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Homework Wrapper

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Social-Emotional Learning ^21st Century Skills MS/HS/College Strategy

Skills

Self-regulation Verbal Reasoning Verbal Memory Abstract Reasoning Visual Memory

Homework Wrapper

If your student isn't thorough on homework assignments

Teach It!

  1. Objective: Students will use homework wrappers, checklists that remind students of the most important study skills they should use during the assignment and provide an opportunity for reflection at the end of the assignment.
  2. Teacher Takeaways: a) The wrapper should be a short, manageable checklist of no more than five items. b) Expect students to review the wrapper before starting a homework assignment so they take all the key steps. c) Wrappers should have a second page for students to complete at the end of the assignment that has the same items as the first. Students should check off the strategies they used and reflect on what strategies did or did not work and why. d) Ideally, wrappers are differentiated for different students. For example, a student with weaker attention might have: Read for 20 minutes and then take a break. A student with weaker memory might have: Stop and summarize after every page.
  3. Mindprint Resource: Try Mindprint's free homework wrappers by subject. Or, find individual student checklists by subject

Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

Homework wrappers provide an efficient way to remind students where they need to focus at the start of an assignment when a teacher is not there to remind them. Taking the extra few minutes for self-reflection at the end of the assignment will build the student's self-awareness and let teachers know where they need support. Homework wrappers can help students develop key self-awareness, self-reflection and self-advocacy skills. The concept of homework wrappers comes from the Carnegie Mellon's Eberly Center.