We’ve curated a collection of eight summer reading books for 8th graders to help students sharpen their reading skills before the upcoming school year! Here at Piqosity, we take summer learning loss seriously. Although 8th graders need time to relax and spend time with their friends over the summer, it shouldn’t come at the [...]
Piqosity has featured these five engaging books for 5th graders to read over the summer break to provide a resource for upper elementary students on the search for summer reading! Avoid summer learning loss this break by picking up an interesting book or two! Reading is vital for maintaining the reading skills students work [...]
With Independence Day coming up, it’s an apt time to learn about and appreciate the ways American and British culture contrast—one major divergence is in the many US vs. UK spelling differences. While Americans and Brits communicate in the same language, there are so many differences in each respective dialect, [...]
It’s finally summer break! Take this time to rest and have fun, but keep your reading skills strong by picking up some books for summer reading, If you’re wondering, “is summer reading necessary?”, the answer is YES! If you’re not reading at all over the summer, the reading and writing [...]
Juneteenth was introduced as a national holiday just a few years ago—learn about the holiday and its important impact on Black history with these Juneteenth books! June 19th commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On this day in 1865, slaves in Texas were finally informed of their freedom—that’s over two years [...]
Summer is here again! While you should take time this break to travel, work on your hobbies, or just relax before the next school year, you shouldn’t forsake your learning habits. The “summer slide” is a real, concerning issue—if you go three months without any reading or math practice, you could forget a lot [...]
Piqosity is a member of the Amazon Associates program and may earn a commission if you make any purchase using the links below. It’s June, which means the perfect time of year to read Pride month books! The origin of Pride month is the anniversary of the June 28, 1969 start [...]
Whether you’re traveling this summer or staying put, reading books about travel is a great way to expand your worldview and stay occupied with a fun, immersive story. These adventurous travel reads—including historical fiction, magical realism, and modern-day fiction—will take you across the world from the comfort of your bed, carseat, [...]
Summer learning loss prevention is key in making sure that no students are left behind when school starts again. Students who allow their brains to idle over summer risk a knowledge loss that leads to cumulative deficits year over year. Conversely, students who continue learning over the summer are likely to earn higher test [...]
If you’re taking the ISEE or another English exam soon and need to expand your word knowledge, use Piqosity’s ISEE vocabulary lists to prepare ahead of time! Here’s our advice on preparing for any kind of vocabulary test, from general ways to expand your vocabulary to methods for using vocabulary lists to maximize your [...]
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