9th Grade

Ninth graders focus on grammar, vocabulary, analysis, writing reports and public speaking.

Resources for 9th Grade

Cover of The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens by Sharon A. Hansen

The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens

A worksheet-based workbook the teenager completes themselves, building planning, time estimation and self-monitoring habits one short activity at a time.

Cover of That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week by Ana Homayoun

That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week

Ana Homayoun's parent guide to organizing disorganized middle and high schoolers, built on the binder-and-planner system she uses with private clients.

Cover of Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

Across Five Aprils

Newbery Honor novel following an southern Illinois farm family through the five Aprils of the American Civil War.

Cover of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Newbery Medal novel about a Black family holding onto their Mississippi land during the Depression and Jim Crow.

Cover of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Johnny Tremain

Newbery Medal historical novel following a Boston silversmith's apprentice into the events of the American Revolution.

Cover of The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Newbery Medal novel about a Barbados-raised girl adjusting to Puritan Connecticut in 1687 and the witchcraft accusation that follows.

Cover of The Organized Student by Donna Goldberg and Jennifer Zwiebel

The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond

Donna Goldberg's practical system for teaching organisation — binders, backpacks, planners and workspaces — for the bright student who loses everything.

Cover of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey's teen adaptation of the classic habits framework — goal-setting, prioritisation and personal responsibility, aimed at ages 12-17.

Cover of Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley, Terrence Sejnowski and Alistair McConville

Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying

Barbara Oakley's bestselling learning-science guide rewritten for ages 10-17, teaching focused and diffuse thinking, chunking, and how to beat procrastination.

Cover of Learn Like a Pro by Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe

Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything

A short, 160-page distillation of Barbara Oakley's learning research, co-written with Olav Schewe — the fastest way into the material for an older teen.

Easy Grammar Plus Student Workbook

Easy Grammar Plus Student Workbook

Student workbook for Easy Grammar Plus by Wanda C. Phillips, using the prepositional approach to teach grammar with low-prep daily lessons and built-in review. Grades 7 and up.

Our Mother Tongue: A Guide to English Grammar

Our Mother Tongue: A Guide to English Grammar

A classical, literature-rich English grammar guide that surveys the major concepts of grammar through sentence diagramming and selections from great writers and Scripture. Recommended for grades 6-9.