Kindergarten Homework for August

The beginning of the school year is an important time to set the tone for your students’ daily learning routines. One routine that you might want to get up and running as soon as possible is homework. In this post, I’m sharing ideas for developmentally appropriate kindergarten homework for August that will help you get this routine started for your students.

Using Kindergarten Homework in August

In many school districts, the school year is just beginning in August. It might feel a little bit early to start a homework routine for your kindergarten class. However, it’s actually the opposite! Setting up a homework routine at the beginning of the year can help your whole school year go more smoothly.

• Encourage Parent Involvement: Starting your homework routine as soon as possible will help you set the tone for regular parent communication and involvement. Parents and guardians will be kept in the loop about the skills you’re working on in the classroom.
• Review Important Skills: Homework isn’t intended to teach new skills. Instead, it’s an opportunity for students to review important concepts that they’re working on in class. Many of the foundational skills that kindergarten students are working on in August require a lot of repetition. Homework can be a helpful way for students to get more practice.
• Build Independence and Responsibility: Whether you send home individual homework pages daily or assemble packets that go home weekly (or even monthly), students will need to be responsible for getting their work home, completing it, and then returning it to school. Many students are so excited to be in school and have homework, especially when the assignments include tasks that they can complete independently.

Ideas for August Kindergarten Homework

One of the biggest challenges for kindergarten homework is to send home developmentally appropriate tasks. The activities should be something that students can complete without frustration, and the amount of time spent on homework should be appropriate for their age.

Here are some examples of the types of skills you can practice with kindergarten homework in August.

Number Sense

Number sense is something that young kindergarten students can review at the beginning of the year. They can practice representing numbers in different ways. These foundational skills will help you make the most of math instruction all year long!

For example, this Finding Groups homework assignment has students color the apples that show groups of the number shown. They can choose from tally marks, dice dots, ten frames, and fingers. This is a simple activity for students to complete at home while getting the important number sense review they need.

Number Identification and Formation 

It’s important for students to get plenty of repetition with identifying and writing numbers. Adding this practice to the homework routine is a great way for students to get a few more repetitions into their day.

This Count and Color activity is a great way for students to practice number identification, counting, and number formation all in one activity! Students will identify the number on each row, then color the number of objects to match the number. The numerals on the worksheet are also outlined so students can use them for rainbow writing. They can write each number multiple times using a different color each time. 

Phonemic Awareness 

Homework can also help students review early literacy skills like phonemic awareness. When students get a chance to practice these skills at home, their parents can see what you’re working on with the students in the classroom. They are more likely to point out these things when reading with their children at home.

For example, after completing this beginning sounds activity, parents might start looking for opportunities to ask their children about the beginning sounds in words. All of this repetition is so helpful for young students as they develop their foundational literacy skills!

Letter Identification 

Learning the letters of the alphabet is another huge part of the kindergarten curriculum at the beginning of the year. However, this is another skill that requires a lot of repetition! You can add some letter identification practice to the August homework routine in order to ensure your students are getting the repetition they need.

This Letter Match homework activity is a fun way for students to practice identifying uppercase and lowercase letters. They will cut out the lowercase letters and add them to the page next to the correct uppercase letter.

Fine Motor Practice 

As you might have noticed with the activities pictured in this post, homework can also provide additional opportunities for students to practice their fine motor skills. As students write, color, cut, and paste, they are improving their coordination and hand strength. These skills will help students complete classroom learning activities more successfully all year long!

This ten frame activity is a perfect example of how you can include some fine motor practice in your homework assignments. Students will count the number of dots in a ten frame, then cut and attach the correct glue bottle that corresponds to that number. As students cut out the individual pieces, they are developing important fine motor skills.

Printable Kindergarten Homework for August

Would you like to start an effective kindergarten homework routine in your classroom? You’ll definitely want to check out my recently updated kindergarten homework for August! It includes enough printable literacy and math activities to put together four weeks of homework practice.

There are multiple cover sheets to choose from if you’d prefer to use them as homework packets, including editable cover page options! There are also answer keys to make it easier to check your students’ work and provide timely feedback.

If you’d like to take a closer look at everything included in this set of kindergarten homework for August, you can find it in the A Spoonful fo Learning shop or in my TPT store.

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