To think this is too much in nursery?

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Dt's are in nursery in Wales (they can start half days from age of three here) they have a new teacher since September, and they have weekly homework, this has consisted of learning letters, colour by numbers, fill a page in their homework book with anything to do with dinosaurs for example. On top of this parents have been asked to help them write their name in what us practically joined up writing, and learn to identify about 10 words such as mum dad and kipper, chip, floppy etc. I am starting to feel its too much. The last homework took them an hour! There is a parents evening next week and I thinking about bringing up these concerns. Or is this normal for three year olds in nursery?

I think homework at three years old is totally unnecessary!

Definitely not normal for my dc's nursery. We've only started getting homework this year (in reception).

IMO 3 is waaaaay too young for homework, especially such structured work. We had started looking at letters at home then anyway but the extra pressure of homework might have put her off learning for life.

I agree, what value can homework have at that age? 3 yr olds are constantly learning from their parents and others around them - it doesn't need to be structured in that way.
My older 2 never had homework at that age and if they try to give the twins homework at nursery I will politely decline to do it
Utter nonsense IMO

That is way too much and from speaking to and working with a number of teachers of reception/year 1 what they really value is children who have been taught social manners rather than anything like that.
What is the point of a class of children starting school that can all do those things - that is what they are about to be taught!!! The teacher needs them to be able to listen, do as they are told and concentrate more than they need them to recognise words and write their name!!!

I've never heard of homework at the age of 3 before! I would have to agree with you OP that it's too much.

They definitely shouldn't be doing joined up letters either. Very ott for a nursery

The words sound like what my 5 year old in reception has to learn! Homework at 3 sounds crazy.

Too much.

It's completely bonkers.

DS 3 has just started getting activities to do at home. However they are based on social skills. This week it's rolling a ball to one another, it's supposed to help with sharing. Learning to read seems a bit hardcore!

Utterly Ridiculous. kids are sponges and pick this stuff up through playing, being read to, tv. In a word, life. I personally would refuse to do it! I find life complicated enough as it is.

DS is in a private nursery in Wales and is almost three. They follow early years foundation but there's nothing like that in his nursery!

Thanks for feedback. Now how do I bring it up without antagonising teacher?

HW at three?

Ffs not on at all. They should be out eating mud or knee deep in Lego in a fire fighter hat while all sticky from their sweets. They should not be doing homework

This is ridiculous for a nursery. I thought pre school had teachers and nursery had nursery nurses.
They should be playing.
Are you allowed to opt out of it then, or is it compulsory.
I can understand them bringing home a note to ask parents to help to make something, find photos that type of thing.
These words are from the oxford reading scheme. Far too young at three.
I would complain very strongly OP.

They are also planning on sending home reading books after Christmas too

This was not my experience of nursery education in Wales. I would personally ignore the homework.

Structured learning at 3? Ridiculous!

Have just looked at eyfs. Hmmmm

My ds has 'homework' (it isn't called that) once a week. It is something like 'go on a listening walk and tell me all the different sounds you hear'. Then the parent writes the list of different sounds they heard on the walk. There is obviously an educational aspect to it, but it is, I assume, just as much about involving the parents in the child's learning.

DD got homework at nursery. I told them she wouldn't be doing it! Part of the reason we home educate too - I really don't think homework is useful for KS1 (other than reading) and not that great for KS2 (apart from spellings/tables/reading). By the time they get to secondary, they don't want to do homework any more and by KS4 some are burning out with the pressure.

Bin the homework. It's a ridiculous notion. The only homework kids that age should have is to play, dress up and build stuff of their own choosing.

Totally inappropriate at this age unless the child is begging for this sort of activity.

These tasks are too challenging and are setting the children up to fail. By pushing them too hard she is teaching them that learning is difficult and not fun. This won't help them to be confident and resilient in their learning later on.

At this age your DTs should be leading their own learning through exploration and investigation of high quality, stimulating resources provided in the nursery and with the support of an adult who offers ideas, asks questions to extend their thinking and ensures that they have opportunities to follow their interests.

If you have to offend the teacher by telling her that your DCs won't be doing her homework so be it. Better to offend an adult than destroy a child's zest for learning.