Homework - 9 yr old -year 4.

winnie81

My 2 are both in year 3 and they get 10ish spellings each week to learn, a reading journal exercise at least once per week, double sided A4 maths sheet, double sided english sheet, and 30mins reading for 3/4 nights more for DD as she reads about an hr a day by choice son isn't so keen lol). They can also have Design homework such as designing a poster or internet research stuff for ICT etc

They do have a LOT of homework but its always fun (mostly anyway!) and they enjoy doing it

kjmtidea

katiejones wrote: »

Mine (year 3, Aged 8 in May) 1 page of literacy and 1 page of maths on a Monday. 10 spelling and 1 set of times tables to be learnt for test on a Friday. 1/2 hr reading a night.

My son gets exactly the same, he is also 8 and in year 3. For him it isn't enough, he loves homework and is always asking for more but they won't give him any :mad: so I find an extra 30 minutes for him and his 6 year old brother to do, maths, english, science etc.

3onitsway

Mine is 9, year 4 and gets reading book to be completed in a week - a chapter every night ish.
A project/topic gets given out on a Tuesday, to be given in the following Monday.
A maths sheet on the Tuesday, to be given in on the Monday,
and times tables to be practised all week, for tests on Friday.

I personally think its too much - i'm sure I didn't get homework until big school.

Curious_George_2

pingua wrote: »

Oh My, that is a shock !!!!!!

What can I do ???????

Any suggestions for books I can buy to help ? him ?? He is going to love me for this !! I have had a quick look but not sure which would be the best??

in our library they have work books for sale... i think ive seen them in cheapy book shops too like 'the works' or 'banana bookshop'

they run alongside the National curriculum and i know there are maths and english ones...maybe more

i havent had a good look through it...but this looks great http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/work/primary/revision_homework/schools_online_primary.shtml

ps - my DD age 9 and in year 5 has to read every day and every wednesday she gets at least 2 worksheets which could be anything from a page of maths to writing a story with illustrations or asking her to experiment with certain things they have been learning
im sure i didnt get any homework at primary but i guess if they didnt have any then big school will be even more of a shock!!

notsayingaword

My 7 year old in year 2 has a reading book once a week, plus two sheets of homework that he gets on Friday to be handed in on Thursday. During half term he had 3 sheets of homework plus 3 reading books as he is quite advanced on his reading!! Needless to say he wasn't too impressed at having to do school work during school holidays!

Reggie_Rebel

Have you checked what his reading age is, and if it's going up or down, that will give you a good indication.

nsimpson123 wrote: »

My 9 year old - year 4 - gets 10 spellings, at least one topic if not two and timetables, currently 9 mixed up, every week personally I think its too much oh yes and his reading book , supposed to read every night!

You really think that's too much?

Katie-Kat-Kins

You know if you don't think he is getting enough homework, get him reading at home, not just his school reading book, something from the library too. Reading books is a skill and tool that can never be understated and will help his spelling, and comprehension.

He can read fun books and children's classics, ladybird abridged versions etc.

Children don't need to do set homework if you do things to help them learn at home.

Get some educational books on other subjects too, when I was a child my book on how weather works was a particular favourite, as was watching jonny ball and tomorrow's world.

Encourage him to join in with things at home with an educational bent, get him to do maths to help you with the shopping etc.

And involve him in things that will help him grow up to be a well rounded person, scouts or something varied.

patchwork_cat

My 2 are quite a lot older than yours, but the youngest is not so far that I can't remember. In yr 4 she would have got 10/15 spellings, perhaps a times tables and then a project half termly. Prior to this she would have had regular reading books - changed daily in reception, yr 1 gradually getting longer. However by yr 4 she had a reading age of more than 12 and therfore no more 'brought home' reading books.

In high school my DS (now 16 and doing a levels!) would bring home maximum 11/2 hr a week upto yr 10, then GCSE's kicked in and Yr 11 with coursework was a nasty shock! My DD goes to a Grammar school and at teh start of Yr 7 was bringing home much more homework 1/2 hr to 1 hr a night, it has tailed off now though (still yr7), but I am hoping they will increase it again so that it isn't a nasty shock for GCSE's.

I rate the CGP books and would have them, but didn't push it too much. After both my kids stopped bringing home books in yr 3/4 I did insist on 1/2 hr reading a night - my DD is still supposed to this! and sometimes it will be 3 hours a night and others none for 3 weeks ( you know what it is like when you get a good book!). I rate the Horrible series - history, geography, science and knowledge (boys quite often like factual books and get quite engrossed )

My advice is if he is keeping up, don't stress too much - get some CGP books and some good reading matter. Perhaps if they don't get projects you could do one with him. This is a good resource for online material - http://durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe/Curriculum+Links

misswig

My DS (5) is in year 1 and gets 10 spelling per week on a friday to be learnt and tested the following week. 8 sums per night and is expected to read his reading book ach night. He is also just started learning times tables which he has to do at home. He often gets extra homework to do on the scchools internet learnign platform. TBH i do not always make hime do his reading or sums if he is tired after school as i know from experiance it is a losingbattle but when he is in the mood i encourage him to do extra. I do think that 5 though is a bit young for homework but my sons school have got the policy of shared learning between school and home so i dont want him to fall behind.

Katie-Kat-Kins

Doing projects at home is a really good idea, and you can tie it in with visits and things.

Consider what is going on in your local area, or series on tv for ideas, Henry VIII or vikings or romans etc are good ideas.

The national trust always have things for kids at their properties and often special events and things to co-incide with historic events etc. Check out their website.

The local library does things too, I remember an egyptian day at the local library when I was a child, it would be worth getting their timetable of events.

When you have got some ideas you can do all kinds of activities to compliment the subject. Making things, writing stories, researching specific aspects and writing it up, making books, doing plays etc.

You could do a cafe one weekend day and spend the week before preparing. Deciding on a theme for the cafe, what food will be served, making a menu, helping you shop for the food and cook it (working out quantities and cost of the shopping is good maths practice), laying the table out, maybe making a cafe sign or table decoration that fits the theme, finding appropriate music. For example, if the theme is italian, he decides you will make spag bol, finds the recepie and makes a shopping list, goes with you to buy the ingredients, works out the total cost and cost per portion when you get home (and maybe nutritional info too) he makes a menu up and find the italian words for each ingredient, he finds some italian music to play and makes a cafe sign that has the italian flag and italian landmarks on it. On the day he helps weigh and cook and lays the table. Leave it a few weeks and then do it again with a french theme or a WW2 theme or chinese or something.

Keep it all fun and playful but educational and skills based too.