woolybear Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 At the ages my dc are (9 and almost 7) I really don't feel homework is necessary. Especially with hsing, I feel we can get enough work done during our school time. Actually, it's all homework, isn't it?:001_smile: Anyway, at the beginning of the year ds asked for homework this year. I forgot about it, but he reminded me tonight. For those of you that give homework, do you give them assignments that are review, drill, or independent work that could also have been done in school time? Or something else I'm not thinking of? Thanks in advance. Wooly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shehmeth Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 My daughter loves to go to her Dad's office, and we schedule about one or two visit a month... she gets "Homework" - umm it should be "office work"... She's in first grade and we bought one of those Workbooks that covers Math and Language arts... I assign her a number of pages to do and she also takes some books for independent reading and some coloring books or puzzles to do... what she loves is the independence it gives her: she chooses what to do first and in what order.... Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 DD has homework if she didn't complete what she should have during the day. She's putzy sometimes and doesn't get it completed. Hence, evening work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageta Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 When I was in grade, my assignments and homework were interchangeable terms. I did all of my "homework" at school and never took anything home. Homework was basically the questions at the end of the chapter, the math problems given to work after the concept had been explained, etc. So technically, you could just start giving "homework" when he works independently during the school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Since he's requesting it, I'd use review pages from math and grammar, word search puzzles, logic type puzzle pages, and some blank paper for "free writing". I'd use easy review stuff and/or fun type things you don't necessary get to during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 My ds reads to Daddy for homework. I agree, homework is unnecessary unless you are planning to send them back to ps. If my ds is slacking off during the day, he gets a time limit for his worksheet etc, then what isn' t finished becomes homework. If my ds was ASKING for homework, I just let him do his math/phonics worksheets (or whatever you have) for homework in the evening. Then let him do silent reading during the day (if you are needing that time to teach other kids.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 We only have a limited amount of time during the day to do school work, so I usually assign DD a handwriting worksheet and sometimes some math as homework to do while I am sleeping. When we have errands, these are also things we'll take to keep her busy in Dr.'s offices or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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