Help your students learn good habits and strategies to complete school assignments at home. Students will have a chance to think about and write about the steps to complete a home assignment.
You can find this teaching resource that will teach good homework strategies and habits and will create a
positive attitude about school work at home.
Homework resource HERE.
How to Assign Homework that is
Effective to Student Learning
Effective to Student Learning
- giving less homework, more often
- writing or practicing a skill previously taught in class
- an extension of lessons learned at school
- an assignment that the teacher knows the student will be able to complete independently
- an assignment that creates conversation with other members in the family
- an assignment that shows what the student already knows
- has clear and specific directions; be sure your students understand the directions
- one that allows students to rewrite and create their own method of learning
- assignments that allow ownership of the student - whenever possible give choices within your homework assignments
- assignments that students can show competence [most homework assignments within one class need to be diversified; similarly to work at school
- aesthetic appealing homework assignments - be creative and think out of the box
- completed homework assignments are given genuine feedback
When assigning homework, there are three important ideas to remember:
- the best homework assignments provide practice in skills mastered at school
- homework assignments are diversified to accommodate all students
- teachers evaluate and give genuine feedback to all homework assigned
and one last note, and to circle back, give less homework, more often. Remember children have long days at school and sometimes the best homework is to play, exercise and converse with peers and family members about their concerns and interests.
