Studies of children have shown repeatedly that young children learn best through active involvement with real objects in child-directed play. Children learn to read by being exposed to stories, books, and language from very early in life, rather than phonics drills or worksheets. They learn math by sorting, counting, and dividing real objects, not through completing problems on paper.
Creative, child-initiated exploration, rather than worksheets, contributes most to the early development of reading, writing, and math skills.
The National Education Association and National Parent Teacher Association
recommend no more than ten to twenty minutes of homework per night in
grades K–2, and thirty to sixty minutes per night in grades 3–6.
HOMEWORK FOR MRS. BODDIE'S CLASS
Creative, child-initiated exploration, rather than worksheets, contributes most to the early development of reading, writing, and math skills.
The National Education Association and National Parent Teacher Association
recommend no more than ten to twenty minutes of homework per night in
grades K–2, and thirty to sixty minutes per night in grades 3–6.
HOMEWORK FOR MRS. BODDIE'S CLASS
- READ WITH A PARENT OR OLDER SIBLING FOR 20 MINUTES EACH NIGHT
- PRACTICE MATH FLASH CARDS EVERY NIGHT
- WRITE IN THE HOMEWORK JOURNAL EVERY NIGHT