As a parent you probably never thought you would be teaching your children at home. Remote learning can feel a bit scary but it can be an opportunity to be creative and have fun with your children so that being at home isn’t boring for them and stressful for you.
It is important to have a routine every day. Work out a schedule together, either in writing like a timetable or with pictures like a visual timetable, that way everyone knows what’s going to happen daily.
Incorporate core learning times for literacy and numeracy (keep it short and sweet 20-30min blocks should work, we don’t want them to get bored!), add in break and lunchtimes, add the fun activities to do together and the times to work or play independently. Don’t forget this is home and not school so the timing for learning is up to you!
Also if you have received work from school, use these resources and do them at the same time each day at a time when your child learns best. If you run out of resources or learning materials, you could contact your school for more.
If you have access to the internet there are vast libraries of resources online and most of them are free to use. Here are some websites that you may find useful.
(Extract from Education Authority website - Educational Resources and Newsletters)
https://www.eani.org.uk/educational-resources-newsletters
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