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Homework Tips for Parents

Listed below are some common sense tips for parents about having their children do homework. Basically, you want to establish good routines, in a friendly environment, with those needed supplies and proper lighting to make homework an enjoyable experience for both you and your child

• Time - Have a set time for your child to do their homework. Decide, with your child (if appropriate), if homework should be done when they first get home, after dinner, or at some other defined time. It would be best to set up the same time each day, if possible. If you can get a routine established, you will save a great deal of grief and arguing in the future.
• Length of Time - Set a fixed length of time for homework. This will get the student in the habit of not rushing through their work to go outside and play. Establish a fixed time period, ex. one hour and stick to it. Students need to realize that their job is being a student.
• Place - Set up a regular place for your child to do their homework. Consider how convenient this place is for your child to do their work. Also, is this place free from outside distractions?
• Supplies - Have appropriate supplies within easy access to your child. A needless waste of time can occur if your child is always looking for supplies necessary to complete an assignment.
• No Interruptions - Once homework time has begun, don't allow interruptions unless the house is on fire.
• Time on Task - If necessary, set a timer (with appropriate consequences or awards) to keep your child aware of the time remaining. Students need to learn to budget their time and keep track of how they are doing in relation to the length of the task.
• No Homework Tonight - When there are those infrequent nights with "no homework", have your child review material for upcoming social studies or science tests. Also, if they have no homework, have them do some reading. Pick out a classic which they can read when homework is quickly finished. No homework is never an option to play.

Mathematics

Geometry - Geometry - Where you'll find almost everything you'll ever need to know about Geometry.

Geometry Junkyard - Geometry Junkyard - Various geometric terms and special recreational geometry games.

MacTutor History of Mathematics archive - MacTutor History of Math - History of math.

Math Index - Math Index - Great site for elementary students.

Reading

Great Books by Malaspina - Read stories from the Great Books Web Ring.

Online Children's Stories - Read Online Children's Stories.

Project Gutenberg - A research project to put all the classics on computer is the Project Gutenberg.

Science

Amateur Science - Find science fair projects at The Amateur Science Site.

Discovery Channel - Many exciting things can be found on the Discovery Channel.

WeatherNet4 - All you wanted to know about the weather can be found on the WeatherNet4 Homework Helper.

Wonderful World of Insects - More yucky insects can be found in the Wonderful World of Insects.

Social Studies

FOTW - Info, anthems, and flags are found at Flags of the World site.

Maps & References - The University of Iowa's list of Maps & References.

Map Machine - Create your own map at the National Geographic's Map Machine.

Create your own personal maps from MapServer at Topomap.com.

Spelling

50 Commonly misspelled words - Take a spelling test. A Spelling Test

Writing

Elements of Style - If you need help with your writing, check out Bartleby

A Few Educational Sites For Parents

Check out our Favorite Books webpage

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Sites for Educational Statistics

• - Help your child with their reading. Check out the America Reads web site.
• - Visit the Maryland State Department of Education.
• - Check out the National Center for Education Statistics.
• - Visit the Parent Institute to get information about how you can help your child.

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