Homework should take no longer than 40 minutes a night (20 minutes of
reading and 20 minutes of additional homework)
Every Night:
Read for 20 minutes and log
Practice math facts (5 to 10 minutes. This can be an adult just giving
them some basic questions so child can practice recalling those facts; can be
flashcard practice; playing math games online, etc.)
Specific Nightly Homework
Monday – Thursday: math, reflection, word study, etc. homework. This
will be either a sheet or on Edmodo. This will be specified in child’s planner
every night
Friday: Science
Studies Weekly (a new magazine will be sent home every Friday and are due back
by the following Friday. Homework includes: read magazine – can count as 2
reading logs, take quiz online, do puzzle on back of magazine)
Nightly Reading Logs should....
1. Be in the planner
2. Include Title and page numbers read
3. Be written in complete sentences.
4. Should be at least two sentences long -- remember give me evidence
for your thinking!
5. Vary -- don't use the same response starter every night. Change it up
each night.
Possible response starters include...
Connections:
·
The part
about ______ made me remember the time ____.
·
When the
character said _____ I thought about _____.
·
The
connection I had when the character did _____ was ______.
Questions:
·
I wonder
why ______ (the character did _____, the character said _____)?
·
I wonder
if ______?
·
Why did
the author have _____ happen?
·
Will
____happen next?
·
Will
_____?
Predictions (use background knowledge and what you know about the book
so far
to help make a reasonable prediction):
·
I think
_____will happen next because _____.
·
I guess
_____ because _____.
Mental Images:
·
When the
character did _____ I could picture _____.
·
The part
in the book about ______ made me see _____ in my mind.
