Homework

In general, we do not believe that homework is appropriate for kindergarten age students. This age learns through play and that is what we feel they should be doing at home.

But as a parent: You have homework: Read to your child---every night. Research shows that reading with a child every day is the number one indicator of that child becoming a successful reader and student.

For those of you who would like more you will find a list of beneficial hands-on homework that we recommend you complete with your child during the week. These activities use materials found in your home and mirror the hands on learning that takes place in our classroom. These activities are not intended for you to send back to school.

Remember kids learn by doing. TV and video games are not the best ways to encourage doing or learning. Please limit your child's time on these activities to an hour, or less, per day. Your child's time is much better spent in creative dramatic play, playing with construction manipulatives such as blocks or Legos, or drawing. Always allow your children access to paper, crayons, pencils, markers etc. Drawing is an important pre-writing skill. It helps to get those small muscles in the hand doing what the child wants them to do. This is often especially important in some boys whose large motor muscles tend to develop first and are therefore used more than the small motor muscles.