DS's teacher last year at this time (first grade) sent home the first grade math homework saying that she knows the math is too simple but he should practice writing numbers. I could understand her line of thinking, but I saw it as teaching DS to hate math assignments. I think the math should have been at the appropriate level (for him at that time, around 3rd grade) with accommodations made, like fewer problems or not having to draw a bunch of silly pictures or write unnecessarily to "show his work." If he needs to practice drawing, that's fine, but why tie it to math? You want him to make actual progress in math, not just in the other e, if that makes any sense.
