Last year I started my first ever homework club. I bought a round pizza pan from Wal-mart and purchased these magnetic colorful dots. I numbered the dots for each student in my classroom and placed them near the top of the pizza pan with Mr. Pickles.
Each week that a child turned in all of their homework and it was completed in their own handwriting they kept their magnet number up with Mr. Pickles. When a student forgot their homework, it was incomplete, or obviously done by someone else they moved their number down by the ketchup bottle. All students by the "Ketchups" had to catch up on homework during recess. If a student turned in homework all month on time (kept their number magnet with Mr. Pickles) they were able to "pick" lunch in the classroom or lunch outside.
The students loved Mr. Pickles and it was an incentive for some to do their homework. Of course there were a few students who still never had homework, but in most cases, sadly, it was not their fault. If you are a parent reading this check out the following links about Homework Stations:
Homework is very important and the positive environment you can create for your child to do homework in can make a huge difference. :-)
Update: This year, instead of using the colored magnetic dots from Walmart, I'm using numbered mini records (scrapbook embellishments that I found at a vintage shop).
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| Mini records... I'll use white, circle yard sale stickers to write the students numbers on them. |
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