Homework is a word familiar in every family with school aged children. For some, it’s a quiet time to reflect on what was learned that day. For others it can be a grueling, frustrating, and trying time. I hope that this year homework can be part of a pleasant and engaging routine for all students.
Most weeks students will receive Homework Menus on Mondays. Attached will be two Everyday Math Homelinks (double sided), new spelling words, and a spelling activity. This can of course change throughout the year depending on what we’re studying in class. Cursive, writing, long term projects, and grammar activities will be some future activities to look out for. This completed packet is due on Fridays.
All third graders should be spending 20 minutes reading a just right book each night! A minimum of 5 minutes a night should be spent practicing math facts. We are currently using fact triangles to study basic addition and subtraction facts, however these can easily be adapted to fact extension practice as well. For example, 6 + 3 = 9 so you also know that 60 + 30 =90. The remaining 15-20 minutes of nightly homework should be used to complete a minimum of 3 homework menu items.
I will aim to add some new homework menu choices each month. Please help your child use this valuable learning time to explore our blog and some of the great links on the right hand side. Homework should be a time to create routines, practice skills learned at school, and establish life long learning habits like reading!
This is a new way of looking at homework that my other third grade colleagues have collaborated on this year. We welcome feedback, questions, and comments and hope that it helps your weeknights run a bit more smoothly while providing quality activities and practice for students at home.
Homework Menu October