Extended Learning Resources

Research shows no correlation between student success and the amount of homework assigned or completed. Due to this research, Stocklmeir primary grade teachers have decided to not assign homework this year. In lieu of homework, Stocklmeir primary grade teachers would like to suggest that families spend more time with building life experiences and building family relationships instead of spending their time sitting with a paper and pencil. We feel that this will benefit your child to greater degrees by allowing for more connections to everyday life, to cultural/community events, and to you and your family. Here are some suggestions we have to help build these experiences:

• Go to the grocery store and talk about the foods you see, how much items would cost, etc.

• Visit local beaches, national parks, monuments, landmarks, etc.

• Cook together

• Eat dinner together and talk about your day

• Play a game together

• Play outside together

• Go through cookbooks and plan meals together

• Visit the local library

• Read together and talk about the story

• Do laundry together and talk about different ways to sort the laundry

• Count up money in piggy banks or wallets and discuss the different types of coins/bills

• Anything that you feel is appropriate for your child and your family!

Also, it would be a great idea to read at home with your child. The more exposure your child has to literature, the better their reading, writing, and spelling skills become. Here are some ideas of addressing reading at home with your child:

• Have your child read silently 

• Read aloud to your child

• Have your child read aloud to you or someone else in the family

• Partner read with your child, taking turns reading out loud

• No matter how the reading is being done, always try to talk about the story. Discuss the story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution, etc.). Discuss what's happening in the story. Discuss predictions and why you think those predictions make sense. There's no script to follow....just keep having discussions about the stories!