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How much homework is your Yr 1 getting?

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whingewhinge · 28/09/2022 18:17

DS is 5. He has spelling and reading homework every day and maths a few times a week. Honestly it feels too much, he hates it and it making each day difficult. He works hard in school, is all this homework the norm?

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surreygirl1987 · 28/09/2022 21:31

That's really sad. I agree with reading and spellings. Perhaps some extra worksheets etc if a pupil is behind. But nothing else - they're so so young.

LondonMum81 · 28/09/2022 21:34

Reading every night and about 10 spellings to learn each week. They recommend optional math games like Hit the Botton to practice certain concepts.

My daughter loves the maths games which we mostly do on the weekends. The spelling takes only a couple of minutes a day and the reading she also enjoys. She does get a star on her reward chart for doing her homework though which earns her treats at the end of the week.

Geminio · 28/09/2022 21:37

I think that sounds like a lot. I’m not a huge fan of homework in primary but some people like it.

DD2 in year 1 just has reading at the moment. When DD1 was in year 1 she also had spellings to practice but no test so don’t know if DD2 will get that at some point.

DD1 now year 4 only has reading, 6 spellings (based on ability) with a test and a maths sheet to spend a maximum of 20 minutes on.

AuntieStella · 28/09/2022 21:40

No longer in year 1!

But when they were, it was read every day 10-15 mins, a weekly spelling list (10 words, handed out on Monday, tested on Friday) and 1x maths worksheet (with 2 evenings before hand-in time)

Plus the occasional bit of project work (things like finding or drawing pictures of castles)

ellieboolou · 28/09/2022 21:50

None apart from daily reading.
Yr2 now and it's 6 spellings a week plus 3 topics per term. I don't agree with primary homework but I still do it with them.

ClocksGoingBackwards · 28/09/2022 21:54

Reading and spellings are to be expected but maths more than once a week is extreme. I would chat to the teacher about it, she will be able to tell you what is worth prioritising.

Inchysaurus · 28/09/2022 22:11

DD has daily reading. She gets 10 spellings on a Friday to learn for a test the following Friday. They also get a one page worksheet of either maths or writing on Friday to complete by Wednesday. The worksheet usually only takes 5-10 minutes and is just reinforcing what they are learning in class. The spellings are based on the phonics sound they are learning that week so they are not new words as such.

Flopisfatteningbingforchristmas · 28/09/2022 22:15

2 reading books a week
spellings but they’re phonics based
1 maths
1 literacy

Looks a lot written down but it doesn’t take long.

namechange38582 · 29/09/2022 09:24

My Year 1 DC is expected to read 3 times a week minimum and one piece of homework a week.

LondonMum81 · 29/09/2022 09:28

Reading homework nightly, 10 spellings a week tested on a Friday and optional math computer games which we typically do on a weekend.

It doesn't take long and she really enjoys the math games. We have a reward chart as well and doing her homework earns her points that go towards her weekly allowance.

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whingewhinge · 29/09/2022 09:46

It takes long for us because he doesn't enjoy it so he whinges for ages and it takes a lot of time to convince him to do it. I don't blame him, the books are really boring and I feel they're taking away his natural love of books by forcing something that feels like a chore

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BendingSpoons · 28/09/2022 18:36

In Autumn term of year 1 DD just had reading. Weekly spellings and number bonds tests were introduced from January.

Exactly this for DS (now y4) and DD who is current Y1

ohidoliketobe · 29/09/2022 09:48

You can read your own books and log them in the reading record. Do some flashcards or something

RedToothBrush · 29/09/2022 11:15

whingewhinge · 29/09/2022 09:46

Its not an either / or though. You need to explain WHY he needs to do the school books AS WELL AS encouraging him to read things he likes.

No one likes to read indepth reports about stuff later in life. They'd rather be reading their crime fiction.

The point of the books is to make sure they build up vocabulary and actually understand it (rather than just skipping through words they don't know) and to get them reading things they wouldn't otherwise. Plus it means the teachers can monitor progress and spot problems more easily. Especially in yr1 when they have their phonic screening at the end of the year.

We keep books DS likes and school books as separate concepts and things to be done. So no reading school books at bedtime.

We use a reward system to get DS to do school work, with the obvious penalty that if he spends all his time whining about homework he has less time to do the things he wants.

Violet1988 · 29/09/2022 11:26

My son is in year one and so far he's had a reading book each Friday to read Friday, Saturday and Sunday and give back on Monday. Other than that homework is set on Fridays and only started last Friday. The homework last week was to interview a grandparent and ask them what food they liked and disliked when they were young and where they got their food from. This was in relation to a topic about our food and where it comes from. I had to video their conversation and upload it to seesaw. It does sound like your son is getting quite a lot, especially so early in the year. My son isn't doing any spellings yet, we do get words home occasionally but it's just about recognising and being able to read them not spell them. Last lot of words was "was, were, they, there, pure, sure, come, some".

Miriam101 · 29/09/2022 13:43

None. Well, she has just this week had a couple of extremely boring books to read. I make sure she reads to me every day unless she's exhausted but that's me, not the school.

Aria999 · 29/09/2022 14:24

None. DS is 6. I was happy to find a school that doesn't do homework at this age.

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