What should we be doing at home if there is no homework?
No traditional homework DOES NOT mean that there is nothing to do!
Remember that there are many things that students should be working on at home on a regular basis.
*Reading fiction and non-fiction good fit books.
*Reflecting and writing about their reading.
*Practicing multiplication facts.
*Working on Spelling City.
*Studying Social Studies, Science, and Math vocabulary and materials in your content area binder or text book. Also, please feel free to research above and beyond what we are doing in the classroom on any given content area.
*Watching science videos- (Bill Nye, Magic School Bus, Study Jams)
*Researching current topics of study.
Sites for students:
*Moby Max
*Khan Academy
*MyOn
*Prep Dog
*Everyday Math
*Spelling City
Other sites of interest:
(This is not a comprehensive list. Search the web with your child and see what you can learn together!)
*Ducksters
*Study Jams
*BBC typing
*Ask Dr. Universe
*Amusement Park Physics
*Science Monster
*Historyforkids
*Bill Nye
What subjects are you studying in your classroom?
Please look in your student’s planner. Ask your student what was done in school that day. For example if the planner states that 4th grade Social Studies was “Pioneers” then your student should be able to tell you what we did that day. It might have been reading and discussing a trade book or historical fiction read aloud, watching a video, reading a textbook, doing a computer search….or all of them. Your child should be able to tell you, with the prompting of the topic, what was done that day. A second example would be that in Reading we wrote a “text to self” response. Ask your child about the response they wrote. They can bring home the binder and share it with you if you would like them to.
**Also, please note that tests and projects will announced on the blog, in the planners, and on Remind with lots of advance notice.
I hope this helps with two of the more common questions I encountered during conferences. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.
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