Homework
"What's tonight's homework?"
With our learning situation being what it is during the pandemic, I have decided to try something different this year with homework. The only nightly homework in my class this year will be the following:
20 minutes of reading
math fact practice
any incomplete work that was due at the end of the school day
"What should I do with my extra time?"
In the past, I have always given a small assignment alongside our school's nightly 20 minutes of reading in order to reinforce the work that we do in class. Now, without this extra assignment, I ask that you spend your evenings as a family doing things that are proven to correlate with student success.
Have dinner together at the table (no screens of any kind)
Play a board game together
Play outside together
Talk about what's going on in school
Read and discuss books together
Without additional homework taking up time during the evening, students should be getting to bed at a reasonable hour so they have enough sleep and are ready for learning the next day. Thanks!