1st Grade Homework

This year, a folder with the homework for the week is sent home every Monday.  It has a worksheet for math, a poem worksheet with different things to identify, a word building worksheet (learning word spelling patterns/families rather than memorization), and a reading log.  Lexi has to read every evening and finish all the homework to be turned in on Friday.

Sports Story

Every week, Lexi has homework that involves logging into a site and downloading a pdf story. She has to read the story twice and then follow the instructions at the end. It typically has her draw a picture and write a little something somewhat related to the topic. This week, she had to write about sports. I talked to her about some ideas before she got started. We talked about how when she was a baby she got to go to several professional games like the Miami Heat, the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins. She said she wanted to use the Heat. I went off to cook dinner and was surprised by her story and picture. It was a great way to turn it into her own.