Homework: Tips

Posted by teacher on November 1, 2006

Homework should be using well understood skills. Homework is not to teach. It is to develop learning habits, and provide reinforcement. Amount of Homework should follow your District and School guidelines.

Homework should be fun while reinforcing aready learned facts and skills. For eg:
Wordsearches/ Crossword puzzles/other Puzzles for Spelling, Vocabulary.

Homework return should be 100%. No excuses. Start with easy and short assignments. Slowly increase the amount given. There must be consequences for no homework returned. Consequences do need to mesh with what other teachers in your school do.

Some Homework Ideas:

* Finish class work
* Memorize a poem, the states, the presidents
* Study
* Handwriting
* Write in a journal or write an essay
* Spelling
* Grammar
* Read aloud
* Read silently