How can I get my 5 year old interested in doing his homework?
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Make it fun for him. I use reward stickers. Each child has a calandar and each time that they complete their homework they get to choose a sticker of their favorite princess for my daughter and bob the builder for my son. They love filling up the calendar with stickers but know that they must earn the stickers. Make it a game and when he is done, reward him. When homework becomes fun, the children become more engaged in learning and will want to do more. I have five children and all are honor roll students.
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Here are a couple of favorites from my preschool classroom.\n\nFill a basket or any kind of container with something fun like marbles, miniature cars etc.  Have your son roll a die (use two dice as he gets older) Have him count the spots on the die and then remove that many marbles, etc. from the basket.......continue taking turns until the basket is empty\n\nCut out circles, squares and triangles from construction paper.  Cut out a different number of each shape and hide them around the room then go on a shape hunt with your son.  Once you find all of them create a large graph by laying the like shapes together vertically or horizontally.  Count how many of each you have, talk about concepts such as most and least.\n\nHave your son lay down on a large piece of paper.  Trace his body and cut out.  Talk about the different body parts and label them.  Allow him to decorate his likeness with collage materials, markers, crayons etc.\n\nRead books every day.  A way to get kids excited about reading is to create a book catterpillar or train.  Make a new segment of the caterpillar or car for the train for each new book you read.  Write the name of the book on the segment and any comments your child has about the book then add it to existing bug or train and watch it wrap around the room.  \n\nThe main thing is to be in  tune with what your child likes and gear the learning towards that.  If he likes cars count toy cars, sit on a corner and count blue cars and red cars and graph, paint with cars etc.  Don't try to push anything or teach him above his years because that's the surest way to turn him off about learning.  Good luck and have fun.
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I don't have a problem with kids asking for a boost when they are doing homework.  We don't hand it to them, of course, but just give them a hint or two on how to get started.  No more than other kids get from their parents or older siblings.
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Giving them vocabulary, and making them write a complete sentence with every word. I must say, the whole teaching parts of the sentences gets lost on kids, it's pointless. Just make them write sentences, while it may be onerous, it's better. Also, you could write an incorrect sentence and have them rewrite it.
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Try to encourage him by setting a good example yourself (reading, becoming sharper in your own skills, etc.); introducing him to the best quality of people you can find as friends; do things with him to develop the kind of relationship where he will listen to what you suggest; ask your son's school and teachers for ideas. Volunteer at your son's school - be around, be available, and be interested in all aspects of his life.
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The short answer is to (1) find things he is interested in; (2) read with him; (3) give him cause to read (instructions, recipes... ) to get him started (4) have him/her read to you from the newspaper, etc. (5) All of the above at one time or another.\n\nI honestly don't know how much your child hates to read - or why he/she doesn't - but I will tell you my experience:  In kindergarten (or whatever grade we started learning to read), my teacher beat my senses dead with "See Jane run.  See Spot run."  I had NO interest in that.  I kept walking over the the encyclopedias and pointing, running my fingers along the bindings, hoping she'd catch the hint (that those might be more interesting).  She didn't.  She yelled at me to get back in my chair.  And I was gone -- lost to the world of reading.  I hate to read, unless it's something I am very interested in.\n\nSo, I suppose the best advice I can give is find subjects she/he likes and read to her/him...  and maybe she/he will start doing it on her/his own when you're busy.\n\nI know people who LOVE to read... Maybe I can find out why they do & how they got started.\n\nPeace.\n\nP.S.  The reason I mentioned my school experience is because (I believe) the school system needs a serious overhaul.
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I had a very similar question with a 5 year old who always wanted my attention.  A friend of mine suggested that I put him to work.  Awesome!  Now as I'm putting away groceries, watering the lawn, feeding the dogs, anything,  . . . I always find at least some small aspect that he can help with.
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My suggestion would be to introduce your child to the computer by directing him/her to your local library. Find a subject your child is interested in--horses, cars, sports, etc. Visit your local library and use the computer to find books that he/she might be interested in.  If your local library doesn't  have that book, another nearby library might have it and will lend it to your library. You or the libiarian can help your child navigate the library system to find the book your child wants. Most librarys offer computer classes for children and adults to learn basic computer skills.
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are you focused on schoolwork too? if not, then try to get his attention by asking him questions about the lesson or try to get help(even is sometimes ou don't really have to) with your math problems..it might work..good luck!
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Well...we've reached an all-time low.  Parents asking for answers to their children's homework questions.  This is a exercise in creativity.  Sit down with your kid and have him tell you things he would do if he could catch a star.  Help him expand on it and put his thoughts on paper.  Geeze...this should be under the topic of parenting not homework.
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try to motivate this child, for example every time he or she does something right give praise. If that does not work, put him in a slower class.
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get them to create something. Drawings, building blocks, games that excite or test their ability to remember, painting, crafts. You can try making them discuss issues. You will be surprised what comes out. If you are facing hyperactive children know that their attention span is very short so a variety of quick games may help. TV is your last resort. They would likely not enjoy the same program anyway. Good luck.
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Every child learns in a different way. Some kids are visual learners, some are auditory learners, and others are Kinesthetic learners. Your son sounds as if he may be a kinesthetic learner and likes to do hands on activites rather than boring old paper work. Talk to your child's teacher about how she presents the material. See if he or she can find a way to present written work in a different way that he will not only enjoy but he will also learn from. Good Luck!
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I give my daughter a time table.  She cannot be finished with her homework until she has sat there doing it for x amount of minutes, depending on the assignment.\n\nIn addition, I tell her that if it isn't neat and accurate, she'll do it again, so she might as well get it right the first time!\n\nRewards for proper homework that is carefully completed are built into her allowance.  I don't give immediate homework rewards (like getting to watch TV or video games) because that only encourages her to finish faster (to get to the reward)!
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Lots of practise using lots of different methods. Have it written on all his stuff so he recognises it. Write it on paper with him using pens, textas, crayons, paint etc. Get magnetic letters and practise spelling it out on the fridge. Get pavement chalk and write it on the concrete. Spell it out using alphabet cookies.\nYou can dot out the letters and he/she can trace over them.\nYou could hold his hand and help him form letters and "Skywrite" them.\nJust practise doing it lots of different ways. Make it fun and make it frequent but in short sessions so you don't tire him / her out and you don't make him / her resistant to your attempts.\nYour child has to want to do it or they will not succeed.\nFinally, if it's just not happening maybe he/ she is not ready yet and just give them a little time before you start trying again.
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I really wish I could help you but my oldest is only in second grade.  Most of the websites I use are for teaching ABC's and 123's.\n\nYou can try this one for math worksheets.\nhttp://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/\nIf you choose your child's grade level and then leveled practice you will be able to print out a lot of worksheets.  You might want to look through them a little to find exactly what you want.  You might want to occasionally choose an easier grade level to print out a few easy review pages.  \n\nFor reading you might want to check with your local library to see if they have a summer reading program.  At my library the kids earn a small prize for every 10 books they read and bigger prizes at the end of the summer.  They love knowing that they can get prizes for books that they were going to read anyway.  \n\nMost libraries will have a few books with simple science experiments.  They are fun and educational.  We do a lot of these durring the summer.  A few weeks ago we planted lima beans and jelly beans.  When only the lima beans sprouted we cut open a lima bean to find the baby plant inside and the the jelly bean to find no baby plant.  We had a lot of fun.\n\nFind out what your child is interesten in and help him/her learn all about it.  My 7 year old is intersted in Archeology and paleontology so much of what he learns involves dinosaurs and ancient egypt.  My 4 year old loves gardening so we are learning about seeds, parts of a plant, and what living things need to grow.  My 2 year old loves bugs so we are learning the life cycles of insects.  We count legs when we can get the bug to lay still enough.  They don't even realize that they are learning when you teach them what they want to know!\n\nGood luck!
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You can't force anyone to do anything.  What you need to do is make the work interesting and relevant to them.  Try using realworld kind of examples, get them thinking about something that concerns them and tie it in to the lesson. Check out Reality- Based Teaching website, I can't remeber the URL but just google it it should come up