As a teacher, I used to INSIST that students put their math assignments DIRECTLY in their bookbags IMMEDIATELY at the end of math period. Is your child forgetting because he is disorganized, and doesn't put it in his bookbag right away? You could have a talk with the teacher and see if there is something she could do on her end. What sort of homework is he forgetting? Is it a daily math assignment, stories to read? Can you phone someone else who has a child in that class and get the work? For example, if it was spelling words to study, this would work. I would not make this stuff that is punishment, like writing lines, but things that are educational, but not assigned by the school. If the distance is too great, you could have 'homework' on hand that he has to do even if stuff is forgotten, such as working on memorizing multiplication facts, extra math pages, little stories to read with questions to answer, so that he learns that forgetting is not very profitable. I would make him go back to school and get the homework. Is your child forgetful about other things? I ask this because, like the other poster, he may be 'forgetting' on purpose.

I forgot my homework at home