ALYCIA ZIMMERMAN
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Thoughts on Homework ...

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Considering we have a variety of needs and strengths in our class, sending home a lot of drill homework might meet the needs of a few, be too easy/not needed for others, and be too hard for some.  With this in mind, I try to keep homework fairly light while encouraging families to personalize real-life learning opportunities at home. This could include helping in the kitchen to reinforce or introduce fractions or looking at a chapter book to understand how paragraphs are used. This is the most meaningful and rewarding way to learn.  Homework that I send home will serve as a reinforcement of skills taught in class and should be a review.   

You will always find the homework assignments written on an assignment log that is kept in the daily Take-Home Folder.  The folder will go home every day, and will also contain correspondence from the school.  Students should be able to do most assignments independently, but do help if it is completely necessary.  If you notice that your child is not able to do an assignment on his or her own, please send a note or jot a note to me on the assignment.  I will contact you if your child is falling behind or turning in poor work. 

My main homework focus is on reading nightly. This will help develop a healthy routine and is the number-one way to increase vocabulary knowledge, fluency, and reading performance. Here are the numbers that support reading and its impact on achievement and vocabulary acquisition:

 Achievement Percentile    Minutes of Reading/Day   Words per Year

90th                                          40.4                                          2,357,000

50th                                          12.9                                          601,000

10th                                          1.6                                            51,000

Source: Adapted from Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1988 (Allington, Richard)

As part of their daily homework, your child should read for at least 30 minutes at home every day, (weekends too!)  Your child may select his/her preferred reading materials: classroom books, books from home or the public library, etc.  Please sign your child's "Daily Home Reading Log" every day.  A copy of the reading log is included for download below in case you need to print one out.

Your child should also be completing regular reading responses.  Follow the link below to learn more about how how we do reading responses in third grade.


Link to Reading Responses

Home Reading Log
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File Type: pdf
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  • Home
  • About Alycia
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • Experience
  • Portfolio
    • Tom Otterness Public Art Project
  • Resources for Teachers
    • Teacher Week @ Scholastic Presentation Resources
    • BLC14 Presentation Resources
    • Tour Our Classroom >
      • Virtual Read-Aloud Bookshelf
    • Library Basket Labels
    • Labels & More to Organize
    • Daily Editing Paragraphs
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      • Math Charts
      • Math Printables
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      • Thematic Book List: Pourquoi Tales
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        • The Hurricane Sandy Blog
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          • Earth Month 2013 - Resources
          • College Fair 2013: Princeton Tigers!
          • Beethoven's Wig and More!
          • Immune System Research
          • Constitution Center Webquest
          • Decimal Web Center
          • Holiday Songs to Practice
          • Make Your Own Cyber Graph!
          • Practice: "Fifty, Nifty United States"
          • Book Browsing: Shop and Tell
      • 2013-2014 Archive >
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        • College Fair 2014: Princeton Voki Movies
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        • Student Etymology Projects
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          • Practice singing 'Vive le Vent'
          • Class 344 Princeton Tigers
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        • Photo Galleries, 2011-2012 >
          • Class Photo, 2011-2012
          • Back to School, 2011
          • Fruit Gummy Bar Graphing Lesson
          • Our First Garden Visit, 9/16/11
          • Master Jones' Visit from Plimoth, 10/3/11
          • Kindergarten Reading Buddies Gallery
          • Misc. October Photos 2011
          • The Pumpkin Project, 2011!
          • NY Hall of Science Trip, Dec. 7 2011
          • March-April Photo Potpourri
          • Photos, Week of April 16-20
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          • May 16 Music Concert - Bravo!
          • Photos - May 17-18
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          • Solar Bag Balloon Movie
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          • Kandinsky Inspired Artwork
          • How-To Expert Presentations
          • The Poetry Corner >
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          • Meet Our Robots
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          • Garden Harvest "Cooking" Projects >
            • Caprese Crostini
            • Guacamole
          • Our Class Garden "Classroom"
        • 2010-2011 in Photos >
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          • Fall/Winter 2010 Galleries >
            • Garden Learning, 9/16/10
            • Project Guacamole, 10/7/10
            • Hard at Work, 10/2010
            • Supermarket Math, 10/14/10
            • Greenmarket Tour, 10/15/10
            • Grow & Glow Party, 10/21
            • October 2010 Misc. Photos
            • Halloween, 2010
            • Ellis Island, November 4, 2010
            • Our Multicultural Feast
            • Nutrition Musical Dance
            • The Whitney Museum Partnership
            • The Queens Museum of Art
          • Winter/Spring 2011 Galleries >
            • Dough Maps & More, 4/8/11
            • Chess Tourney, 3/18/11
            • College Fair 2011
            • AMNH Field Trip, 3/3/11
            • Geodesic Gumdrop Exploration, 3/2/11
            • Meet the College Classes of 2025 & 2026
            • Tadpole and Frog Photos
            • Busy Learning, January 2011
            • Snow Fun, January 28, 2011
            • Guggenheim Field Trip, 2/7/11
            • Pysanky Egg Painting, 4/29/2011
            • Our Soil Delivery! May 6, 2011
            • "Gridding" Our Raised Beds, 5/9/11
            • Planting Day! 5/10/11
            • Garden Measurement Math, 5/13/11
            • Historic Richmond Town Field Trip, 5/16/11
            • Princeton Trip, 5/23/11
            • Mets Game Field Trip
            • Track & Field Trip, 6/10/11
            • Fishing Trip, June 16 2011
            • Field Day, June 17, 2011
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          • Glow & Grow Pub. Party, 10/21/10
          • Ellis Island Field Trip, 11/4/10
          • Guggenheim Field Trip, Feb 7, 2011
        • Our Frog Blog
      • 2009-2010 Archive >
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          • College Fair 2010: Princeton Tigers!
          • Aladdin, the Musical
          • Book Review Movies 09-10
          • Hooked on Poetry 09-10 >
            • Our Poetry Display 09-10
            • September Poetry 09-10
            • October Poetry 09-10
          • Chess in Class 09-10
          • Personal Narratives, Round 1 09-10
          • The Secret Lives of Third Graders 09-10
        • Summer Reading, 2010 >
          • Summer Book Recommendations
        • Class Events, Trips, and News 09-10 >
          • Field Trips 09-10 >
            • Princeton Field Trip
            • MET Museum Field Trip
          • Celebrations 09-10
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            • NYS Testing Information
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          • Fishing Trip, June 2010
          • Princeton Field Trip Photos
          • Chess Tournament, June 3 2010
          • Apple Store Field Trip
          • Silk Painting Photos 2010
          • Earth Day Posters 2010
          • College Fair 2010 Photo Gallery
          • Book Release Party Photos
          • Holiday Show Photo Gallery
          • AMNH Trip Photo Gallery
          • Halloween Photos
          • Pumpkin Project Photo Gallery 09-10
          • Assorted Photos of Learning and Playing
        • Math Matters 09-10 >
          • Math Resources to Download 09-10
          • Our Number Story Movies 09-10
        • Word Study 09-10 >
          • NYS Editing Passages
          • Perfect Paper Club
        • Homework 09-10 >
          • Reading Responses >
            • Reading Response Forms
          • Practice Test Answer Keys
      • Past Web Assignments for Students >
        • Learn about Princeton University!, 13-14
        • World Geography Projects, 13-14
        • Place Value Web Center, 13-14
        • Area/Perimeter Web Center, 13-14
        • States of Matter Web Research, 13-14
        • Follow the Drinking Gourd: The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman, 13-14
        • Matter Movies & Songs, 13-14
        • College Fair 2014: Princeton Tigers!
        • Fractions Web Center, 2014
        • Your Weight On Other Worlds Graphing
        • Etymology Explorers
        • Xtranormal Moviemaking
        • Math Movies to Watch
        • Exploring the Land Down Under
        • Main Idea Web Center
        • Matter Movies
        • Perfect Pet Research
        • Don't Be Dense! Density Research
        • Magnetic Poetry Activity
        • Earth Day Web Quest
        • Main Idea Web Center
        • Tangram Exploration
        • Reading and Writing Reviews
        • Math Workstation of the Week
        • Ellis Island Webquest
        • Math Menu Movies
        • Very Big Number Research
        • Pourquoi Tales to Watch
        • Patricia Polacco Author Study
        • Spring Break "Training" Homework
        • Biographical Stamp Article
    • Meet our Teacher >
      • Mrs. Z's Educational Values
    • Info for 344 Families >
      • Wish List
      • Weekly Schedule
      • Homework
      • Scholastic Book Club Info
      • Math Links >
        • Math Links: Fractions
        • Factor Games
        • "Greg Tang" Math
        • Math Links: Decimals
        • Place Value
        • Telling Time
        • Combinations of Ten
        • Estimation & Rounding
        • Function Machines/Algebraic Thinking
      • Web Assignments for Students >
        • Fractions Web Center, 2015
        • Song of the Week
        • Peter Pan Junior Resources
        • Matter Unit Science Resources
        • The Great Debate: School Uniforms
        • Country Research Sources
        • Etymology Explorers: Learn About English!
        • Immigration Resources
        • Geography Center Activities
        • Exploring Maps and Globes
        • Practice the Preamble
        • The Pledge of Allegiance
        • We're Writing the Constitution!
        • Name Research Project
        • Let's Learn about Princeton!
      • Photo Galleries >
        • Photos, Week 2, 2014 (9/8-9/12)
        • Photos, Weeks 3-5 (9/15-10/3)
        • Vocabulary Parade 2014!
      • Literacy Links & Technology >
        • iPods for Readers