Homework

In The Sims 2 and The Sims 3, children and teens get homework on school days.

In The Sims 2, clicking on the homework allows the player to have the Sim do his or her homework, or to ask an older Sim for help. If an older household member is selected, clicking on the homework allows that Sim to offer to help the student with his or her homework. A child or teen who is being helped with homework will finish it faster, and will gain the memory of being taught to study, which will allow them to do homework more quickly. If The Sims 2: Seasons is installed, students will do homework faster in the fall, or after drinking apple juice.

Homework is given to child and teen Sims via school. These Sims will come home with homework every day Monday through Friday in their inventory. Sims have the "Do Homework," "Do Homework With," and "Get Help From," interactions allowing the Sim to get homework help from an Adult, Elder, or Young Adult on the lot. Sims may stop mid-homework if they are hungry or have a low bladder meter. Having the bookworm trait can help Sims get homework done faster, and the Public Library is a good place to study. If students skip homework or do not get it completed on time, this can result in a bad, foul, or horrifying status in the Homework section of school performance. Sims can have this status while having unfinished homework in the hours they have to do it. A great, excellent, or outstanding performance in this area can be the result of having finished homework in these hours or when time comes to pass it in. If the cursor is placed over the homework while homework is on the lot, it will display the homework owner's name, and how much they have done. When homework is 100% finished, the status for "Homework" will have "Outstanding."