https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:51:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629994 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:52:40 +0000 regberadaisy 2629994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup - at first I scoffed at the idea but I don't mind it now. The folder comes home Monday and goes back Friday. It's very simple stuff that correlates to what they do at school at week. Like Monday was practice tracing then writing upper case L. Just 5x. Tuesday was lowercase l. Wednesday was the number 1. Thursday was practicing recognizing their name. 5-10 minutes each night.<br /> She is also at UPK at her elementary school. This is the real thing! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629700 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:32:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2629700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think they give homework until age 7 around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629508 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:28:20 +0000 mrsjazz 2629508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There don't have homework at LO's pre-K. There are occasional family things, like we had to decorate a section of their classroom border together to represent our family -- that's all she's had to at home since school started. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629500 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:22:45 +0000 Silva 2629500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. she is in a play and nature based program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629479 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:01:04 +0000 yoursilverlining 2629479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - but not assignment/workbook type assignments. It's all fun and things to encourage social sharing: make a collage about your family, bring in an item for show and tell (and come up with 3 "clues" about the item to get friends to try guessing what the item is), share your favorite activity of the weekend, find and bring in a fall themed item, etc.</p> <p>We get the homework on Thursdays and turn it in whenever the following week. The point is to get familiarity with homework, but just as much about encouraging togetherness activities at home, and sharing with the class too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629466 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:46:01 +0000 KT326 2629466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babypugs: ok, that is a little ridiculous! Our daycare is infant through pre-k/jr k and they don't start homework until pre-k. Which means all the kids are age 4+ and will be attending Kindergarten the next school year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629464 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:42:53 +0000 babypugs 2629464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she's almost 3. I was honestly shocked about it. I pretty much just let her scribble on the paper and turn it in, because....homework at 2? No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629365 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:22:08 +0000 Andrea 2629365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but not a lot. Both kids have always liked homework so I've never had a problem with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629361 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:19:12 +0000 LilSprinkles 2629361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is in preschool and has homework every night. Reading is every night (read with child and child reads there DRA leveled book). Math,, Spanish, Writing, Phonic, and Sight Words are once a week. So each night we read together and then do one subject. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629354 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:16:45 +0000 NorthStar 2629354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep - once per week and she has until the next week to do it. This week's was, learn or practice the Jack &amp; Jill nursery rhyme, play catch with a ball, find things that are wrong in a picture, fold up junk mail into small pieces and say the letters of your name to 5 people. They are pretty minor things to do and she thinks that it's fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629340 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:07:23 +0000 PurplePeony 2629340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is kind of blowing my mind. I think the "look for circles" and "practice x skill" assignments are fine, but I had no idea that preschools would send home worksheets (even if it's not mandatory for the kids to complete them). I'm not even a little bit okay with that for my DD, and would definitely switch if that happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629307 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:42:00 +0000 meredithNYC 2629307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - every night but Friday </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629300 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:39:31 +0000 KT326 2629300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mauxie: my son loves doing it too! When they first told me he would have homework I was a little skeptical, I mean it is preschool! I didn't have homework until 2nd grade. Times sure have changed. But it is just one worksheet once a week and he gets so excited when he brings it home. I hope the excitement continues on to Kindergarten next year... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629293 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:33:30 +0000 mauxie 2629293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, 3 times a week. They literally take a couple mins and the teacher encourages us to sort of let LO do it on her own (aside from reading directions, if needed). Yesterday's was a very simple maze on a worksheet. Another one was drawing lines between matching objects or something. DD likes to color so she ends up spending some time doing that. </p> <p>I'm not a huge fan of homework but DD looooves it. They don't get punished for not turning it in but I think all the kids/parents do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629183 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:34:19 +0000 Finfan 2629183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO attends a nature based preK and they don't have homework but 2-3 times during the school year, they send home a free picture book and some extension ideas. THe kids are encouraged to draw/journal themselves doing the ideas (they are things like visit some farm animals or build a snowman). And they have a wall for photos with the families who do the activities. They aren't mandatory but we have had a lot of fun doing them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629175 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:19:11 +0000 katsupgirl 2629175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not so far and I hope it stays that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629137 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:13:02 +0000 looch 2629137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I specifically chose a nature and play based program that didn't have homework. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629127 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:59:31 +0000 littlecasita1122 2629127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were asked to make a family collage with pictures last week. This week they gave us some extra lined paper and asked us to practice tracing and writing his name. He's enjoyed doing everything so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629084 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:09:53 +0000 KayKay 2629084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 went to a "play-based" (supposedly) preschool last fall. Her teacher used to teach the pre-K class, but had my DD1s age (3-4y). They would do at least one worksheet every day (and often they were not age/grade appropriate), and routinely came home with packets of worksheets -- it was never called homework, but I guess was more work that they could do if they/you wanted them to. I ended up pulling her out of that preschool mid-year because I thought it was ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629060 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:44:22 +0000 yin 2629060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO went to a play based preschool, and he did not have homework. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629059 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:44:11 +0000 ValentineMommy 2629059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His only homework so far as been to "practice using scissors for 3 min a day" and "practice putting his own coat on". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629032 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:18:59 +0000 winniebee 2629032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but he goes to a pre-k at montessori school </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629024 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:15:45 +0000 KT326 2629024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, he gets a worksheet every Wednesday. It varies between tracing letters, coloring, cutting, or all three. If they turn it in the next day they get to pick something from the treasure box. At back to school night his teachers said it was just to get them use to doing something at home and helping them with their skills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629019 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:12:12 +0000 Mama Bird 2629019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it started in mid September. It's kind of unfortunate because DS is having fun with it, but DH takes it much too seriously and gets upset if he scribbles on it or doesn't finish a line. So far I've been unable to convince him that it's more important that the kid enjoys the homework at this age. Neither of us even had any homework till we were six. It's going to be a long year... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629015 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:11:16 +0000 Mamaof2 2629015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope never had homework in Pre-K </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629014 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:10:40 +0000 lilyann 2629014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 is in Pre-K at daycare (just turned 4) but no, they don't send home homework-yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-pre-k-aged-lo-have-any-homework#post-2629007 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:07:37 +0000 autumnlove 2629007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 (4.5) is in a pre K program through our public school district. She had some fun homework for the month of September. She had do things like look for circles and objects in different colors around the house. She really enjoyed it!</p> <p>More traditional worksheet type homework will start in October. I think we get a packet each week. </p>