There are 1440 minutes in a day. A child should sleep at least 8 hours or 480 minutes a day. A student usually spends about 5 hours or 360 minutes a day in school. Daily routines breakfast, dinner, getting dressed and chores may take 3 hours or 180 minutes a day That leaves about 6 hours or 360 minutes a day for homework, TV, and video games. Perhaps 1 - 2 hours or 60 to 120 minutes a day, depending on your child's age, can be spent on reading and homework. Do the math and put your minutes to work to achieve academic success.