Homework

Kindergarten Homework Expectations

How much and what type of homework will be assigned in Kindergarten?

Occasional homework will be given in kindergarten. Homework for kindergarteners includes meaningful literacy activities that promote early literacy skills and math games to support growing number sense. Suggested activities to support your child’s development will be sent home during the course of the school year.

Families are encouraged to read to their kindergarten child each night. When you read aloud to your kindergartener you help to develop skills necessary to become successful readers. Listening to stories strengthens comprehension ability and fosters the students’ ability to make meaningful connections to text.

Between January and March, kindergarteners may begin taking home one just right reading book each night. The students are encouraged to read his/her just right reading book to someone at home. It is important for students to read just right books every day to improve reading skills. Teachers help with this process so that all students are reading at their appropriate level.

Families are encouraged to give children natural mathematical experiences that can happen day-to-day. Children make sense of math by doing, seeing and talking about mathematical connections with their lives.

What are the goals of homework?

In kindergarten, homework is a vehicle for sharing student learning with families. These home/school activities are to be done with family members to encourage discussion of concepts being learned. We encourage families to find a specific place and time where these activities can be done together.

Kindergarten students are not expected to complete regular homework assignments. We believe it is important to provide and support your kindergartener with ample unstructured time for creative play to develop social skills of turn taking, problem solving and communicating.