Homework

In The Sims 2, The Sims Stories and The Sims 3, children and teens get homework on school days. Failure to complete homework generally results in bad grades.

The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories
In The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories, children and teens will have homework in their hands after they get off the school bus. If possible, they will put the assignment on or by a desk, and seem to prefer the first desk that was placed in the house. If a student has unfinished homework, he or she will put the new homework on top of it. The player can tell the student to put the homework down by canceling the "Go to School" icon. Homework can be moved in buy and build modes, though it cannot be deleted. A child's homework will be brightly colored, but a teen's homework will be plainly colored.

Clicking on the homework gives the child or teen an option to complete it or ask an older Sim for help. An older household member, when the homework is clicked, can offer help with finishing the 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. This will fulfill the "Ask for Homework Help" want, and will allow them to do homework more quickly in the future. If Seasons is installed, students will do homework faster in the fall, or after drinking apple juice.

There is no time limit on homework in The Sims 2, but doing (or not doing) homework will affect a student's grades. A student who goes to school in a good mood with all homework done will gain a better grade. Students will not be penalized for going to school with one piece of homework not done, but going to school with more than one piece of homework incomplete may cause their grades to drop.

If a teen has unfinished homework when he or she is sent to college or becomes an adult, it will disappear.

The Sims 3
On school days, children and teens will come home with homework in their inventory. This is unlike The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories, where they would place the homework down. They can simply "Do Homework" on their own, "Do Homework With..." another friend of their age group, or "Get Help From" an older Sim on the lot. Sims can also do someone else's homework, or copy someone's homework if that person already did it, although this can cause after school detention. Sims may stop doing homework if they are hungry, tired, have the "Stressed" moodlet, or have a low bladder meter. Bookworm Sims get homework done faster, and the Public Library is a good place to study. In Supernatural, Vampire children also do homework faster than normal children, and Witch Sims may magically finish it in a matter of seconds. Homework is a Hidden Skill.

Students who skip homework or do not complete it on time will receive a bad mark in the Homework area of their school performance (This can be found in the 'School' section of the Simology panel) and may get detention. Students who complete their homework on time get a good mark in this section. However, homework can be finished while at school using the "Work on Late Homework" option. However, if the teacher catches them, they may get an after school detention. Good students grow up to be good adults, so it is important that young Sims maintain good grades. If a Sim has an A when they age up, the player will be able to choose his or her next trait.

In Generations children can bury their homework in the sandbox but will get a bad grade for it.

The Sims 4
Once a Sim becomes a child, they will automatically receive a homework book in their inventory, whether or not they have attended school yet. Children will have a yellow book labeled "Grade School Homework" while teens will receive a blue book labeled "Homework". When a student receives an A from school, they will be given the option "Do Extra Credit" when hovering over their individual homework books. Children have the ability to receive help from adults. Unlike previous games, children who neglect their homework have a fair shot at keeping their school performance high by completing other tasks such as maintaining certain moods or building skills.