Homework

Each teacher takes a different approach to homework, and it may vary from year to year and child to child. If you have strong feelings about homework, talk to your child’s teacher. And, when helping your child with his/her homework, remember the Montessori principle that you should never do for a child what the child can do for himself/herself.  Your child’s teacher may use the “Homework Hotline” to keep students and parents informed.  Also check the website Menu to see if your child’s teacher has a classroom website.

Math: You will not be expected to work with your child on math concepts, but in the primary grades you can work with your child on “math facts” (addition, multiplication tables). The concepts of money and time are important things to work on at home. Games and cooking are both imaginative ways to build math practice into home life.

Reading: Reading to or with children at home on a daily basis gives them a firm foundation in reading and vocabulary. Beginning readers are often sent home with copies of books to read to parents. The “Mac and Tab” readers go in sequence; your child may work through all of them, or skip a series or two. Send each one back once you’ve listened to it.

Spelling: Your child may bring home a weekly spelling list, with suggestions on ways to practice the words. Figure out which system works best for your child.

Handwriting: Beginning writers may bring home practice sheets for each letter as it’s learned.

Projects: The most important thing you can do is to help your child remember that the project has been assigned.

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