In this pandemic, some countries have already closed schools and others are likely to close very soon. These are just a few ideas which may make learning at home easier.
First, though, please don't think that this is like usual home education. Usually, home educators go out, see friends and go to groups and classes. This is something that we will miss too. In many ways this situation is a caricature of usual home schooling.
Despite this, we are at an advantage in that we have a pattern to our day and resources at home. I know that most schools will be sending work home and teaching remotely so it won't be necessary to set up a curriculum, however, there will be much, much more time to fill with no journeys to school, no after school clubs and no playdates.
These are some ideas which help shape our days plus some extra resources.
First, though, please don't think that this is like usual home education. Usually, home educators go out, see friends and go to groups and classes. This is something that we will miss too. In many ways this situation is a caricature of usual home schooling.
Despite this, we are at an advantage in that we have a pattern to our day and resources at home. I know that most schools will be sending work home and teaching remotely so it won't be necessary to set up a curriculum, however, there will be much, much more time to fill with no journeys to school, no after school clubs and no playdates.
These are some ideas which help shape our days plus some extra resources.
- Morning Time. We always start with Morning Time. We include prayer, read alouds, Bible memory work and sing a hymn, Our read alouds include a missionary biography and a chapter from a history book. This is an ideal time to read those books aloud that you have always intended to read. We have just finished making a homophone sheet where we added a homophone and illustration each day.
- A set order. We always have English time then a break, followed by maths. The afternoon is a bit more varied. There isn't anything special about our order except that it means that we all know what is happening next and there is less argument about unpopular subjects.
- Reading time. 30 minutes after lunch for everyone's sanity!
- Usually, we always go outside.I don't know how much this will have to alter but even a few minutes in a small garden will help. Swingball or a chalked hopscotch can be done in a small area.
- Something fun. This depends on the age of children. Ideas are a board game, poetry tea,a film and educational treasure hunt. The prize for the treasure hunt only needs to be small. The clues don't have to be complicated. We have used treasure hunts for learning tables with choices for answers. The right answer goes to the next clue!
Just a few ideas for resources. These are all free
- Typing Club
- Seterra-geography and science quizzes
- Free Science Lessons
- BBC Schools radio (this includes some audiobooks under English)
- BBC bitesize
- Blog about Britain
- Nrich (I love the hot air balloon game for negative numbers)
- Poetryline
- Twinkl is currently free (I haven't used this site myself so can't personally recommend it)
- Classics for Kids (seven minute podcasts about classical music)
- MIT Scratch course
- Hour of code
- The Daily Poem-more for older children
- Mathsframe-online games around maths
- Free Sunday School lessons online coming very soon.
Please do add other ideas. We all need to encourage each other in these challenging times.
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