Third Grade Homework Plan

2008-2009

The 35-minutes, 4 days a week third grade expectation is divided in three specific parts.

Once a month, for a one week period, your child’s teacher may plan a special homework activity instead of the reading focus.

Focus #1 - Develop a Life-long Habit of Reading

· Students read at least 20-25 minutes every night, Monday through Thursday.

Focus - #2 – Develop & Improve Math Fluency and Problem-Solving Skills

· Students practice math facts at least 5 minutes every night, Monday through Thursday.

· On Mondays & Thursdays, a math worksheet is sent home. The sheet is due the following day.

Focus #3 - Develop & Improve Spelling and Writing Skills

· For the month of September, students review the High Frequency Spelling List #1-199 as needed.

· Starting in October, students study for the Thursday Dictation Test at least 5 minutes every night, Monday through Wednesday. Spelling for Thursday night is to review words on the High Frequency Spelling List as needed.

Suggestions for Study aka How Do I Study?

How to Study for Dictation Tests

• Pretest
• Highlight features you need to work on
• Study key words/ phrases
• Write and rewrite
• Practice difficult spelling words separately
• Focus on by verbalizing the capitalization, punctuation, and usage rules
• Practice on a computer

How to Study Math Facts

• Flashcards
• Games- Computer (www.aaamath.com, www.mathfactcafe.com, www.aplusmath.com) dice, cards, etc.
• Flash Master- Can be checked out from the library
• Fact sheets- Ask teacher for copies
• Orally