If it takes your child 10 seconds to do their homework (maths, 2 pages of sums), what would you do?

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please. He's just started there so they don't know much about him. Should I leave it?

TIA

I thought it sounded far too easy for year 5!

Don't nag then!! So long as there is a consequence for it not being done on time leave it to him to decide when to do it. He knows it doesn't need to be done til the night before so don't take that responsibility away from him.
Are you sure the new home work is harder or does it just take longer as there are more possibilities? I wonder if there is a relationship between the number of different possible rectangles to make and the area? If so could he create a formula to predict number of rectangles from the area given?
Don't know if there is, but could be...

It's harder because it's something he has already done when he was older then doing % if you see where I'm coming from. It's not hard for him though, not yet anyway. I could make it harder then it is but it only says 'you have a rectangle with an area of 18cm3, draw the rectangle' type questions. He could do these sorts of questions at 6. A formula relating all of them on the sheet would be hard for him though. Hmm, this has posiblities , at least 20 mins laptop free here I think!

Thanks

If he has just moved schools, inevitably there will be some things he has already done, and consequently things he hasn't already done.

Save your energy for helping him to catch up on work that he has missed, and don't fret over things that he finds easy.

There's a whole world out there - it's not all 'literacy' and 'numeracy'.

Scienceteacher's right, but I would still talk to the teacher about what he can do in maths - it is not difficult to give chidren differentiated maths activities at the correct level, and he clearly needs something a bit more stretching.

And make sure you've got energy to spare for helping him fit in. Maybe it's a good idea the maths isn't too hard for him - he'll have brain power to spare for the social side.

He appears to be fitting in well, he's even had an invite to a party next week, which is really good. I need to talk to his teacher about this anyway but they have not contacted me about any problems.

I would be well chuffed and get him to do some housework and helping then.

Even arranging all the toys/books in colours, multiples of 9, order of heaviness/size to make it slightly challenging. Could be fun or a total nightmare!

If I was your son I would make a point of doing the homework while everyone was clearing up (once I'd cleared up my things quickly) and then handing it back before she/he had time to think. But then I was a bolshy know it all sort of child!!
Being quick and able gives you loads of time to be social and fit in as you finish work early so can chat to people on your table - disruptive child?! I used to deliberately time waste at primary by rearranging the wooden tens and units in the maths bay or going to the toilet so I wouldn't get into trouble for chatting on at the table.