Saturday, February 15, 2014

Homework...

Well, homework trials for week 2 were completed with mixed results, but I think that having just a little bit each night will suit more people than a fortnight's worth in one hit. Now the only danger is me falling behind and not keeping up with it myself...

There will be a fair cross section of homework activities sent home, but the first (and possibly foremost) challenge will be to master the Times 10 Rule. This is simply when you know 6 x 8 = 48, then you should know that 60 x 8 = 480, and that 600 x 800 is 480000. Expect exercises of this nature to be sent home repeatedly until they are fully mastered. I believe that mastery of this idea has very far reaching benefits into many other areas of mathematics.

Another common homework piece will be home reading. Ideally I would like children to be able to read to a parent or guardian for 10-15 minutes per night. Reading to themselves is great, and this should also be encouraged, but reading aloud will encourage them to break down words and understand meanings more, because they just tend to gloss over the unknown when reading to themselves. There will be a reading register coming home in their homework books, so please look out for it...

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