Roosevelt School’s homework policy clearly sets limits for how much time each child should spend on homework. If your child finishes the homework in much less time and WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL work, the following suggestions will help him/her further meet and exceed our curriculum goals for third grade.
Practice script
Write a story (a memory, a special wish, etc.)
Read something and write about it
Make a picture book
Study math facts (addition, subtraction)
Buy and extra math workbook and work on it at home
Search the Internet (with parent/guardian permission)- can you find an exciting Internet address and write a description about it to share with the class??
Become an expert on a topic that interests you (through reading, videos, interviews, etc.). Then write about it, create a board game, or prepare a lesson to teach your classmates. Be creative. How will you share your new knowledge??
Play a learning game (Dominoes, Memory, etc.)
Do an arts and crafts project
Think of words that rhyme with the spelling words of the week
Write a poem about someone you love
Draw a picture and write about it
Type a story on the computer
Observe someone or something and write about it (nature)
Research Japan
Look up words in the dictionary to increase your vocabulary
Learn about a country (books, Internet, world books, etc.)
Write your own math problems and solve them
Locate different states on a map
Write an acrostic poem
Watch the History Channel and write about what you learned
Play Hangman
Count your change- how many ways can you make $.37, $.25, etc.
Read a newspaper or magazine
Write in a writer's notebook
Read more- try to reach our goal of 30 minutes of sustained reading
Draw a map- Create your own city and make a key. Can you write directions to get from one point to another?
Make a joke book
Make a list of ideas for your writer’s notebook
What is a palindrome? Can you look it up on the Internet? Create a list of palindromes! (Homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms, etc.)
Think of a word and then only use those letters to make up more words. How many words are there in Thanksgiving?
Write a new ending to a story
Make a model butterfly (solar system, simple machine, etc.)
Describe an object in detail- can someone in your family guess what you are describing?
Write a chapter book
Make a comic book
Compare 2 items using a Venn Diagram
Create your own word problems and solve
Conduct a science experiment
Try a sibling’s homework
Make a list of rhyming words