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How much homework does your kindergarten kid have?
We get 2-3 pages a night. Is that normal for this age?
Re: How much homework does your kindergarten kid have?
I give one sheet of phonics and they have to do a box in their math calendar. The math homework is not a lot and when they do have math homework they usually have to do some sort of hands on activity with a parent. I try and give a little more by the end of the year.
The kids who need extra practice in certain areas I send home something extra. For my higher kids I may also send something home for them as well in addition to what they already have.
Mine gets a handwriting sheet, math sheet (double sided), site words, decodable books, and phonics cards.
Usually only 3 out of the 5 a night, never all 5 -- some days she gets 1 or nothing too.
This is for 1/2 day kindergarten
Mostly 1 sheet, sometimes 2...
Okay, I have a teacher question for you! What exactly is the phonics work,etc that you send home? I'm trying to figure out why Mia gets absolutely nothing. She was a very early reader. She currently reads chapter books (like Katie Kazoo, Junie B Jones,etc) on her own (well, out loud to us but without much input from us). I'm wondering if she's not getting certain things because her reading is advanced (in her last year of preschool the teacher said she was reading at a high 1st grade level) or if this teacher is just lazy as hell. My guess is lazy but I'm curious if a teacher would just not assign work to a particular kid.
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That just made me feel much better. I was starting to get that "nest anxiety" over how much damn homework my kid was getting. haha.
oh yes sometimes we get like an 8-10 page packet on Monday that must be done in a week or so.
Good luck homework is so hard to get through. Reilly is fine but with Ryan we can struggle!
butting in- phonics work on the k level is letters/sounds mostly.
I doubt a teacher would exempt a child without assigning higher level work in place (or they should do that at least). I would never just let a kid not do something without a replacement assignment bc that basically says one kid is too smart while others aren't as smart.
seriously... don't. In K and even 1 (as a former first grade teacher) more doesn't mean better in any way.
That's what I thought. I've done grades pre-k through 8 and didn't do homework until 1st grade. I'm thinking of calling and asking that we have a change in the IEP to limit homework. I talked about it during the last IEP meeting in December and they agreed to limit homework. IMO, it's not being done. The one teacher sends the guided reading/journal home on Friday and it has to be turned in on Monday.
So my first thought was correct? lol. I do like her teacher on a personal level but when I hear about things friends kids are doing in their classes, I just wonder.....
LOL I didn't say that... but possibly
In all reality a lot of people have a philosophy of no hw in K...they feel family time is more important at that age. Truly, nobody ever got into Harvard due to that extra math sheet in K, so I say enjoy it now, she'll be getting more and more as the years go on!
As a K teacher, I would usually assign a sheet from our math home activity booklet once per week. As the year progressed, the students would also have to practice their guided reading books and do some sight word games/activities too. I can say that I never did not send something home because I felt that a child was too advanced for it. I would often send home differentiated homework so that students were practicing activities that were appropriate for them.
-Meredith
we are currently working on letter sounds beginning and ending. We just started creating cvc words with short vowels. I would never not send anything home. but don't give them busy work either. Like the previous poster said I differeniate the homework. We will have new books in the next few weeks that go home. Which doesn't use sight words but words that sound out. Hope that makes sense!
I could have some students practice writing a letter, some work on beginning sounds and some writing word families. It all depends on the skills we are learning, the kids etc..