January Homework Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Write about
what you did
during the
holidays.
Count to 1000
by 25’s.
Make a list of all
addition
equations that
equal 25.
Practice writing
cursive letters
and your name.
Play a board
game with a
friend or family
member.
Write an
acrostic poem
about WINTER.
Make a list of
things that are
cold. How many
things on your
list?
Count
backwards from
221 by 10’s.
Draw a picture
of a winter
scene.
Print the number
words from one
to twenty. Get
someone to
check spelling.
Pick a few
objects and
measure how
long they are.
Count by 5’s
from 200 to 400.
Get a handful of
coins and count
them.
Make a list of
equations that
equal 20.
Write a story
about a winter
sport you like.
Count by 3’s to
30. How fast can
you do it?
Write a letter or
email to a friend
or family
member.
Read a story
then tell
somebody what
it was about.
Write the days
and months and
the
abbreviations.
Count
backwards by
5’s from 200.
Saturday
Be sure to
read every
night.
Calendar by www.calendarlabs.com
Homework Calendars
Your child will be given a Homework Calendar at the beginning of each month. There is a job to be done each day
that should take ten to fifteen minutes plus daily reading.
It is important that your child reads at home each day. Just as they improve in sports mad music with lots of
practice, becoming a good reader also takes practice.
Another important thing you can do is read to your child. Children who have books read to them have an
advantage.
The daily homework items on the calendar are meant to be ideas and suggestions. If your child finds the work too
difficult to do on his/her own, have fun doing it together. If it is too easy, add to the homework to make it more
challenging.
January Tips for Parents:
Homework is more valuable if an adult can happily work with the child, talking about the task.
Read aloud each day. This continues to give your child an educational advantage.
Listen to your child read every day. Read aloud at least 10 minutes, and extend this to 15
or 20 minutes by having your child read to him/herself. Take turns reading with your child this makes reading more fun. Talk about the stories, and dis- cuss what might happen next.
Go to the public library to find new books to read.
Practice the addition and subtraction facts to 18 often. If your child can answer these
quickly it is a great help when the concepts become more difficult. There are flash cards
that you can print from this website: http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/printablemath-flash-cards.html
When the student is doing a writing assignment for homework, encourage the use of
interesting words and ideas. If the child is counting the words, perhaps you could give extra
points for words that tell more about the subject and describe how things look, and how the
child felt about it. We don’t want ‘bare’ sentences - dress them up with lots of interesting
words!
Play card or board games often. They teach lots of valuable skills, and are great family fun.