Completing homework is an expectation in grades 2 and 3. The Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development says that homework in grades primary to 6 is meant to "enhance student learning of foundational skills in reading and math (e.g., reading for pleasure, educational games), gradually introduce time to practice or apply learning in other subject areas, and promote healthy growth and development (e.g., practicing physical skills, interviewing family members)."  

In an effort to fit homework into busy schedules and to help maintain student motivation, I created a menu of choices of activities students can complete each week. On the homework sheet,  your child simply needs to complete and check off one or more of the listed activities and then write a paragraph about one of those activities.  The expected length of the paragraph depends on your child's writing skills. Some students will write a single sentence, while others might fill the page. If you have questions about what is expected for your child specifically, please contact me. 

Homework sheets will be sent home on the first day of every week (usually Monday), and must be returned on the first day of the following week. Of course, it can be returned any time during the week if it is completed early. 

Completion of homework will be tracked and reported on report cards. 

Click here to access the homework sheet.

Math Games

Below is a list of math games, sorted by skill, that can be easily played at home with little equipment. Each link opens a document with rules for playing that game. This list will grow as we learn new skills in class.

Counting

Counting Activities - Check out the curriculum page of this website for some counting ideas.

Addition Facts

General Addition Fact Ideas - Check out the curriculum page of this website for some addition ideas.

I Spy With My Little Eye

Dots and Boxes (interactive online game)

Patterns

Although I don't have any specific games for patterning, you can simply draw or make a pattern using materials you have around the house or look for patterns in the environment around you and have your child extend the pattern and predict what will come later (what will be the 10th item in my pattern?). For repeating patterns, ask them to identify the core (the part that repeats), and for increasing and decreasing patterns, try to find the pattern rule (how do they increase or decrease each time). For more information, check out the curriculum page on this website.

Number Sense

General Number Sense Ideas - Check out the curriculum page of this website for some ideas.

Don't Get Slimed Game

Addition and Subtraction of 2 and 3-Digit Numbers

General Addition and Subtraction Ideas - Check out the curriculum page of this website for some ideas.

I will do my best to add more ideas here as I collect them.