Homework Made Easy

 I have a teacher confession: I don't love homework. If it was up to me, I'd never assign homework outside of optional reading every night. Students have a lot on their plate with after school activities and sports, as well as family obligations. However, my district requires we give homework so here we are.

If I need to give homework, I want it to be intentional and serve a specific intended purpose. So with that in mind, I laid out my goals for my students' work at home. I knew I wanted students to

- read read read!

-respond to what they were reading

-learn time management skills

Enter: Homework Choice Menu. Students must read every night and choose a written response question to reflect on and write a paragraph about.

Students have a lot of control here- they choose the book they read. They choose which prompt to respond to. They choose the date they complete the assignments. Soccer practice keeps you busy Monday and Tuesday? Cool, work on it on Wednesday. Family emergency on Wednesday? You've still got one more day to get your work done.

It's flexibility with accountability. And at the end of the week, I have a collection of written responses from my students that show their reflection on their reading. But crucially- it trusts them to manage their time and their work.

Interested in implementing this in your class? I've got a fiction and non fiction bundle available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You can click that link or any of the pictures in this post to find the product and streamline homework in your classroom!