Primary Schoolers Doing Homework

Primary Schoolers Doing Homework

• Children need to understand why they do homework.
• Teachers give homework to:
  • review work done in class over a week, month or term
  • practice a skill such as reading, adding numbers or finding information
  • finish something begun in class
  • get materials not available in school such as books from the local library, clean rubbish for art and craft, photographs of the family for story writing.
  • give children practice at planning and managing their time so when groups of children get together to do a project they can organise themselves
  • give children the chance to decide for themselves what is 'enough' to do and what is 'good work'
  • help children learn how to work without supervision.
• Homework should fit in with your family routine. It should happen along with some of the following:
  • helping with the meal preparation and cleaning up
  • setting and clearing the table
  • other household chores
  • talking to members of the family
  • sport and games
  • practising musical instruments
  • playing outside and inside
  • being with friends.
• Find out why your child has homework. It may be to teach time management or learn how to find information. Sometimes it can be useful to help the child, sometimes not.
• Children need to do their homework in a quiet area of the house, where possible.
• If you are worried about whether you should help or not, or you are concerned about other aspects of your child's homework, ask the teacher:
  • why has the homework been given?
  • when is it to be done?
  • what has to be done?
  • how does the child feel about it?
  • is there anyone else the child needs to work with?
  • do they need any help?

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