COVID_19 and HOME SCHOOLING

 

The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on many parents trying to teach children while school is out. Schools across the country are cancelled or closed, some indefinitely, as COVID-19 continues to spread. This has left many parents stressed or confused about what to do with their children and how to keep them learning while they’re stuck at home. For many parents, teaching their young people at home is something they’ve never had to do before, so it’s important to remember that your home-schooling techniques, whatever they are, don’t have to be perfect or like regular school.

HAVE FUN

Home-schooling during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t have to be taken so seriously.

BREAKS AND DOWNTIME    Regular school has breaks and moments of downtime, remember to give them the same while they’re at home, when you’re struggling through a learning task, a quick 15-minute break can do wonders for both your patience and their ability to get through the material.

Young people should also still be getting some outside time, like they would during breaks.

MAKE A SCHEDULE    It’s helpful to have a daily schedule that includes learning time, chores, meals and other activities

RESOURCES

The teachers at Fox Hollies have been working hard to discover all sorts of interactive and accessible activities for you to do with your children at home, safely. Please see below for some ideas, please click on the links below (the links are green):

Twinkl     Twinkl is offering every parent access to all Twinkl resources with a One Month Ultimate Membership, totally free of charge. Setting this up is really easy to do - go to twinkl.co.uk/offer and enter the code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS

Paw Print Family    Challenge Packs are completely free to download and have been designed with you and your young people in mind. Each pack contains over 40 activity ideas and with handy hints and tips thrown in for good measure it's never been easier to provide adventure and skills for life

Maths and English Resources    Here you can access interactive Maths and English activities for all abilities

Maths Support    Provide your children with fun-filled mathematical learning at home, without the need to be a maths expert.

Carol Vorderman Maths Fun and interactive maths activities for ages 4-16

National Literacy Trust    Lots of nice ideas to complete with your children around the topic of Literacy, reading, writing, speaking and listening. All sorts.

David Walliams Free Story Telling    David Walliams is reading one of his stories every day for the next month. They are released at 10:00am every day.

Phonics     This website will support in Phonics development, and offers a Free log in for the months of March and April

Audible    Audible are giving parents free access to 500+ books and stories that your children can listen to and access

The Body Coach    Joe Wicks is providing free PE lessons that he streams live at 9am every day. The link also allows you to access sessions from the past week, that you can open and complete

Sport England    Sport England have launched a new campaign: ‘Stay In Workout’. There is lots of ideas on how to stay fit, for families, students and adults

Science Ideas and Resources      If you fancy doing some scientific experiments with your children

Sensory Learning Ideas    Some brilliant ideas that all our children can access from Inclusive Teaching

Makaton Resources    Keep practising Makaton signing with these free resources that you can do in the home

The Parent Tool Kit    At home resources for children, and their grown-ups

Money Saving Tips     Here are some great money saving tips from Martin Lewis.

Please also see Class Pages, in the Pupil Area for more specific work that individual teachers have prepared for their students.

Thank you all

Keep Safe

Fox Hollies School