Homework



**Homework will be in your child's blue folder every Tuesday and due back** Beginning January - May homework will include a menu with the subjects of Language Arts, Math and Science/Social Studies. Please have your child select a minimum of one box from each subject heading. **Below are additional items to practice at home:** **Handwriting** **:**
 * Friday morning @ 7:45 a.m. unless otherwise stated . Please see**
 * homework expectations.**
 * Please read nightly with your child for at least 15 - 20 minutes.** 
 * Practice writing uppercase and lowercase letters of the week and previous letters taught.
 * Practice writing numbers 0-20 in correct formation.
 * Practice writing first and last name with both capital letters and lowercase letters (ie. Nancy Jones)

**Writing:** **Math:**
 * Practice writing rhyming words: ie. bat, hat, sat, wat (nonsense words are okay to use)
 * Practice writing stories using own real life experiences and/or make up own fantasy stories. Picture at the top with matching sentence at the bottom. Sentences should have capital letter at beginning, spaces between words and ending mark (?;!; .) to match sentence. Please be sure to have students label their pictures.
 * Practice writing sight words
 * Practice counting to 100
 * ** Practice recognizing coins: penny, nickel, dime and quarter **
 * Recognizing and naming 2d shapes and 3d shapes
 * Recognizing numbers 0-20
 * Practice counting forward and backward numbers 0-20
 * Practice positional words (ie. over, between, beside, under)
 * Practice ordinal positions in order (ie. first, second, third..)
 * Practice problem solving (Alex has 2 apples, Jennifer gave him 2 more; how many does Alex have altogether now?)

**Reading:**
 * Practice looking at the pictures
 * Practice pointing to the words as you are reading
 * Practice predicting what might happen in story
 * Practice retelling the story
 * Practice reading every day

= **__Why homework?__** =

Homework is an important part of being in kindergarten. The good habits your child establishes now will most likely carry through their academic career. Therefore, homework in kindergarten has 2 purposes:

1) It provides an opportunity to establish good practices. 2) It reinforces skills, strategies, and concepts taught in class.

**__Homework Schedule__**

In the Fall (September-December), the students' homework will be to read their "just right" book(s) every night to a family member. The family member should then ask comprehension/retelling questions (see handout in reading pocket) and fill in an icon on the monthly reading log. Simple homework projects may also be sent home occasionally for the students to complete and return to school.

Starting in January, students should continue to read each night. In addition, enrichment activities will be sent home on Monday of every week and are due back on Friday.

**__Ways to Help Your Child with Homework__**

1) Help your child find a quiet, well-lit area to work. The same place every day is usually the best. 2) Keep supplies available: sharpened pencils, erasers, crayons, math counters, etc. 3) Pick a homework time and be consistent. 4) Allow your child to do his/her own homework. 5) Make homework a priority.