Homework Hints
One way to help your fourth grader is to check their agenda nightly for the homework assignments. While we encourage your child to complete their homework on their own, it’s always helpful if you look over their work to see how they are doing. Intervene if you see that they are off to a rocky start or have a misconception.
Homework should be a review of what your child has already learned at school, but sometimes a child might need a little extra practice on something or a little more TLC to understand the concept fully.
Another way to help with homework is to have your child read a page to you from their current book. Ask your child their opinion about the plot or the author’s style.
Don’t be afraid to discuss any of the 5 W’s (who, what, when, where and how) about their book to make sure that they are comprehending what they are reading.
Math facts can be a chore but definitely help with speed and accuracy in multiplication and division problems. Make up a facts game or quiz them in the car on the way to an event. It’s helpful to ask them division facts now if you haven’t done so recently. For example, 70 divided by 12 is ___.
