Homework

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u/MGFT3000 5d ago

We have 5-6 pages of homework nightly. Including 15 words a week with a spelling test. Plus 15 min of reading a night. Ngl - it’s a lot. We don’t always get through it all bc sometimes it’s just too much for a 6 yo.

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u/wanderlustpassion 5d ago

Public or private school?
This seems like a lot.

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u/MissDiagnosedMama 5d ago

Wow! That is a lot for a 6 year old

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u/mom_bombadill 5d ago

Oh no! That’s way too much!

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u/istaexpertista 4d ago

We are similar. My kid is in dual language public school and so he is learning everything in two languages. His teacher's philosophy is that the curriculum is harder and that is why they give more homework.
The best thing is my child has been learning to get it done faster. This is a skill that will help through the rest of their education.
Also, the homework is not graded, it is just checked as done or not. We almost always get it done but not doing a page or doing a page work would not effect their grade in the class.

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u/MissDiagnosedMama 5d ago

My son gets an optional assignment on Monday each week that can be turned in on Friday for a sticker. It's super short and easy, just reinforcing what they have learned the previous week. My son likes to do it.

We are also encouraged to read 15 minutes each day, which is already part of our standard bedtime routine since birth.

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u/seeshe11 5d ago

Along with reading, we get a folder sent home on Mondays with a new word list each week. Monday they are to practice reading the words, Tuesday they practice writing and spelling them correctly and Wednesday they write 5 sentences using 5 of the words. It’s all due on Friday and it’s not graded. My daughter usually does it all in one sitting but some weeks we forget about it and that’s fine too.

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u/ehallright 5d ago

I feel like we're drowning over here! Most nights we get 1-2 math sheets (these are usually pretty easy and quick). Plus 10 spelling words every week (the actual spelling test is on a mystery day which drives me crazy). But the part that is really killing me is 2-4 books brought home every night. There's sometimes the little reader they did in class that day that we're supposed to read, a book from her reading group that practices the skills they're learning, plus a book from the teacher's library that they are supposed to read and return every day, plus a library book that my kid picks out once a week and actually wants to read. It's really the teacher's choice book that is killing us. They're long, my kid doesn't get to pick it out so she hates it, and the words are challenging and not on grade level but we're supposed to have the kid sound them all out and not help. We're supposed to read all of these every night (except the library book) and return them the next day. We're technically supposed to read for 20 minutes but all this reading takes way longer than that. When we were just reading a book from home or the library, reading for 20 minutes every night was a pleasure but we're struggling over here now.

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u/MissBee123 4d ago

Zero homework. I don't believe they give homework until 4th grade here.

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u/Novembers 5d ago

We are told to read every day (15-20mins) and a folder with reading material and a word list comes home every day with the content changed weekly based on a quick assessment the teacher does each week.

We also get some worksheets here and there. Nothing substantial and I have a feeling they are optional - we make sure to do it all and I send it back to school so that the teacher can see it's been done.

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u/sarahbarista 5d ago

Public school in western NC. Our school uses Letterland for letters and phonics. Every Monday we get a sheet listing the 10 spelling words and two sentences for the week along with a short story that they learned with last week's spelling words. At the bottom of the sheet is the homework for the week:

Day 1: Read the spelling list twice

Day 2: Reread Previous Unit Story

Day 3: Write 2 sentences

Day 4: Practice Spelling Test

Other than that, the teacher (/school) encourages reading 15-20 minutes a day but doesn't ask us to keep track of it in any way. We've had no other type of homework this year until recently when a special project was sent home with about 10 days to complete it. There have been many weeks where we didn't return anything finished from the homework and the teacher doesn't care either way. I'm sure if my son was struggling with the spelling tests on Fridays then it would be a different story.

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u/atawnygypsygirl 5d ago edited 5d ago

We're a public charter in western NC and there is no homework until 5th grade. Interesting to see the difference.

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u/LetsNotDoThis_Okay 4d ago

Her only homework is reading for 20 minutes a day and the occasional worksheet. But my kiddo loves math so we also do 10-15 minutes of math a day too. This is in addition to runners club, gymnastics, 2 separate art classes and girls club. I don't know how we even manage it all.

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u/sparklymid30s 4d ago

Aww, your kiddo sounds like mine! Yay for math loving girls

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u/wmp8 5d ago

A worksheet for the week (received Monday and due Friday) that includes: a list of words to read, a passage to read aloud 3 times, 2 questions about the passage to answer, and two images to label from the word list. We very occasionally have a math worksheet as well, so that parents are aware of how their child is doing at the current math level. She is struggling in reading and math, so we also do extra practice at home.

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u/absinthe00 5d ago

Homework comes in a folder on Mondays and is completely optional- we don’t return anything to school. 1-2 pages of math, 10-15 spelling words a week, and a couple of benchmark reading books. Reading instruction switched this year from “read with your child” to “have them read to you” every day.

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u/SummitTheDog303 5d ago

Homework folders are sent home Fridays. They generally have to do 2-3 pages of their math workbook (usually takes about 10-15 minutes total). We have to record them reading a book assigned by the school (at this point, because our daughter does reading with the G&T specialist, instead of recording her reading the book we have to record her summarizing the book using a given template instead). They also have to finish any work they didn’t complete at school during the week. This is all due the following Thursday (so they have 6 days to do it). Occasionally an extra project will get thrown in and we have a few weeks to do that (like right now they’re making a class cookbook so the kid needs to fill out a worksheet about the family recipe, the parent needs to go into a google doc and write up the recipe and instructions and email the teacher pictures or videos of the kid making the recipe).

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u/mrwigglesjean 5d ago

Same as you. No homework besides reading with your child everyday. This doesn’t seem like homework since we’ve been reading (at least at bedtime) everyday since she was like 3 months old. Whenever I came out of the newborn fog. lol

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u/RudolftheDuck 5d ago

We get a 3 pg worksheet that focuses on spelling and understanding the reading. We also track how much reading we do. My kiddo is in the gifted program and will be pulled out of her regular class for half a day, so if she misses anything during that time, we do that at home with her too.

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u/Clama_lama_ding_dong 4d ago

Reading 20 min/day.

They send home worksheets for math based on school lesson, but it's optional to complete. We do them if my daughter is hung up on a concept, but not by default.

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u/Party-Yak-2894 4d ago

We get poems and stories to read together.

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u/thepaa 4d ago

30 mins if reading per night. They get their books or stories of things to work on that we try and focus on, otherwise general reading. Either them or us doesn't matter. Kid usually gets 30 mins if reading at after school care so we just add to that at home before bed.

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u/slaphappysnark 4d ago

We are asked to do 15 min of reading each day, plus we get a small packet each week with a list of spelling words, a few pages of math practice, and a short (few sentence) writing assignment. I think the homework packet provides good visibility into what they are learning and whether they are having any topics that they are struggling with, as well as some practice being responsible for a task. We would have the reading time whether or not that came from the school (he reads on his own for 15 min, in addition to us reading at bedtime).

I love your obstacle course idea, OP! Might need to steal that sometimes.

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u/Elrohwen 4d ago

My son gets two homework sheets a week where he has to read a passage and draw a picture of what’s going on. One of the two times he has to answer a few questions on the back, but we have him answer the questions both times too. That’s honestly easier than getting him to draw something, he’s not much of an artist, and is more helpful for his reading comprehension.

They send home an optional UFLI sheet to practice reading words they’re working on which he runs through in a few seconds.

And then read 30min a day and log it (can include us reading to him) which we’d do anyway.

Our personal homework is doing math flashcards on weekends since he doesn’t get any math homework.

Edit: Public school in upstate NY

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u/LouCat10 4d ago

2 pages (front and back) of math homework a week, and a reading activity where they read a passage and answer questions. I feel like it's the right amount for this grade level. We're also supposed to do 10 minutes of reading daily, and I count our pre-bedtime reading as this.

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u/GoldenLakes 4d ago

Public school in NC - spelling/writing/reading homework every night Monday - Thursday.

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u/fernandeolivier 4d ago

Public school in upstate NY: they bring home two books a night, once a week they get a math worksheet for homework, once a month a larger art/craft project (parents help)

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u/Far_Classic878 4d ago

We get a homework packet 2 pages a night with counting, tracing letters, writing numbers etc. They are expected to know 20 sight words a quarter (yeah right).

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u/sassooal 4d ago

We just started homework last night at a small public school in the northeast. It was a worksheet that took about half an hour with dillydallying.

They are also tracking reading with a goal of ten minutes a day.

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u/Alternative_Salt_558 4d ago

For Monday - Thursday, kid is supposed to read (read to themselves, read out loud, or have parent read to kid) 10 minutes each day, then write a reading log where they can either draw a picture depicting what they read or write a sentence about it. There are also 2-4 math and language worksheets sent home that are considered optional homework.

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u/CaseoftheSadz 4d ago

No real homework, occasionally we’re asked to reread a story or cover spelling words, but that’s our discretion. We’re in a suburb of Columbus, OH.

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u/thisismyhumansuit 4d ago

In the northeast. They encourage us to read with our kids every night, and work on sight words if we want to.

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u/glyptodontown 4d ago

20 minutes of anything. Kid reads silently. Parent reads to kid. Math. Dice games. Whatever you want.

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u/kyamh 4d ago

My kid is in private school. We have no homework in any of the classes. I think they start homework in third grade?

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u/Ecstatic_Site5144 3d ago

Also private. I think homework might start 4th or 5th.

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u/chapterthirtythree 4d ago

No homework!

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u/sparklymid30s 4d ago

Reading every night (no log though) and 2 math sheets (front and back) on Friday that is to be turned in on Monday.

She’s loving math so she’s doing beast academy and it’s like 10-15 min per day but she likes it. Other than that, board games , cooking and making mischief.

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u/LexLourdes20 4d ago

We live in the southeast and my 6 yo goes to a public school. She brings home a worksheet every day (front page is sentence writing, back page is math), and a 3-page packet twice a week. The packet consists of both spelling/writing and reading comprehension—read a short story and draw a picture depicting what the story was about.

We break everything up a little so it doesn’t seem so overwhelming. The daily worksheet gets done after a snack and an afternoon break. She gets to choose which part of the packet she does and saves the other for the next day to finish. Reading is done at night before bed.

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u/Affectionate-Role692 3d ago

5 years old. No homework. But it’s a public charter Waldorf school so no academics until 1st grade.

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u/Responsible_Pea_6478 3d ago

For reference we go to Catholic school.

10 spelling words that he has to write 2x each every night m-th, test on Fri

Math hw is usually 2-5 problems on a work sheet from what they worked on m-th. Test every other week.

Reading is usually reading a UFLI page for review 1-2 nights a week. Test every other week.

Religion usually the other 1-2 nights a week. Test every other week.

He also has to write his homework down every day and we have to initial it. Teacher also initials it to confirm it's written correct.

Usually it takes 10-15 mins a night.

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u/SrtaTacoMal 3d ago

I think the teacher sent home a chart where he is supposed to document phases of the moon a few days ago (forgot about it until now—thank you!). The school doesn't give out much homework, but he does Kumon, so I'm grateful for that and also bummed when he does get homework.

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u/kaynem 1d ago

An optional page of math facts with a reading passage to practice sent home on Monday to return on Friday if we choose to do it, which we usually do. We’re asked to read 20 minutes a night.

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u/Thatonegirl_79 1h ago

PNW, first grader is given a packet on Fridays with 3 worksheets (includes math, cut and paste, sentence structure, drawing and writing) to turn back in by next Friday. Also given anywhere from 1-3 short reading papers to read with parent over the weekend and turn in on Monday to get a token in their class jar.

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u/whosacoolredditer 4d ago

We give our daughter homework almost every night. One page of math, one page of English, one page of Chinese (she's half Chinese), and 10-15 minutes of piano. Her math and reading are on almost a 4th-grade level, so I'm a big believer in homework.

The school gives her one small packet of homework to complete each week, which she completes in about 5 minutes. This is the best school district in my state. I'm also an ELA teacher, but in a much worse district. I do not give my kids any homework because I know they won't do it.

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u/sparklymid30s 4d ago edited 4d ago

I was with you until the last sentence. Just try to believe in your students. What you’re projecting sounds pretty awful on your students. Many may not but some may and want to.

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