Homework provides practice in necessary skills, trains a child in good work habits, promotes responsibility and affords the opportunity for an increase in self-direction. another benefit of homework is teaching a student how to budget time. Active parent participation in your child's instructional program is encouraged through your support and supervision of homework. The homework of all second grade students should take less than 20 minutes a night.
Please read with your child every night. It is so valuable!
EXTRA HOMEWORK IDEAS
Write a narrative, opinion, or informational story using "super sentences".
Cut words from newspapers or magazines to make complete sentences.
Write a story about a picture from a magazine or book.
Keep a journal about your weekends or vacations.
Write letters or cards to family and friends.
Write thank-you notes.
Help read and follow recipes.
Sequence stories after you read.
Count to 100 (by 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's)
Count money and make fair trades (5 pennies for 1 nickel, 2 nickels for 1 dime)
Tell time (to the hour, half hour, and 5 minute increments)
Practice ABAB, AAB, ABB, and ABC patterns (make arts and crafts with patterns)
Discuss the day, month, year, and the date.
Write number words (zero to one hundred twenty)
Compare sets of objects (more, less, same)
Graph objects and interpret (most, fewest, least, same, how many more)
2D and 3D shapes (recognize, compare, and combine)
(circle, rectangle, square, diamond, oval, triangle, cube)
Position words
(above, below, under, in, on, out of, between, behind, top, bottom, inside, outside, in front)
Use and read a calendar
Read a story and retell the beginning, middle, and end
Count by 2's, 5's, and 10's to 120
Practice writing your numbers and letters neatly in rainbow colors
Make an ABC book of things in school
Please read with your child every night. It is so valuable!
EXTRA HOMEWORK IDEAS
Write a narrative, opinion, or informational story using "super sentences".
Cut words from newspapers or magazines to make complete sentences.
Write a story about a picture from a magazine or book.
Keep a journal about your weekends or vacations.
Write letters or cards to family and friends.
Write thank-you notes.
Help read and follow recipes.
Sequence stories after you read.
Count to 100 (by 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's)
Count money and make fair trades (5 pennies for 1 nickel, 2 nickels for 1 dime)
Tell time (to the hour, half hour, and 5 minute increments)
Practice ABAB, AAB, ABB, and ABC patterns (make arts and crafts with patterns)
Discuss the day, month, year, and the date.
Write number words (zero to one hundred twenty)
Compare sets of objects (more, less, same)
Graph objects and interpret (most, fewest, least, same, how many more)
2D and 3D shapes (recognize, compare, and combine)
(circle, rectangle, square, diamond, oval, triangle, cube)
Position words
(above, below, under, in, on, out of, between, behind, top, bottom, inside, outside, in front)
Use and read a calendar
Read a story and retell the beginning, middle, and end
Count by 2's, 5's, and 10's to 120
Practice writing your numbers and letters neatly in rainbow colors
Make an ABC book of things in school