<P>Providing readers with a robust, practical understanding of how young children build knowledge, this book offers a critical examination of the ways traditional homework fails young children, and how alternatives can better build collaborative engagement with families while supporting learning across all content areas.</P><P>Grounded in culturally sustaining practices, the first section breaks down the pedagogies that support deep learning, while later chapters emphasize the role of critical and creative thinking, project-based learning, and student choice in the development of engaging, personally relevant home learning experiences.</P><P><I>Embracing Alternatives to Homework in Early Childhood</I> is a critical text for anyone seeking to reimagine homework practices as both equitable and agency-building in PreK-3.</P>