Teachers - What are your school (or district) guidelines for assigning homework? I'm interested in the length of time to complete 1st grade homework. And what state are you in? I have been told a teacher recommendation of 30 minutes for grades 1-3 in West Virginia with emphasis put on reading. Give me an example (please) of the spelling words your class is assigned as well.
Parents - How long does it take your first grader to complete his or her homework? What kind of homework are they routinely assigned? Can you list some of their spelling words?
FIRST GRADE ONLY PLEASE!
Thanks for your input!
2007-02-20 14:10:52 · 10 answers · asked by GiggleFairy 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
It is very important to know the time length should the grade one students must take to finish their homework. So you should take into consideration that you might have slow students in your class, then you probably need to decide the time length of the homework according to such students such as it must not exceed 30 minutes.
2007-02-25 21:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nana 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The recommendation is 10 minutes multiplied by the grade level. So first graders should have 10 minutes of homework. I give my second graders between 15-25 minutes of homework. It also depends on the child. For some children the assignments are going to take longer. If it is taking your child too long, talk to the teacher (not the principal!) I would not mind reducing homework for a child that is having trouble, as long as they are still getting some practice.
2007-02-25 06:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by wondermermaid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 1st grader (public school) gets homework only 1-2 times a week....addition/subtraction or little reading booklets. She hasn't brought a spelling list home since the 1st 9 wks and her teacher doesn't send completed classwork home either. But I do know she does 3rd grade work in math and reading on the computer at school and begs to do "hard" math at home and reads "big kid" books to us. She is a straight A student!! Yes, my husband & I do make school visits VERY often, not just occasional PTA/PTO meetings!
2007-02-20 14:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by mamma-mia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The homework I send home is usually:
1-2 worksheets reviewing the work of the day in English Language arts and 1-2 pages of review work in math. I'm not sure how long this takes for them. I'm sure my bright students do it quicker than my struggling ones. I also teach a bilingual class so I alternate between English homework and Spanish homework. The spelling words depend on our Core reading program. When we did short "u", the words consisted of bug, jug, duck, and sun.
2007-02-21 02:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by pam1212_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect that 30 minutes will be a standard answer for grades K-3.
Here is a snippet from the Lynchburg (Va) City Schools homework policy.
---Quoted---
Primary ( Pre K-2 )
Homework assigned two to four times per week with the total time per night being no more than thirty minutes. In addition, students practice reading at their independent reading level daily, including weekends, for at least fifteen minutes.
*Appropriate assignments include extensions of classroom instruction, review of previously achieved skills and information, problem solving applications of classroom skills, writing assignments, spelling and vocabulary review, practice to improve competency, and special projects.
--End Quote---
Hope that helps!
2007-02-20 14:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giggle Fairy,I teach grades 1-3 in Illinois.Appearently the usual child of this age attention span level averaeges at 15 minutes per subject.Parents and teachers try,but it is hard to generalise an exact number.Observe your own childs attention span and work with that by conversing with your childs teacher and working out a better homework guideline.Each child has his or her own talents that need to be brought out by the help of both parent and teacher.
2007-02-26 06:20:43 · answer #6 · answered by Robert B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 1st grade son is done in about 20 minutes most of the time.
Math is predominantly what is the homework.
Some recent spelling words were jump,jacket,and jolly.(Stuck on the Letter Man 'Jay' this week.lol)
2007-02-20 14:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 - 30 minutes is long enough anything more and the children will grow up to hate school.
2007-02-20 16:51:45 · answer #8 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 minutes is the typical guideline everywhere.
Good Luck!!!
2007-02-23 01:50:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
keep at it giggles n u will finish it up soon
btw use a sharp pencil point
2007-02-20 14:14:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋