The time for school is quickly approaching. Getting good habits in place now will be a great start to getting the school year off to a great start. (Not to mention limiting the stress on you!)
Once you have put these items in place you should find
that your days run more smoothly and everyone gets out the door on a positive
note.
The U.S.
Department of Education’s daily homework guidelines are 20 minute maximum for
grades 1 to 3, 40 minutes maximum for grades 4 to 6 and two hours maximum for
grades 7 to 9. The National Parent
Teacher Association has recommended 10 minutes of homework per grade
level.
Other ways you can help your child get off to a good start with schoolwork include
these guidelines from the U.S.
Department of Education:
- Set
a good example – let your children see you reading and writing.
- Show
an interest – ask your children questions about their homework. Ask them about what they are studying in
class. Ask them about their friends and
what they did that was fun.
- Monitor
assignments.
- Ask
about the school’s homework policy – what kinds of assignments will be
given? How long are children expected to
complete them? How does the teacher want
the parents to be involved?
- Be
available – attend all regularly scheduled parent-teacher meetings.
- Look
over completed assignments.
Monitor television viewing.
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