8 year old homework...help!

[di]

Cheers SG...most of her work is fairly reasonable.She loves reading so doesn't really see that as homework and they don't get that much extra...just spellings and timestables.
Each half term they get a project homework with several weeks to complete it.This term they're learning about Ancient Egypt and we're both getting really into it....but at the level an eight year old can understand and most importantly enjoy.

[lottie dolly]

very good idear that andi&di,it's horrible for parents,as well as the childen,because they look to us for support,

[zazen999]

I'm struggling to see how you can understand the word without having [for example] done the science or the politics - or any other context that uses the term.

Is this in the actual syllabus? It's the sort of word that needs to be seen in action, to be able to be understood.

Do let us know what the teacher says Di.

[bramble]

Have been doing homework with my grand-kids once a week when I am looking after them. They are both turning 7 and 8 respectively. Never seen anything like this.
if I were you I would go and speak to the teacher.

[di]

I know it's way past bedtime...tricky weekend...but we think we've cracked it with a glass of water and a stone.
Not sure if it's properly in context but her sentence is....putting a stone in a glass of water causes displacement.

I'll let you know in the morning.

[zazen999]

Or perhaps another one:

Displacement teacher is rubbish man, can't we get a real one?

[Snadger]

How about " I don't know whether my head is in dis place or dat place with this displacement lark" lol

I remember my youngest asking family if they could spell 'archaeologist' at about that age! He could......I couldn't!

[swansea girl]

this may help your 8 year old have a better understanding of displacement
SpringBoard Magazine Story for Children Eureka Eureka Who was Archimedes? Displacement of water

you could do the activity and write something along the lines of - I dropped a marble in a cup of water I noticed some displacement of the water on the table

[binley100]

Not to do with long words...... but the horrible histories awful egyptians is touring , not sure if you have a theatre near you .........just thought I'd mention it

[di]

Cheers for that...it makes it a little easier(still a little complicated for my wee brain though,but then science never was my thing)

[di]

Not to do with long words...... but the horrible histories awful egyptians is touring , not sure if you have a theatre near you .........just thought I'd mention it

Shame,none seem to be local.She'd have probably been a little scared anyway...we only managed a few minutes in the tomb area of the exhibition at the museum before she got 'bored'...her word for scared...it was a pity as I was getting quite into it all.I'll have to go back when she's at school

[northepaul]

My daughter (7) loves reading - she reads all the time, and all manner of things from poetry and books such as Famous Five and Horrid Henry, to a biography of Joan of Arc and Dr Who comics.
However, her level of reading is above average and her class only has a limited amount of books for her level, all of which seem to be about football etc. She simply refuses to read them, so because of that she cant move up or change books, and therefore is actually behind in her reading record....I'll leave you to decide what you think about this!

Other than this she has 40 mins homework a week, handed out Tuesday and in by Friday. Various topics, from story writing to math. She also has a list of spellings to learn, though nothing as complicated as yours, andi&di.

It sounds a bit exteme and I would definately have a word with the teacher.

[taff]

However, her level of reading is above average and her class only has a limited amount of books for her level, all of which seem to be about football etc. She simply refuses to read them, so because of that she cant move up or change books, and therefore is actually behind in her reading record....I'll leave you to decide what you think about this!

Happened to me too. I ended up joining the adult part of the library with the condition that I never returned books late.
You could probably strike some kind of deal where she reads off-syllabus books, and is credited for them in school.

[Two_Sheds]

Gosh Di, what school is that, Harrow?

Our 8 year olds are just expected to read at home for 5 mins a night, plus learn a dozen spellings - eg flock, clock, tick, crack- (10 mins a night max). Most of the parents don't hear their child read at all, ever

... and can't understand why they enter high school still unable to read

[grannymem]

The poor teachers!! They're bound to get it wrong - it will either be too easy or too hard!!
What about going into the school and asking about the homework - is it linked with the work they're doing in class? How can you best support the child? It may be very simple to sort out.
However, aren't your children lucky too! You all care about them, are giving them time and are being involved with their learning -they're bound to do very well!!