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Supporting Your Children with Homework
- Limit Distractions
Create a homework zone that is away from distractions including the television, pets, people coming and going, and loud noises - Provide Tools
Make sure your student has the materials needed to complete his/her homework - Help Manage Time
Establish a set time for doing homework - Be Positive
- Do YOUR Homework Too
Show how what your student is learning relates to things you do as an adult. - Teach Don't Tell
- Cooperate
- Foster Independence
- Communicate
- Build Metacognitive Skills
Help your child decide what homework is easy and what homework is more challenging. Encourage them to work on the challenging work first - when they are most alert! - Set Break Time
- Reward Progress and Effort
HOW MUCH IS REALLY ENOUGH?
- K-2: 10-20 minutes
- 3-5: 30-60 minutes
Resources: Helpful Website for Parents
- Calculation Nation - This site was developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and uses interactive games organized around upper elementary and middle grades math curriculum. Students will need to establish an account to play online with games that promote learning and practice with fractions, factors, multiples, and more.
- The California Math Council - This resource offers a section dedicated to free math education articles and activities for students from pre-K through high school.
- Thinkfinity - Thousands of math focused resources have been screened by educators to ensure accurate content and up-to-date information is made available for students. Resources are even grouped by grade and subject area to make finding resources simple!
- Figure This! - Primarily focused on middle school students, Figure This! provides math challenges for students and families.
- The Math Forum - This interactive site gives families the option to “Ask Dr. Math”, take on an internet math hunt or compete in one of the many weekly and monthly math challenges based on grade level.
- Illustrative Mathematics - Visit this site to find mathematical tasks that closely illustrate all of the Common Core Standards for each grade.
- Nat’l Library of Virtual Manipulatives - This site is home to hundreds of virtual manipulatives sorted by grade level and interactive tutorials that engage students in algebra, geometry, probability and measurement. Nat’l Library of Virtual Manipulatives promotes three key areas of mathematics: procedural skills, conceptual understanding and problem solving.