The primary purpose of homework, in addition to skills reinforcement, is the experience it gives students in working on their own. Homework is assigned at all grade levels. Teachers will make an effort to coordinate long term projects in order to avoid excessive homework. Homework assignments are written by the student in the agenda. Homework pages are uploaded to the LAA website on the first day of the school week.

Homework at Lincoln Avenue Academy:

will be meaningful and may be written or unwritten.
is an extension of concepts learned in class.
is the student’s responsibility & MUST be completed by students.
should be neat & completed on time by due date.

Parents are expected to:

provide a suitable amount of time and a routine place for homework.
model and encourage daily reading for their child.
monitor review & homework quality and completion.

Reading is an integral part of your child’s educational development. We encourage you to read and/or discuss with your child his/her reading. In addition to the time assigned as reading homework, students and parents should budget the following amount of time for written homework each school day:

Kindergarten – 2nd Grades: 30 minutes
3rd – 5th Grades: 45 minutes.

Listed below are some questions to ask your reader about their reading material. The simplest comprehension questions are knowledge based. They include:

Name the characters in the story.
What is the setting of the story?
When does the story take place?
Tell the ending of the story.

More difficult comprehension questions involve retelling:

Summarize what the story was about.
Who was the most important character?
What was the most important event in the story?
What happened before and after the main event?

Now let’s move on to applying our knowledge to real life

If you were the main character, what would you have done?
If you found yourself in the story alongside this character, what would you do?
If you invited the main character to your house for a sleepover, what kinds of activities would you do together?
Who have you read about or known that has been through a similar problem?

Some samples of analysis questions include:

What part of the story did you find the funniest? The saddest?
If you were to divide the story into parts, how would you do it?
What were some things that could have happened in any place in the world?
Tell an opinion of someone in the story.

The next kind of question involves synthesis. Ask your child to:

Tell the story from another character’s point of view.
Think of an alternative ending to the story.
Pretend you are the main character and write about a typical day in your life.
What if the story happened in China? What would change?

Evaluation questions that involve higher thinking levels include:

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why/why not?
Which character do you think showed the greatest amount of integrity? Why?
Who was your favorite/least favorite character? Support your answer with details and reasons.
What was the author’s purpose in writing this story? In your opinion, did the author achieve their purpose?

IB Learner Profile: Inquirers: Nurture curiosity, developing skills for inquiry & research. Learn independently & with others. Learn with enthusiasm & sustain our love of learning throughout life. Knowledgeable: Develop & use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. Thinkers: Use critical & creative thinking skills to analyze & take responsible action on complex problems. Communicators: Collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals & groups. Principled: Act with
integrity & honesty, with a strong sense of justice. Open-minded: Critically appreciate our own cultures & personal histories, as well as the values & traditions of others. Caring: Show empathy, compassion & respect. Risk-takers: Approach uncertainty with forethought &
determination. Balanced: Understand the importance of balancing different aspect of our lives-intellectual, physical, emotional to achieve well-being for ourselves & others. Reflective: Thoughtfully consider the world & our own ideas & experiences.

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