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Need a little help?

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I realize that sometimes my students will need help with their homework.  Because we have so much to get done in the classroom, I will gladly stay in my room at lunch time, or arrange for you to meet me before or after school in order to better be able to complete all your assigments.  The only thing that I ask is that you set the time with me, and you keep that arranged time, as my time is as valuable as yours and I want to give you the time you need in order to maintain passing grades this year.  Because it is my goal to help all of you succeed this year, so that you can build your knowledge to have a good start to your 7th grade year.

General Study Tips

Homework Hints

  • Assume that your children will have studying to do every night.
  • Ask your children if they understand their homework. If they do not, work a few examples together.
  • Ask your children to show you their homework after the teacher returns it, to learn where they're having trouble and where they're doing well. See if your children did the work correctly.
  • Stay in touch with your children's teachers. Ask about their classes and what they are studying. Ask their teachers how you can support what they are studying (flash cards, spelling, etc.).
  • Remember, you and their teachers want the same thing — to help your children learn.
  • Don't be afraid to get in touch with the teacher if you and your child don't understand an assignment or if your child is having a great deal of trouble. Almost all parents run into these problems, and teachers are glad to help.
  • Don't do your children's work for them. Help them learn how to do it themselves.
  • Show your children that you think homework is important. If you are at work during homework time, ask to see their work when you get home.
  • Praise your children for doing well. Make praise a habit.
  • Maintain a portfolio of "best pieces."
  • Ask your school about tips or guides for helping your children develop good study habits.

Help older students organize their assignments by recording them on calendars or planne

 

How can I help with homework?

There are several ways in which you can help:

  • Send your children to school each day, well-rested, fed and with a positive outlook.
  • Take an active interest in your children's schooling. Ask specific questions about what happens at school each day and how your children feel about it.
  • Try not to let any of your own negative experiences keep you from supporting and encouraging your children's learning. Let them know how much you care about education by continuing your own learning both informally and formally, to impress its importance upon them.
  • If possible, set up a quiet, comfortable study area with good lighting and the school supplies that your children need. This can be almost anyplace in your home; you don't need a special room.
  • Set a family "quiet time" where you and your children can work together on homework, reading, letter writing and playing games.
  • Allow your children to study in the way each of them learns best. For example, some children work best when they're lying on the floor with background music playing.

Make homework a daily activity and help your children develop good homework habits.