she's two and a half... best approach for homework!

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It has begun.
An A4 sheet with 2 pictures. A stripey sock and a spotty one.

Options:

1. Hand her the paper and let her loose .
2. As 1 but place her next to selection of pens/crayons.
3. As 2 but stay and ask her what she's doing, try to chat about colours patterns

1. As 3 but encourage choice of colours so that the stripes repeat red/blue/red/blue etc
2. Photocopy it , have several attempts and send in best

What's the point of it at this age anyway?!!

My DD is 9 I don't make her do her homework it pisses her teacher off but so what.

I'm shocked and horrified that they are expecting your 2.5yo to do colouring in - how very dare they risk stunting your DD's imagination by providing a picture to colour rather than blank paper on which she can create her own masterpiece- very controlling and totally not on imho.

At this age my dd's nursery did not set homework, but I used to love teaching her things like reading, counting etc. If this is not what you like doing with your child then don't.

It sounds as though the homework is trying to get her to draw lines or circles in preparation for writing.

I am of the opinion that teaching a child improves their ability, even preschool children. I know it is not a popular theory on mumsnet forums.

I would just say that you are not doing it. Madness! I would do colouring but when she wants to- not to order and not so prescriptive.

Ask for a copy of the learning objectives and the mark scheme.

Or, you know, let her loose with the crayons.

2 year olds are babies, at that age mine where at home, still in nappies, having naps and playing with baby toys. Fast forward to year 1 and my son is ahead of where he should be, ignore the homework and allow your 2 year old to be well, a 2 year old, homework should not start untill reception at the very earliest and even then it should only consist of a reading book.

Send it back with

"I do not believe that homework is appropriate for a 2.5 year old in a pre-school setting"

Written in your best "primary school teacher" handwriting over it.

save it until she (or you) want to do colouring and then let her loose!

Time is too precious to force her to do colouring in because the nursery demands it. maybe its more to give the children an activity they can do at home if they want. Im hoping they arent going to highlight the best ones and embarass the worst....

Otherwise do it yourself/get an arty friend to do t and then make them think your daughter is some form of art genius....