Ms. Hood's First Grade

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Homework small medium large We will have phonics/spelling and math homework each night except for Fridays. I always try to have the spelling words listed on my SPELLING LIST link in case you mis place your chil's pre-test paper or they forget to bring it home. They will also have a dictation part to their spelling test where I read two sentences to them and they have to write down the sentence correctly. On this section of the test I am looking for a complete sentence that begins with a capital letter, ends with correct puncuation, has finger spaces inbetween each word, and is written down in the correct order in their best handwriting. Points are taken given for each of these areas. Other homework that will be expected each night will be practicing sight word lists and reading their decodable books that will start coming home around lesson 11 and their library books, (which you can read to them until they start checking out books on their AR reading level.) The following tips are dedicated to creating happier homes, where children are free to fall in love with learning and parents no longer dread homework hassles: Tip #1: Each evening, set aside a time for family learning. This is a time for your children to do their homework and for you to model the value of learning by enjoying a book. The best way to create a love of learning in your kids is to show them how much you enjoy it. Tip #2: Avoid battles by offering choices. Research shows children are more likely to do their homework if they are given many small choices. For example: • Would you rather do your homework right after school or wait until four o'clock? • Are you going to do your homework in your room or at the kitchen table? • Are you going to do all your homework right now, or are you going to do half now and the rest after dinner? Tip #3: Help only when your child really wants it. There is nothing that creates more homework battles than parents who "help" when help is not wanted. Try asking: Would you like some ideas on that, or would you like me to leave you alone? Your child's desire to do it alone is a very healthy sign of independence and responsibility. Tip #4: Spend most of your time noticing what they do well. DO NOT focus on what your child does wrong! Allow your child to get help in those areas from their teachers. Successful parents spend 99 percent of their energy noticing what their kids do well. They say things like: • Show me the very best letter you made today. You really worked hard on that! • Look at that math problem. You got it right! Tip #5: Help only as long as it's enjoyable for both of you. Too frequently, homework help turns into a homework battle. Smart parents back out of the helper role as soon as they sense conflict brewing. Try hugging your child and saying: I love you too much to help if it means we are going to argue. I know this is really hard. Good luck. Tip #6: Help only as long as your child is doing most of the work. Say the following to yourself over and over again: This is my child's homework. Not mine! There is nothing more destructive than stealing the struggle of learning by doing too much for your child. Each time they achieve something difficult on their own, their self-esteem soars and they are better prepared for the real world. Give these Love and Logic tips a try, and join thousands of parents who now have much happier, more responsible kids! Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

Ms. Hood's First Grade

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