Homework Guide - as homework starts to appear, we have produced a useful guide to help with homework. 

HOMEWORK GUIDE

Policies

• Every school has a homework policy which you should read.  This will outline what will be set and what is expected of the child and parents.
• You should talk to the teacher and ask any questions as soon as you can.  For example, how much reading your child should be doing and how to find out more about helping with specific areas.
• Many schools runs workshops for parents to discuss key areas such as maths and literacy.  They will help to explain how these subjects are taught and how you can help your child. 
• Expect to spend up to 30 minutes each evening per child to complete all homework.

Homework Tips

• Make sure your child isn't hungry/thirsty/tired or all of the above.

• Think about the best time for your child and choose the same time every night where possible. ( And the best time for YOU!)
• Find a quiet spot away from the TV and siblings.  Starting a routine will help achieve this.  E.g. perhaps choose a time every night where a younger child can watch Dora the Explorer in another room for half an hour!
• Your child will probably need to read every evening for anything between 10 minutes to half an hour depending upon their age and level.  Refer to your school's recommendations for assisting your child in reading.
• If your child gets stuck or frustrated, consider leaving that topic and returning to it later.  Otherwise you'll just get worked up and it won't be fun for anyone.  If your child takes a dislike to a particular book, read another one and return to that one the next day.
• Don't get frustrated when your child appears to forget or regress they hit blocks occasionally and will go from reading a whole page one day to not recognising 'the? on the next day!

Issues and Solutions

If your child refuses to do homework, then there could be a number of reasons:

• They could be finding it too hard (perhaps just one subject is a problem?) in which case talk to the teacher straight away
• They may not be interested and you will have to make it more exciting.  Perhaps read the story for them, discuss the characters and how the story might develop.  Get them to draw Roger Red-hat and try and make him interesting!
• Your child just wants to play, so bring maths alive by measuring things (kids love tape measures), drawing pictures and playing games.
• Your child may be finding the work too easy or too short - source additional 'homework' in the form of books or the PleaseMiss homework club!
• Ask for help from the teacher.

Good old bribery:

• Reward charts and points systems can be an effective part of homework 'management'.

Here is the list currently available this term to members - every half-term, we will add more.  Each 'sheet' is one pdf document which you can download and print.

• EARLY YEARS
• KEY STAGE ONE
• KEY STAGE TWO

EARLY LEARNING SHEETS for 3-5 yrs

Alphabet - matching letters to sounds / phonics:

1. Letter phonics a - f
2. Letter phonics 9 - l
3. Letter phonics m - r
4. Letter phonics s - z

Alphabet project book:

1. Project guide and part one 1: a - d
2. part 2: e - l
3. part 3: m - t
4. part 4: u - z

Writing and spatial skills:

1. Frogs!
2. Kite
3. Spider!
4. Learning shapes

Spelling:

1. First spelling book

Letter recognition:

1. Secret Message game

Counting:

1. Let's count to 5 - dogs and cats
2. Let's count from 5-10 - in the garden
3. Let's count again 1-5
4. Let's count again 1-10
5. CHRISTMAS COLOURING AND GAMES

Colouring, playing and sticking:

1. Hugo the Hippo - colour, cut out and make Hugo the very wobbly Hippo
2. Let's Draw a butterfly
3. Let's draw a flower
4. Let's make storage rolls (painting and sticking!)
5. CHRISTMAS

KEY STAGE 1 SHEETS for 5-7 YRS

Poetry:

1. Jack and Rosie - poem, comprehension, design/technology and spellings
2. Baby Beatrice - poem, comprehension and spellings
3. Pickles the Dog - poem, colouring and questions

Maths:

1. Money sheet 1
2. Money sheet 2
3. Money sheet 3
4. Money sheet 4
5. Money sheet 5
6. Counting football
7. Number bonds to 20
8. Zoo sums picture - numbers and colouring
9. Counting books
10. 2 times table
11. 3 times table
12. Maths shapes counting game
13. HALLOWEEN TABLES 5 AND 6 AND 7 AND 8 NEW

Literacy:

1. KS1 spellings sheet
2. Hugo the Hippo storybook part 1 - read and colour the poem then make your own book to keep
3. Hugo the Hippo storybook part 2
4. Hugo the Hippo storybook part 3
5. Homophones starter sheet - words that sound the same but are spelt differently
6. Homophones 2
7. CHRISTMAS

Science:

1. Hugo and me science fact sheet
2. Rainforest picture to colour
3. Pinhole Camera
4. Let's draw ants
5. Let's draw a tortoise

Drawing and activities:

1. Let's draw a flower
2. Let's draw a butterfly
3. Let's make something - storage rolls
4. Let's keep a cool diary!
5. CHRISTMAS

KET STAGE 2 SHEETS for 8-11

Maths:

1. Times tables mini book - up to 12x12
2. Rainforest picture - work out the sums to find the right colours
3. Multiplication and division 'magic' matrix
4. Magic number game
5. What's the time Please Miss' NEW
6. HALLOWEEN TERRIFIED TABLES - X7 AND X8 - NEW

Literacy:

1. Forest Flames part 1 - story, comprehension and reading
2. Forest Flames part 2
3. Forest Flames part 3 - includes anagram game
4. Rainforest word puzzle (with answers)
5. Jack and Rosie - poetry comprehension, questions and spelling
6. Samuel Plod - poetry
7. Homophones workesheet - spelling and comprehension

Science:

1. Rainforest habitat
2. Hippo habitat
3. Pinhole camera

Projects:

1. Ancient Greece
2. Royal Wedding family tree project
3. Learn to draw - ant/tortoise/fower/butterfly/snail NEW
4. Let's make storage rolls - painting and sticking
5. Let's keep a cool summer diary!