Schedule a time to do homework each day.
Choose an appropriate location. It can be a quiet corner, a desk, or a comfortable chair.
Ask your child to describe the assignment before starting to work on it.
Check over the assignment after your child has completed it.
Be available for help.
Praise your child for completing the assignment.
Extra Learning Activities
(These are just a few to get you started!)
Keep a journal or diary.
Read road signs.
Look for familiar words on the menu at your favorite restaurant.
Write a report about your most recent vacation.
Make a video tape of your most recent vacation and share it with your class.
Count the number of red cars that you see when you are traveling.
Sort and count objects such as buttons, cereal, colored toothpicks, etc.
Sort objects that are made of various materials such as wood, plastic, cloth, etc.
Use a ruler to measure objects in your home.
Make simple food dishes using a recipe.
Cut pictures from a magazine and make a collage.
Look through the newspaper for familiar words.
Draw a picture and write a story to go with it.
