Mrs. Downey
Fourth Grade
Help set up a consistent organized place for homework to be done.
Help your child establish either a consistent schedule for completing homework or help him/her create a schedule each Sunday night that reflects that particular weeks activities.
Encourage, motivate, and prompt your child, but do not sit with him/her and do the homework for him/her. The purpose of the homework is for your child to practice and use what he/she has learned. If your child is consistently not able to the homework by him/herself, please contact me.
If your child is practicing a skill, ask him/her to tell you which steps are easy for him/her, which are difficult, or how he/she is going to improve. If your child is doing a project, ask him/her what knowledge he/she is applying in the project. If, your child is consistently unable to talk about the knowledge he/she is practicing or using, please contact me.
Although there might be exceptions, the minutes your child spends on homework will be approximately 40-60 minutes a night.
*Adapted from Classroom Instruction that Works by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock.
