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Practice exercises help students to remember and practice newly acquired skills, such as memorizing mathematical tables, practicing spelling words, writing essays and reading for pleasure. Preparatory homework requires students to source and read background information to prepare them for future lessons. Extension assignments encourage students to pursue knowledge individually and imaginatively. Assignments may include writing a book review, researching local news or retrieving items from the Internet. On the councils website there also are tips and guidelines for teachers in regards to homework. For example, there are guidelines for the number of hours spent a night on homework for each grade level. Ideas on implementation Guidelines on the amount of homework should be established in the curriculum documents and have strong and clear supporting examples on what different types of homework should be assigned for mathematics. Teachers need to have a consistent policy to follow to allow students and parents to know what is expected of their child. Resources Evidence in Documents Across Canada, each provinces Department of Education website sets out an exhaustive list of books and supplementary resources for teachers to use in the classroom that is aligned with curriculum outcomes including, teacher guides, text questions banks, blackline masters, extra practice questions, math activities and games. Below are examples of resources from K-9 from 4 different provinces Department of education websites. Throughout the curriculum documents for each grade in Atlantic Canada there is a column that is designated for suggested resources for each curriculum outcome. However there is rarely anything stated in any of the columns. The province provides a Mathematics Teaching Resource for each grade that provides support for teachers on how to cluster outcomes and plan for the year. It also contains sections on Language and Mathematics, Assessment and Evaluation, and Technology. This document fills in some of the missing holes in the Curriculum documents in regards to resources for curriculum outcomes. Nova Scotia Mathematics A Teaching Resource P-9 Lets Talk about Mathematics P-3 Mathematics Focus on Understanding (McGraw Hill Ryerson) Newfoundland and Labrador Calculator in Instruction Instruction and Assessment Matching Questions 2000 (for grade 2 and 3) Grade 4-9 Mathematics Implementation Materials Quest 2000 K-3 (Pearson/Addison Wesley) Math Makes Sense 4-6 (Pearson/Addison Wesley) Minds on Math 7-8 (Pearson/Addison Wesley) Prince Edward Island Mathematics Question 2000 P-6 Interactions 7-9 Mathpower 7-9 Mental Math In Junior High Math on Call CAMET 7-9 Mathematic Curriculum. Math Makes Sense (Person/Addison Wesley) Teacher Guide Practice ad Homework Book Extra Practice and Test Generator (7/8) Together Resources: Support for Combined Grades E-Tools (K-8) E-Text (7/8) Big Math Books (K-2) Little Books (K-2) Audio Package (K-2) MathWorks (Scholastic) Teacher Guide Ontario Nelson Mathematics K-8 (Thompson/ Nelson) Teachers Resource (Binder, CD) Student WorkBook Combined Grades Resource Computerized Test Bank (7/8) Solutions Manual (7/8) Website Math Activity Workbook (1-2) Game Cards (1/2) Audio CD (K-2) Little Books (K-2) Poster Pack (K-2) Making Connections (McGraw- Hill Ryerson) Teachers Resource (Binder and CD) British Columbia Math Makes Sense (Pearson/Addison Wesley) Pro Binder Big math Books (K-2) Little Books (K-2) Audio Package CD (K-9) Practice and Homework Book (3-9) Together Resource: Support for Combined Grade (1/2, 4/5, 7/8) Extra Practice and Test Generator (7-9) Math Links (McGraw Hill Ryerson) Teachers Resources Exercise and Homework Book Blackline Master CD Solutions CD Computerized Assessment Bank K-9 Math Focus (Thompson//Nelson) Teachers Resource Student Workbook Solutions Manual Computerized Assessment Bank Student Success WorkBook Combined Grades Resource     Homework & Resources Prepared by Chris Tower  PAGE 3  !"Cb O M 4}=>Xkl08&'òåËÙÙËÙËÃshDYCJOJQJaJhDYjhDYUh#_DhDY5CJOJQJh#_DhDY5OJQJh#_DhDYCJ OJQJ!h#_DhDYB*OJQJaJphh#_DhDYOJQJh#_DhDYCJOJQJhDYhDYOJQJhDY5CJ OJQJh#_DhDY5CJ OJQJ( !"CDa b 34}~TU$a$gdDY+=>X@kl1?Y`gdDYl l /08b':LMw l`gdDYl%F<_r`gdDYl l & FgdDYl)*+,`gdDYl$a$gdDY$a$gdDY$a$gdDY %&'(+,h#_DhDYOJQJhDY0JmHnHu hDY0JjhDY0JUhDYhDYhDYCJOJQJaJ .:pDY/ =!"#$% <@< NormalCJaJmH sH tH DA@D Default Paragraph FontRi@R  Table Normal4 l4a (k@(No List4@4 DYHeader  !4 @4 DYFooter  !.)@. 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