How to Do Math Homework
Math homework can seem challenging, overwhelming and tedious. If you practice your skills on a regular basis, you will understand and remember the concepts of mathematics, your homework will become easier and less stressful, and you will gain an overall understanding of number relationships.
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Instructions
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Use a pencil. Work done in pencil can be erased and re-done. Work done in pen can quickly become messy and hard to read.
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Organize your work in neat lines on a separate piece of lined paper. It is easy to make mistakes if your work is sloppy or unorganized. On a clean sheet of paper, copy and number each problem. Then, write down every step of each problem, using a new line for each step. You can draw a box around each problem to organize your work further.
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If you get stuck, don't panic; use your notes or textbook for help. Find a completed problem that is similar to the one you're trying to solve.
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Talk out loud while solving problems. Kate Garnett, author of "Math Learning Disabilities," asserts that "understanding for all children tends to be more complete when they are required to explain, elaborate, or defend their position to others" (Garnett, 1998). Talking out loud allows you to move through the problem in a systematic way, and also prevents you from skipping steps or from skimming over a particularly difficult section.
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Check your work. Your workbook may have an answer key, or your teacher may have given you the answers in class. If you have access to the solutions, do the work again, especially if it was particularly difficult.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't have your math facts memorized, keep a multiplication and division chart nearby while you complete your homework. Using a chart will help you learn, and it will prevent frustration when you get stuck on an unfamiliar fact.
