Is homework an option? Most research shows that there are no benefits to homework until 8th grade. How about just read and share what you read with a friend the next day? I was fortunate in that my principal read up on the homework issue and we went to read for pleasure and share your thought about what you read to a partner the next day. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!! And students gained a love for reading -it was no longer a chore. They had complete control over what they read.
Jan You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. -Albert Einstein On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried this too.... but found that errors (especially in math) that > occurred during the week became more engrained because of all the faulty > practice...even though I work in an affluent district... I am surprised to > observe > how many parents do not check or sit in on homework... I am not asking > parents to do homework... but monitor.... every back to school night I make > a > big deal that this is a parent's teachable moment... a way to implant > great questioning and strategies.... but I can count on my hands those who > do > take the opportunity.... i understand it... high powered jobs... commutes > to > the city... at home after the kids go to bed .... but it seems to me that > learning as a social function of the family is dwindling in my neck of the > woods.. and i think that is sad because it is at least in my opinion a > joyful and hopeful act that occurs best when coached and celebrated by > those who > love you. > > That much said... i did try something that I think made homework worthwhile > (esp. in math).... in my district we use everyday math... and have lots of > smattering of Japanese math,too.... so.... my assignments are not based on > what we covered in class during the day or that week but rather usually > follow about a chapter behind.... by then I feel i have met with kids in > small group and independent conferences and have better secured the > strategies > for strugglers to be successful with assignments. > My team and I tried to develop a differentiated approach to homework .... > but creating assignments on the run is murderous... so we came up with a > generic grid that goes with most assignments based on strategies of > comprehension.... ex:(consider an algorithm) what connections can you > make to this > problem.... when in your life do you think you might need to use math in > this way.... draw a picture of your thinking about this problem.... which > strategy/tool will you use to solve the problem... and then finally create > a > word problem that based on this math sentence.... > > I think that when kids are able to transfer their knowledge then I feel > secure that their learning is secure. That's also why most of my spelling > tests are based on unseen transfers of words that are similar in phonetic > rule > or spelling pattern if you will to what we've studied in class.... this > kind of test always yields screams from parents in the beginning of the > year > because they are words not on a list.... but most of my families agree by > the end of the year that their kids are fearless spellers.... most with a > high degree of accuracy....my case in point... spelling homework is > explicit > study of phonics and spelling patterns.... with lots of word hunts... > transfers.... you get my drift... no spelling list except for example of > what we > are working on in class. > > > In a message dated 7/26/2010 1:32:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > My first graders receive their homework folders on Monday that includes > all of > the homework for the week. They are not required to turn the homework > folder in > until Friday. That way, I have the weekend to check over the papers and > re > stuff the folders for the next week. > > Hope this helps:-) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Robert Kolvek <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 1:09:33 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] First Grade Homework > > I was wondering about ideas for checking homework for first grade class. > Currently students place their H.Q. in a h.w. folder in a h.w. basket I > spend my > lunch hour marking the h.w. and then putting in the following night's h.w. > It's > difficult to do in the AM as I have about 15 students in for the 37 1/2 > min > extra help required in NYC. Some children skip some days, others come > late. I > hate to wait until the end of the day, because it can get late and hectic. > > > > Any ideas that work? When they come in from Kinder, they have had the > h.w. > placed in their folders for them by the Kinder paras. I don't have a para > and > may have 28 students this year. I think it's too much for them to mark > their > own. If I start walking around checking each folder, I'm afraid it will > be too > time consuming! > > > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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