How to Make Homework Interesting

What homework should be;

What homework should not be;

new learning
take longer than one hour a night to complete
needing adult supervision to complete
work that has not been covered in class, is it not the job of the parents to teach it at home

Things to consider for homework;

more schooling does not necessarily mean more results
homework can result in fatigue and disengagement and cause issues during family time
giving your students their homework of a Friday with them returning it the following Thursday allows for students to complete their homework over the weekend especially those who have sporting, musical or other commitments during the week.
use the same template or format each week so students become familiar with it
try to cover spelling words, some home reading, English and Mathematics
time it takes you to mark - you do not want to make it too time consuming for yourself
will you mark it as a class or as the teacher?
what will students put their homework in - glue it in a scrap book? place it in a plastic display folder?

How you can make homework interesting;

provide an options list - where you allow students to choose at least five of the ten activities to do
ensure it is relevant to what you are learning or teaching
avoid the typical look, cover, write, check
use the spelling city app to upload your weekly spelling words and children can complete fun games related to their list words
when marking; leave a comment which students can reply to the following week
set optional challenges that don’t relate to school work - e.g. helpful human challenges - re organise you book shelf, set the table, write out the grocery list or even STEAM challenges
set reading challenges instead of a book log - photo evidence of something

How do you make homework interesting for your students? We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.

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