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 Homework
Homework is defined as out-of-class
tasks assigned to students as an extension or
elaboration of classroom work.
There are three types of homework:
practice, preparation, and extension.
Practice assignments reinforce newly acquired
skills.
Homework not
only
increases
children's academic achievement
but also
develops children's initiative and
responsibility
I don't know
you,but I used to spend many afternoons doing
boring drills and endless meaningful homework
exercises when I was a child.
As soon as the
teacher stood up in front of the board and began
writing "H..." we all sighted.
When I started
teaching didn't send homework because I wanted
to prevent them to feel so bored. But the true
was that they do need to practice and reinforce
the themes or structures taught in class.
One rainy
afternoon I was thinking about some games to
review the verb to be, and I realized that I
could sent the games to practice verb to be at
home with a follow up worksheet.
It was a huge
success!
It was a simple
game to choose the correct form of the verb in a
clothespin wheel. Parents sent me notes telling
that all the family play together.
I felt encouraged
to prepare more interactive, meaningful and fun
"homework". I changed the word for
HomeFunWork. ;) Everybody loved that word!
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Calendar-Journal
After a few years of success I
started with another project. None of my
children liked "writing" in English because they
never knew what to write about or what words
they had to use or...lots of excuses ...
So I made some
kind of Calendar-Journal.
For younger
children it was a grill with pictures and
questions to answer
For elementary
children it was a grill with sentences to
complete
For intermidiate
children it was a grill with prompts
More ideas? Visit my blog
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