My daughter is in 1st grade and she does not like homework....any ideas on how to make it FUN for her? she recently had a spelling test and was talking and standing..she didnt finish the test! she just stopped in the middle of it PLS HELP!!!!
2006-10-07 01:12:11 · 10 answers · asked by yellabanana77 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Same problem last year in first grade. My daughter had too much HW, though. She'd fight me, so I'd tell her to put it away and tell her teacher she didn't do it. She didn't like the idea of that and slowly began to do it. We still fought about it, but I'd always put it away and she'd stop fighting. Let her own her own success and failures. You already went to first grade! By the way, I am a teacher, too!
2006-10-08 14:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Christine B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try making it into a game or a race (between you and her..be sure to lose a lot and act flustered when she wins OMG you are sooooo smart...it's hard to beat you..
There are always rewards for each one she does..try to make it nontangible things she likes like play for 10 minutes, dance to a record with her, let her help you cook with her rather than givecandy...something she really likes. These things will enrich her in other ways whereas candy will tear you done (except when used rarely).
Once in a while do not give her a treat when she does it so when you quit doing it, (you don't want to do this the rest of her life, you want her to eventually do it becasue of the extrinsic rewards of satisfaction she gives herself or just from verbal praise....*but still do the fuin things klike pay with her, let her cook so she doesn't feel she can only get them by slacking on HW so you will reward her again---down the road I am talkiin ) The behavior of doing the homework will not extinguish if every so often, once the pattern of doing it is essablished, you do a reward again occassionally.
When rats are put in cages and given food each time they push a lever, and then you stop, eventually they will stop pushing but if one give them a treat after say 3 tries, they will keep pushing every so much longer hoping eventually they will get the treat; this is why it is hard to extinguish a bad behavior when you are not consistent...but when you want o continue a good behavior every so often be inconsistent by reviving the treat again after you stop it.
After each problem, do something funny together. just a brief thing..problems, jump up and wiggle together problem..make silly faces, problem, asct out a song like itsy bitsy spider, problem etc.
Also try the book in the sources..library may have or get on amazon below.
Also reteach her the concepts of the homework one on one..she may not understand them...often the class sizes are so big, the teachers teah to the middle and go on (thus gifted are bored and slow miss important concepts and without that don't understand the next that may be built upon the first and then fall behind..the homework is an opportunity for you to make sure she has the concept down and doesn't fall behind..teachers love and they try but noone cares about your kid like you so, so this helps you often addtional one on one teaching.
When I was teaching 2nd grade, I did spelling words by drawing a picture of the word (when possible) and using a flashcard, going desk to desk with a can I make with a paper bluebird with a feather on it and gummy words sticking out. I had a bird puppet.
I went to each desk and when the child got word right they got a gummy worm and all applauded. I gave them two chances..right on first try gave them 2 gummy worms (handed to them via the bird puppets mouth...right on second try, gave them 1 gummy worm..this way all have a good chance to win..in fact, in my class of 29 noone got the word wrong...all either got it first or 2nd chance---plus the kids were getting it reinforced when they mentally spelled along with the child answering to see if they were right.
The early grade have a lot of words that pictures can be thought of to represent the word for the flash cards (I also did the spelling tests with the pictures were they wrote the words inside the picture...like the picture of a frog, they wrote the word frog inside the picture..this made it more fun...you are fun and interesting was one of the top comments I got from my students...adapt a similar approach..using the flash card, gummy worms (or other type) sock puppet, and draw picture tests so she can practice verbally saying the spelling and also writing the word.
It is hard for kids to stay sitting..this is why the reward where you do a little action activity is good..it is a praise and offers sitting with movement and alternates them..this is important in the early years.
Good luck..you are right--- fun is the key and lots of praise when she does things..races are good..timing them sometimes if they aren't careless. It is good you care enough to seek help and try not to let it frsutrate you...just keep refreshed yourself and realize your time invested will pay off in time.
2006-10-08 08:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by iloveflowers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I teach first grade and find that it is not uncommon for kids to stand while doing their work. Over half my class seems to stand at their desks. She may be more comfortable standing. I would talk with her teacher. I found that it was better to give my students a weeks worth of HW on Monday and it is due on Fri. That way if they had events one night, they can do the HW another. One more thing...how much HW is your child getting? A first grader really should not have more than 15 min. of HW to do each night. Many times I tell my students that their HW is to go outside and play, or spend time with their families. They have many years of HW coming up...enjoy being a little kid.
2006-10-07 02:42:51 · answer #3 · answered by fall 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter is only in 2nd grade and she is talking about divorce and parenting issues!? I think you volunteering is a very good idea, but I also think you should just approach the Principal and tell him about this. Just tell him that you need to speak with him about an issue that has to be addressed immediately. If it is making you and your child feel uncomfortable you should go as soon as you can. This teacher could be hurting the students and not even realising it.
2016-03-18 06:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you talked to her teacher? I taught third grade for many years, her teacher could give you some tips. In my opinion, it is unusual for a child in either second or third grade to stop working on a test. Her teacher is with her daily and can tell you if she is having the same problems at school as she is at home with home work. Please remember that your child is not you. You are only have of the gene pool. At this age children will misbehave if the work is too difficult, if it is too easy, or if they are not able to concentrate on the task at hand for one reason or another. Talk to her teacher a.s.a.p.
2006-10-07 01:29:16 · answer #5 · answered by invisibleone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way is to convince her that she has to do it and at the same time offer her something she likes very much such as ice cream or sweets, or tell her for a visit to her friend's home or park after home work. Don't she felt that home work is a punishment and also ask her what she has to become and what will offer to you in future.
2006-10-07 01:18:41 · answer #6 · answered by nanu T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all talk to her teacher. Bribe her, tell her if you get a good report from her teacher at the end of the week she gets a special treat. When doing math, like for adding, use gummy bears. When studying for her spelling test make flash cards and study with her every night and for every word she spells right give her a gummy bear.
2006-10-07 18:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by applepie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she just needs more fun in her life. Try enrolling her in soccer (if she likes it!!!) or something and then when she has games say if you finish all your homework and try your hardest this week you can go to the game, but if you don't then you wont get to play! Thats what my parents used to do to my brother and it worked every time!
2006-10-07 03:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Help her make goals for herself. If she has problems doing her homework try to help her with it and make a game out of it. I never liked doing homework growing up either. My parents had to bribe me a few times. They would say "If you do all your homework this week, then this weekend we'll take you to rent movies"
2006-10-07 01:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by kait 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds as if she has "performance" anxiety, she was nervous, scared. You can't base your child's development on what you did as a child. She is your child not you, not your clone. Talk with her to find out what the problem could be. She could feel that she doesn't know the subject well and doesn't want to be counted wrong.
2006-10-08 13:05:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋