--- title: 6 Prompts to Help Your Child Take the Lead During Homework Time description: Use our free resource to help guide your child through homework time. image: https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/6%20Prompts%20to%20Help%20Your%20Child%20Take%20the%20Lead%20During%20Homework%20Time%20-%20Title.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.powermylearning.org/6-prompts-homework-time#main-content) [![pml-logo-1](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/pml-logo-1.svg "pml-logo-1")](https://powermylearning.org/) - [Home ](https://powermylearning.org/) - [About ](https://powermylearning.org/about/) - [MathVoice ](https://powermylearning.org/mathvoice/) - [Impact ](https://powermylearning.org/impact/) - [Why PowerMyLearning ](https://powermylearning.org/why-powermylearning/) - [Content Hub ](https://blog.powermylearning.org) - [Contact Us ](https://powermylearning.org/contact-us/) - [Donate ](https://toolkits.powermylearning.org/donate) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # 6 Prompts to Help Your Child Take the Lead During Homework Time by [PowerMyLearning](https://blog.powermylearning.org/author/powermylearning) on September 28, 2022 [For Families (or parents)](https://blog.powermylearning.org/tag/for-families-or-parents) Helping your child with math homework can sometimes feel overwhelming. The good news is you don’t need to be a math expert to support your child. One of the most powerful ways to help children learn is surprisingly simple: **let them teach you.** Researchers call this *learning by teaching*. When children explain how they solved a problem, they organize their thinking, make connections, and deepen their understanding. Explaining their reasoning also builds confidence and strengthens communication skills. Instead of focusing on getting the right answer right away, try switching roles during homework time. **Act like the student and let your child be the teacher.** Ask questions, listen carefully, and encourage them to explain how they are thinking about the math. To help make this easier, PowerMyLearning created a simple set of **six guiding questions families can use during homework time.** [Download our free resource](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/6%20Conversation%20Prompts%20for%20Families.pdf) with guiding questions to help your child problem-solve using the resources they have from class. These six prompts help children explain their thinking, choose strategies, and connect their learning to real-world situations. Instead of giving answers, they encourage children to **talk through how they are solving a problem**.  ![Homework - Six Conversation Prompts](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PowerMyLearning_CMS/toolkit/Homework%20-%20Six%20Conversation%20Prompts.png?width=870&height=1126&name=Homework%20-%20Six%20Conversation%20Prompts.png)   Spread the word: [Share this blog post on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.powermylearning.org/6-prompts-homework-time) [Share this blog post on Facebook ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.powermylearning.org/6-prompts-homework-time) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.powermylearning.org/6-prompts-homework-time) ## Related Articles [![A teacher points to content displayed from a projector onto a screen. ](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/PowerMyLearning_March2022/Images/stock-reprot_What-do-travel-agents-400x250.jpg) ](https://blog.powermylearning.org/travel-agents-teachers-common) ### [What do travel agents and teachers have in common?](https://blog.powermylearning.org/travel-agents-teachers-common) Why did Paul English, the co-founder of Kayak, launch a new travel company that puts humans back in... by [Elisabeth Stock](https://blog.powermylearning.org/author/elisabeth-stock) [![](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/ILA%20Blog%20post.png) ](https://blog.powermylearning.org/ila-2022) ### [PowerMyLearning Honors Trio at 2022 Innovative Learning Awards](https://blog.powermylearning.org/ila-2022) NEW YORK, May 16 2022: PowerMyLearning, a K-12 nonprofit that unlocks the power of collaboration... by [PowerMyLearning](https://blog.powermylearning.org/author/powermylearning) [![Jaylen speaks at the Innovative Learning Awards.](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/PowerMyLearning_March2022/Images/Stock-Report_Hear-from-jaylen.jpg) ](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hear-from-jaylen-our-student-of-the-year) ### [Hear from Jaylen, Our Student of the Year](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hear-from-jaylen-our-student-of-the-year) For this month’s article, I invite you to learn about Jaylen, a sixth-grade student from South... by [Elisabeth Stock](https://blog.powermylearning.org/author/elisabeth-stock) [![pml-logo-1-1](https://blog.powermylearning.org/hubfs/pml-logo-1-1.svg "pml-logo-1-1")](https://powermylearning.org/) - [Home](https://powermylearning.org/) - [About](https://powermylearning.org/about/) - [Why PowerMyLearning](https://powermylearning.org/why-powermylearning/) - [MathVoice](https://powermylearning.org/mathvoice/) - [Impact](https://powermylearning.org/impact/) - [Content Hub](https://blog.powermylearning.org) - [Contact Us](https://powermylearning.org/contact-us/) - [Home](https://powermylearning.org/) - [About](https://powermylearning.org/about/) - [Why PowerMyLearning](https://powermylearning.org/why-powermylearning/) - [MathVoice](https://powermylearning.org/mathvoice/) - [Impact](https://powermylearning.org/impact/) - [Content Hub](https://blog.powermylearning.org) - [Contact Us](https://powermylearning.org/contact-us/) --- © PowerMyLearning. 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