Discusses a variety of simple techniques for getting homework done.

Mama Rex has plans for a fun afternoon with T until she learns that he has a diorama about pigs due tomorrow, and so it's off to the library, the museum, and the park to gather information and supplies.

Kelly Gallagher's Twenty questions is an alternative to traditional high school homework assignments that fosters greater text comprehension. The simple design - students write twenty questions as they read assigned text - belies the complexity of the discussion fostered by the student-generated questions. On this day, students use the assignment to respond to George Orwell's 1984 in small-group and whole-class discussions. About the author: Kelly...

When Freddy falls out of a tree and breaks his arm, he finds inspiration for his oral report on nocturnal animals.

Oliver Otter's little sister and brother are always ruining his homework until their parents make Oliver his very own office.

Henry and Ali tell their teacher a wild outer space tale to explain why they do not have their homework on the solar system.

Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

Giant Afro. Even Bigger Brain. Jaden Toussaint is a 5 year-old who know it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Scientist. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There is nothing Jaden Toussaint can't do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he's really smart, he doesn't know EVERYTHING. The thing is ... he kind of does. This time our hero must use all his super-powered brain power to convince...

Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightening. Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his 'Camping Sucks' holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill, which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him.

Arthur and Francine aren't speaking to each other, but Mr. Ratburn has paired them up for a homework project. They go to the library to do some research, and find themselves locked in after it closes. Can they set aside their differences and work together to find a way out?