You may have noticed that students have begun to have homework. Research has shown that math homework is most useful after students have learned the concepts. In other words, it should be practice only. If you notice that your student seems to be trying to figure out a concept and is needing a lot of help on a homework assignment, please have them see me or email me. Homework will be assigned when students are ready to practice and therefore it will not be every night. That said, I will provide some online tools that can be used if you prefer to have your student doing math every night. The first tool will be xtramath.org. Students will be set up with their accounts by the end of this week. You should see the first xtramath assignment next week.
A big push for homework right now is multiplication fact fluency. It is really important for students to have these facts memorized. Knowing their multiplication facts frees up their brain to focus on the bigger concepts we will be exploring. We will be using xtramath.org as one way to support this effort. Please find time to practice multiplication facts for 0-12. Students can also check out Meteor Math which has a link on this blog for some practice. There are numerous free flashcard apps that are useful when you have a few minutes here and there.
At this point, students will be writing math homework assignments in their assignment books. Most assignments will also be posted on Schoology (our new Learning Management System) so students may want to check out their accounts if they are not sure if they have homework. Students can also see if they are missing assignments using Schoology as well.
Stay tuned for more information on Schoology and assessments.
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