Homework+Activities

toc //Post ideas, information, and materials for assigning and grading homework here.//

=Key Principles=

1) **Success -** Assign tasks with which you are certain students can experience success 2) **Start In Class -** Give students 5 minutes to get started on the homework in class so they can ask questions when they encounter problems (increases the likelihood that they will finish it at home) 3) **Student-centered -** Assign homework that students will look forward to doing 4) Assign homework that you will have students USE the next day
 * Interesting
 * Meaningful
 * Opportunities for creative self-expression
 * Personalized

=**Activity Ideas**=
 * **Homework:** Create a vocabulary squares puzzle [[file:Vocabulary Squares.doc]]- **Warm-up:** Trade puzzles with a partner and see who can finish first user:chericem1
 * **Homework:** Create an imaginary, extinct animal from a fruit or vegetable - **Warm-up:** Make a [|smoosh book] describing the animal, its daily habits, and an event that occurred one day that caused it to become extinct user:chericem1
 * **Homework:** Write interview questions that will help you find out your partner's idea of a perfect date - **Warm-up:** Use your questions to interview 5 potential "dates" for your partner and present the winning person to the class user:chericem1
 * **Homework:** Write a 5-sentence story and record it on [|Voicethread] - **Warm-up:** Listen to and then comment on someone else's Voicethread user:chericem1

More Project Ideas

=**Grading Tips**= > [|Homework & Teacher Paperload] > [|My students won't work unless I grade it all!] > [|Quick Homework Check-ins] > [|Rubistar] - A free, online rubric generator that teachers can use to generate and then customize their rubrics for class projects and activities > Tips on Checking Papers