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What should I do about my son's homework overload?
It's taking my third grade son several hours per night to complete his homework. I think this is too much homework! Can someone help me out? Is this normal? If not, how do you suggest I talk to his teacher about homework overload?
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> 60 days ago
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Hi!
My daughter is in 3rd grade and a typical night consists of:
Spelling-time varies depending on assignment, some nights it's as simple as just writing the words 5x each or looking up the words in the dictionary to identify parts of speech or it can be as involved as writing a story using each of the words, but roughly, I can expect about 20 minutes.
Reading-Minimum required is 20 minutes.
Social Studies-Read chapter and answer questions (about 20 minutes)
Math Worksheet-about 10 minutes.
EOG Computer Worksheets-you are allowed to work on these at your own pace, not required each night, so we often save until the weekend.
I can safely expect 1 hour of homework. I allow her to have about a 30 minute break and snack when she first gets home, then start the homework, no tv, etc. until it's completed. This encourages her to get the work completed in a timely manner, naturally you will need to help with some of the material.
If it is taking longer than 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete, I would want to speak with the teacher to see why. I know sometimes, if she doesn't complete something in class from that day, the teacher will send it home to complete here, which would add to the time.
I know that's not helpful, but it will at least provide you with some insight on what a typical day is like with another 3rd grader.
Best wishes!
My daughter is in 3rd grade and a typical night consists of:
Spelling-time varies depending on assignment, some nights it's as simple as just writing the words 5x each or looking up the words in the dictionary to identify parts of speech or it can be as involved as writing a story using each of the words, but roughly, I can expect about 20 minutes.
Reading-Minimum required is 20 minutes.
Social Studies-Read chapter and answer questions (about 20 minutes)
Math Worksheet-about 10 minutes.
EOG Computer Worksheets-you are allowed to work on these at your own pace, not required each night, so we often save until the weekend.
I can safely expect 1 hour of homework. I allow her to have about a 30 minute break and snack when she first gets home, then start the homework, no tv, etc. until it's completed. This encourages her to get the work completed in a timely manner, naturally you will need to help with some of the material.
If it is taking longer than 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete, I would want to speak with the teacher to see why. I know sometimes, if she doesn't complete something in class from that day, the teacher will send it home to complete here, which would add to the time.
I know that's not helpful, but it will at least provide you with some insight on what a typical day is like with another 3rd grader.
Best wishes!
> 60 days ago
