Posts Tagged ‘Homework’

Improtance of Planning Mathematics Lessions in Homework

Are you asking, “How do we communicate in a variety of ways and do this effectively? The answer to that begins with good lesson planning. Teaching mathematics is not simply standing in front of a group of students and telling them how to add and subtract. It is more than grading homework, papers, tests, or [...]

Assessing Your lesson with homework assignments

Assessment can be incorporated into your lesson plans to determine students (and your-remember the mirror test?) progress. You can give a homework assignment and them check it to see if the subject has been mastered. Quizzes, tests, portfolios, groip work, reports, individual projects, and software programs as well as a plethora of other means can [...]

Making Language Learning Fun

Learning about other cultures can be fascinating. Here are several suggestions to try with your child:
Read to your child about life in the country(or countries) where people speak the language he’s learning.
If you have friend from that country(countries), ask them to spend some time talking with your child.
Seek out articles in National Geographic and travel [...]

How your child thinks and learn

Each of us has both strengths and challenges in learning. We’re just naturally better at some tings than others. Part of becoming a successful students is learning how to emphasize what we do well and cope with areas of learning that are more difficult. You can help your child do just that–discover his/her strengths and [...]

Help your child with homework

Teachers have heard many excuses about homework they given to students, the first teacher made the first homework assignment. As long as teachers keep giving homework, most students will keep trying to get out of doing it.
Why do teachers bother with homework? Why do they continue to inflict homework on kids, their parents, and themselves? [...]

Who should help with homework?

Many parents feel they don’t have the skills to help their children with homework. Yet, research has shown that the quality of the parent-child interaction is more important than the actual techniques used. You might be surprised at what a good teacher you can be!
Helping with homework, however, doesn’t have to be your responsibility alone. [...]

How to help your child with math

You might also ask, “Where were the calculators when I was in grade school?” And you might observe, “Math class sure has changed!” it’s true: mathematics instruction has been in a state of flux for several years. Why? First of all, technology is chaging. The wide availability of calculators and computers today has diminished the [...]

More Homework Help for parents

Q: I get home from work just in time to fix dinner. My daughter has gymnastics after school and eats dinner as soon as she gets home. Both of us are exhaunsted afterward. How can we possibly fit homework in?
A: Your case is an exception to our “do-the-hardest-homework-first” rule. You may want to try letting [...]

Why and how to set a homework schedule?

Children (and adults) respond well to structure and consistency. We all feel more secure when we know what to expect. (If you need convincing, think back to how you felt on your child’s first day of kindergarten, compared to how you feel now when your child leaves for school.) This sense of security is the [...]

Who should help with homework?

Many parents feel they don’t have the skills to help their children with homework. Yet, research has shown that the quality of the parent-child interaction is more important than the actual techniques used. You might be surprised at what a good teacher you can be!
Helping with homework, however, doesn’t have to be your responsibility alone. [...]