3rd grade homework ideas

I have had a love-hate relationship with homework throughout the years. I've done weekly homework, nightly homework (which I often forgot to send), just reading, the list goes on and on. Last year I was forced to reformulate my homework yet again because our county revised their regulation. The new rule stated that third graders

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When I first started teaching, I was all about giving homework. I truly felt that homework helped to reinforce what was learned in class and that it gave parents the opportunity to see what their child was learning in school and the chance to help them with things they were struggling with. Little did I know, homework would become the bane of my existence. I spent so much time tracking down assignments that weren't turned in, talking to students about the importance of them doing their own…

This teacher is calling on all parents to decide for themselves if homework is valuable for their kids. Imagine that.

This year my third-graders will get a break from the usual nightly torture of homework. Read about what they'll be doing instead.

Get free printable learn at home activity menus in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade versions. These free printables give you six weeks of learning activities that don't need devices. Ideal for distance… More

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I've been thinking about what I want to do for homework next school year. This year, while teaching 3rd grade, they had a reading passage with 12 questions (Thunks Reviews) and 2 spiral math sheets (Math Madness). I sent it home on Mondays and it was due on Fridays. For next year I created a Weekly Homework Menu. It will go home on Mondays and be due on Fridays. I wanted to be as flexible as possible which is why I listed "weekly suggested times" instead of "nightly" ones. I know how busy…

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