378.170281 NOR

 

Getting in was only the beginning. You've got four years (maybe more) of college ahead, and you want to make the most of them. Everyone tells you that college is really different than high school, and they're right. Are you ready to succeed? You'll excel, with the support of the peers and classmates you'll meet in this book. Hundreds of successful college students and graduates share their wisdom, stories, tips, and advice on how to get high grades, choose the right major, manage your time, study smart, stay motivated, avoid stress, find the best teachers and courses, form important relationships, and graduate-happily-at the top of your class.

Happy Reading