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By Julianne

The traditional rule of thumb is 10 minutes of homework per night per grade level. Thus, first graders would have 10 minutes of work, second graders 20 minutes, etc. I think this turns out to be just about right. My partner and I trade off nights, assigning math two nights per week, language arts on two other nights. No homework on Fridays as it never gets back on Monday anyway. We send a variety of things, worksheets, simple math games to play with a parent, spelling words to study. We strive for some variety so parents and children don't become bored with the work. We ask parents to read with their child as a regular thing and don't really consider this part of their "homework". Every parent should read to or listen to their child's reading.