Homework in second grade helps to begin the process of independence with school work and cultivate organizational skills and responsibility. Of course it also helps to reinforce skills that are learned and practiced in the classroom, but it should not be anything too challenging or new for the students. All homework assignments will be a reinforcement of skills learned and should take approximately 20 minutes. Please allow your children to make mistakes, and maybe even struggle a bit with various aspects of homework - whether it's the actual problem solving or the organization of the paper. We learn from these mistakes and your kids are learning foundational academic work skills as they struggle and grow. I ask that you do not correct the math homework so that I can see what their independent strengths and weaknesses are without it being edited. Keeping the homework in the homework folder and returning that folder back to the backpack so it is sure to come back to school is typically the trickiest part of the whole homework business!
Monday-Thursday the homework will typically include:
1. 20 minutes of reading a just right book, article, or any text of your child's choice
2. One math homework page is to be completed. The math homework is aligned with that day's math lesson and is used to reinforce and practice skills taught in class.