Effort
Books about effort
The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
Helping Out by George Ancona
Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
El Chino by Allen Say
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
School Family Connection
Families talk to your children about their homework. This is more than the standard HAVE YOU DONE YOUR HOMEWORK question. Get into a conversation with questions such as:
**What makes some homework assignments
better than others?
**Can we envision school without homework?
**Is homework for children today different from homework of years ago?
Conversation about homework, that is more than a check up or a gripe session, lets children know that families think homework effort is important.