Kindergarten Homework
Do most kindergarteners have homework? Mine has it every day. She has a homework journal with projects or practicing writing and also gets little papers to complete with letters. She gets notes in there to use a pencil if she uses pen or marker ( yes, we make sure to use pencil now). Im also supposed to check off that I've read to her for 20 minutes every day. I'm just wondering how this compares.
Ds comes home with a packet of activities to work on. A book to read, sight word flashcards, etc. It isn't something that gets turned in... It just helps us know what they are learning in class each week. We get a new one sent home each Friday and we return the pack before before the next Thursday. We also have a reading calendar that we mark off each evening. He can turn it in at the end of the month for a prize... usually a certificate for a free kids meal at different local restaurants.
No. We get activities that we can do at home but nothing that needs to be handed in.
Also, our son's teacher lets them write with whatever lol pencil, marker, pen, crayon etc.
All I'm required to do is initial his agenda.
Although my son goes to French immersion so maybe that's why? ??♀️
My kindergartner hasn't had any homework except for when he missed two days of school.
My first grader has a book in a bag with a new book each week to read. Another book to read which he will have a test on, and weekly spelling words to study for, along with high frequency words and sentences to write.
I don't think checking how often you read is demeaning ? that used to be my favorite homework it was called kbar(kick back and read) and it was such a simple nice thing to get credit for! I would only be upset about being checked if I wasn't actually doing it.... and unfortunately it can't be taken for granted that everyone is.
Yes that's exactly what dd has everyday. It takes less than 10 minutes a night and then we read 15-20 minutes every night and log it. I actually really like it. She's learning responsibility and it keeps her dad and I connected to what's going on at school. We have her do additional "hw" (a simple work page, takes 5 minutes) if she wants to watch TV or a movie also.
In kindergarten mine had 30 minutes of written homework per night and we were expected to read to him 30 minutes per night (which we did as part of bedtime routine anyway.)
In first grade he has an hour of written work per night and is expected to read to himself 20 minutes per night.
My son is in kindergarten and has a mon-fri homework pack with something different to do each day and 20 mins of reading a night also have to mark the book names and how long for each book. The library gives them a free book if they read all month. We also have a family project sometimes
My son gets it about 3 days a week. Sometimes 4 if he has a test coming up.