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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Wow, I didn't think it was a lot, truly. When my older child was in K, they had a lot more homework, but the K team has revamped HW and it's much less than it used to be.

Seriously, the short story takes 30 seconds to read, plus 1 two-sided handwriting sheet.  That's it for the week.  Is  that really a lot?  I usually have him do one side on one day and then next side on another day.

To be honest, his handwriting is not good. He's in OT for fine motor skills deficiencies, but should I push back on having him do the worksheets at home?

To answer some questions:

1. He's 5 and will be 6 in mid-April.

2. No aftercare.

3. His complaints- some of them don't make sense. He gets mad that his sister is done with her HW before he is, but that's because she sits down and gets it done, instead of complaining, which just drags it out.  He also says it's boring; that's fair.  He's able to do the take home reading easily, as the books are DRA 2 and he's reading at a DRA 5.  The reading specialist wants them to start at a lower level to make reading enjoyable, which makes sense.

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Oh - if you already have your kindergartener in OT for handwriting you are really far gone already. Really? Handwriting without tears worksheets for s kindergartener boy?! You need to drink some more wine at night and get a hobby that isn't managing your kids' lives, sorry to say.[/quote]

OP here. He's in it for other reasons too, many of which are way more of an issue for him than handwriting.[/quote]

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