The assignments are all listed on a half sheet of paper and there is room for a parent's signature and heart check. The heart check is simply a heart with a check inside that the parent makes to show that they think their child has put their 'heart' into their work. I collect the homework from their purple folders on Friday and give them a sticker on the chart inside their folder if the work is done. Five weeks of complete homework (with parent signature) gets them a free pass for No Free Choice Homework for one week--anytime they want to use it.
Parents like this way of doing homework since they can fit it into their busy schedules. Soccer or basketball or dance class, etc, count as other. There's lots of learning outside the classroom that goes on that I learn about, which I then can use as examples in the classroom. I also can talk to my students about the other things going on in their life.
3 comments:
I like the fact that outside activities count as "other."
I like your structure Val, and do something similar with my students. We use an assignment notebook, and we write our assignments in it on Mondays. The parents must sign it when the work is completed. I find that the parents appreciate that their children have more than one night to complete the work, and they love the assignment notebook and the organizational skills it teaches.
I would love to see a copy of your Free Choice items. Thanks for sharing.
I like how you allow for flexibility and down time. The students must love seeing their hearts and knowing their families are supporting them.
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