Track your child's progress and drive them to success with a homework chart. Print off a chart listing specific lessons and due dates of projects. Track a student's progress as the work toward completing a goal. Use stickers or colorful markers to check off portions of the completed lesson or project. Teach your child the importance and relevance of creating a personal goal and working to successfully complete it. Turn the homework chart into an incentive tool to motivate your child to study and acquire a deeper knowledge of a particular subject.
Get your home-schooled students excited about their schoolwork by giving them previews of upcoming lessons. Help your child gain a deeper understanding of the topic at hand by outlining how the present subject will expand and deepen future lessons. Make a simple slide show demonstrating future projects, crafts or other hands-on learning experiences that you plan to teach your child. Keep your home-schooled child motivated by reminding them of the upcoming lessons as they work on mastering difficult subject.
Use a field trip as an incentive to complete homework. Create a lesson plan around a trip to a museum, zoo or historical place. Have your child read and study about the trip in question and give a quiz before the trip and another one after the trip to test your child's retention. Use the trip as an incentive to complete the study portion of the lesson. Reading and learning about a historic or scientific location can help a child obtain a deeper appreciation for items viewed during the trip.
Rewards of food or other treats helps entice students to complete their studies as well. Offer a reward of an educational video after the completion of a study project, or teach a child how to cook or bake a healthy treat after finishing her lessons. These rewards can break up the day and let the mind focus on other activities as it digests the previously acquired knowledge. Use rewards judiciously; center the reward on learning or making something that is fun or creative. Avoid using rewards for every lesson completed; instead, offer a reward after the completion of a particularly difficult subject to recognize a job well-done.