Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm taking a "teacher work day" tomorrow and I'm going to be praying/thinking/planning assignments. Those of you who have kids in public and private schools what are some typical assignments for 6th graders and high schoolers. For example: History and Science: I would assume that reading the chapter is a MUST. Do they define words? Do map work? Answer section and / or chapter questions? Do worksheets? Get a study guide before the test? Memorize for a test? Math: How many problems are worked in class? How many problems are sent home for "homework?" Writing: What types of writing assignments are given? How many pages? How many writing assignments per month? Thanks in Advance, Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Myra Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 As a former 5th grade public school teacher....I'll shoot what I had my class do. But please remember that I fought the concept of homework for students except for reviewing for tests or an occassional activity as I felt that kids need time for unscheduled playtime at home and family time in the evening. For example: History and Science: I would assume that reading the chapter is a MUST. Do they define words? Do map work? Answer section and / or chapter questions? Do worksheets? Get a study guide before the test? Memorize for a test? Yes to all of the above - not all the same activity for each chapter but rather a rotation of the activities that you listed above. I would send home a study guide a few days before a test - less for the kids to spend hours doing but more to help keep the parents in the loop over what we're studying. My feeling - why test if students haven't mastered the material yet. Math: How many problems are worked in class? How many problems are sent home for "homework?" Again - I felt the work should be completed in class. I taught the lesson & gave assignment. As the kids were working independently, I'd go around the room and "spot-check" just to make sure everyone was on track and help those who needed a bit more assistance. But the other 5th grade teachers gave an average of 20 math problems to be completed entirely at home. Writing: What types of writing assignments are given? How many pages? How many writing assignments per month? We started out writing paragraphs together, then independently - doing all the various types of paragraphs - 2-3 paragraphs per week the first semester. We moved onto 5-paragraph essays done together then independently doing one essay every other week in the spring. IN between we did poetry, journal writing, fictional story writing, seasonal writing, etc. I never worried about pages - but occasionally did set a min. word count if the class was coming up short. Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Thank you Myra. That is exactly the kind of ideas I'm looking for. Anyone else have ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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