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Homework Tips
Students are assigned homework nightly. Homework assignments are written each night in the assignment pad.
1. Students have a planner for all assignments. I have given each child a folder for homework. All homework should be located in this folder, which should be brought home daily and returned to school daily. Choose a Homework Drop Spot. Choosing a special Homework Drop Spot will help your child develop the habit of always putting completed assignments in the same place each night. This way your child won't come to school and say, "I did my homework, but I forgot it."
2. To do work successfully, your child must have a place in which to work. The study area must be well lit, quiet, and have all the necessary supplies. Keep the radio and television off while homework is being done. Whenever possible keep the study area off limits to brothers and sisters during homework time.
3. One of the keys of getting homework done is having supplies in one place. A Homework Survival Kit containing supplies needed to do homework will prevent your child from being continually distracted by the need to go searching for supplies, and will free you from the last minute trips to the store for paper. Create a Homework Survival Kit with pencils and paper. Other useful items include: crayons, markers, ruler, a pencil sharpener, erasers, glue, tape, construction paper, stapler, scissors, paper clips, and a children's dictionary.
4. Help your child develop good homework habits by encouraging him or her to start homework at the same time each day. By scheduling daily homework time, you will not only help your child get work done on time, but you will also ensure that homework is done at a time when you are available to assist your child.
5. Children must work on their own. Homework teaches children responsibility. Through homework, children learn skills they must develop if they are to grow to be independent, motivated, and successful adults: how to follow directions, how to begin and complete a task, and how to manage time. By encouraging your child to work on his or her own, you are helping develop these important life skills.
6. Motivate your children with praise. Children need encouragement and support from the people whose opinions they value the most - their parents. Your consistent praise can encourage your child to feel good about his or her ability and motivate your child to do his or her best work. When the work is done, that's when the playing can begin. Your child can reward himself or herself by playing with siblings or friends, by coloring a picture, or by helping with dinner.
More Homework Help can be found at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teacher-parent-conferences/homework/5144.html?for_printing=1
Students are assigned homework nightly. Homework assignments are written each night in the assignment pad.
1. Students have a planner for all assignments. I have given each child a folder for homework. All homework should be located in this folder, which should be brought home daily and returned to school daily. Choose a Homework Drop Spot. Choosing a special Homework Drop Spot will help your child develop the habit of always putting completed assignments in the same place each night. This way your child won't come to school and say, "I did my homework, but I forgot it."
2. To do work successfully, your child must have a place in which to work. The study area must be well lit, quiet, and have all the necessary supplies. Keep the radio and television off while homework is being done. Whenever possible keep the study area off limits to brothers and sisters during homework time.
3. One of the keys of getting homework done is having supplies in one place. A Homework Survival Kit containing supplies needed to do homework will prevent your child from being continually distracted by the need to go searching for supplies, and will free you from the last minute trips to the store for paper. Create a Homework Survival Kit with pencils and paper. Other useful items include: crayons, markers, ruler, a pencil sharpener, erasers, glue, tape, construction paper, stapler, scissors, paper clips, and a children's dictionary.
4. Help your child develop good homework habits by encouraging him or her to start homework at the same time each day. By scheduling daily homework time, you will not only help your child get work done on time, but you will also ensure that homework is done at a time when you are available to assist your child.
5. Children must work on their own. Homework teaches children responsibility. Through homework, children learn skills they must develop if they are to grow to be independent, motivated, and successful adults: how to follow directions, how to begin and complete a task, and how to manage time. By encouraging your child to work on his or her own, you are helping develop these important life skills.
6. Motivate your children with praise. Children need encouragement and support from the people whose opinions they value the most - their parents. Your consistent praise can encourage your child to feel good about his or her ability and motivate your child to do his or her best work. When the work is done, that's when the playing can begin. Your child can reward himself or herself by playing with siblings or friends, by coloring a picture, or by helping with dinner.
More Homework Help can be found at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teacher-parent-conferences/homework/5144.html?for_printing=1