Homework Folder Ideas for Teachers
Homework, while hardly popular with students, allows kids to practice the skills they have learned in class. To increase the likelihood that students complete their homework, teachers can create homework folders with them. These folders serve as a safe and organized place for students to put their homework assignments, potentially increasing the chances that these at-home tasks are completed.
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Parent Sign-Off Sheet
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Parental involvement in the homework process if often key to success. Help make sure that the parents of your students remain aware of homework by placing a parent sign-off sheet prominently on the cover of your homework folder. Create a sheet on which the students can write their daily assignments, with a space for parents to sign once those assignments are complete. Inform parents of this at parent-teacher conferences or by sending home a letter early in the year, encouraging them to watch for the homework folder and monitor homework completion.
Homework Completion Sticker Chart
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If your young students are still learning the value of homework, help them by creating a homework completion sticker chart. Craft a chart with daily spaces sized for small stickers. As students complete their homework assignments, give them stickers to place on this chart. Allow them to trade filled charts for larger prizes or rewards.
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Week-in-Review Homework Sheet
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The homework you assign will likely vary from day to day; for one day at least, though, keeping it consistent is a wise choice. Select one day of each week, preferably near the end of the week, to assign a week-in-review homework sheet. On this day, create a one page homework worksheet, placing it on a colorful sheet of paper. On this assignment, pose questions about all of the subjects that students have been studying that week, asking them to show you what they have learned through the course of the week.
Themed Folders
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While some teachers have their students use the same homework folders for the entire year, these storage tools can certainly become tattered. Instead of having your students use just one, swap them out seasonally or monthly. As your students get new homework folders, have them decorate them with items thematically tied to that month or season. For example, a student could decorate his winter homework folder with a cutout of a snowman. By going through this process, you increase the likelihood that your students will develop an appreciation for their homework folders.
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