Purposes of Homework in Fifth Grade - Reinforce concepts - Time to read daily, Monday through Thursday night - Build necessary organization/time management skills - Prepare for upcoming quizzes, tests and projects
Homework Expectations -Students are expected to read 30 minutes Monday-Thursday -Students are expected to record their homework in their agenda books at school and gather the necessary materials - Quality over quantity - best effort - "30 Minute Rule" math - If stuck, stop and bring in the work. Parents should notify teacher with a email or quick note.
Thank you,
Fifth Grade Team
Teachers should not abandon homework. Instead, they should improve its instructional quality.
Research provides strong evidence that, when used appropriately, homework benefits student achievement. To make sure that homework is appropriate, teachers should follow these guidelines:
§ Purposeful- Legitimate purposes for homework include introducing new content (watching an informational video), practicing a skill or process that students can do independently but not fluently, elaborating on information that has been addressed in class to deepen students' knowledge, and providing opportunities for students to explore topics of their own interest.
§ Maximize the chance of completion- For example, ensure that homework is at the appropriate level of difficulty. Students should be able to complete homework assignments independently with relatively high success rates, but they should still find the assignments challenging enough to be interesting.
§ Appropriate parental involvement- (for example, as a sounding board to help students summarize what they learned from the homework) without requiring parents to act as teachers or to police students' homework completion.
§ Monitor the amount of homework assigned so that it is appropriate to students' age levels and does not take too much time away from other home activities.
Taken from Educational Leadership: Special Topic / The Case For and Against Homework Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering