Helpful Homework

Kindergarten Homework is a great time for parents to get a glimpse into their child's classwork. Skills that are included in your child's homework have been covered and practiced daily in class. For example, each day in Skills Block, we practice counting the number of syllables in the Star Student's name.



Homework is not meant to overload your child with work. They spend all day exercising their brains, so we do not want homework to be overwhelming. Homework is meant to be a fun time for you to share with your child. If the activities are challenging for your child, only select one other activity to do each night along with reading their Book-in-a-Bag. Homework should not take more than 20 minutes each night.



If you are finding that the homework is not challenging enough for your child, feel free to add other enrichment activities. Doing a page or two from a Kindergarten workbook would be great practice if your child is willing and able. However, also we encourage you to try to add academic practice into your everyday routines. If you are cooking, ask your child to help you think of the steps to making the recipe. If you are riding to soccer practice, ask your child to look for a certain letter or snap word as you drive. Every day moments can easily be turned into teaching moments for you and you child.