FabSwingers.com forum: Home schooling

By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

So today is the start of our journey through home schooling are you in the same situation and do have you any tips to help. Hats off to teachers because I know I have no patience gonna be a crazy few weeks/months my daughter only started year 7 in Sept_mber

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By *abasaurus RexMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I’m no teacher but it’ll be easier if you structure it with a routine and follow similar timings to their actual school, I’d have thought?

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

"I’m no teacher but it’ll be easier if you structure it with a routine and follow similar timings to their actual school, I’d have thought? "

Oh we have a timetable in place she knows it not a holiday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I done it for about a month last year with my daughter who was at the end of year 5 then. We didn't have the amount of work we've been given now as we changed schools and it wasn't available. We done what we could get, carried on with reading, spellings, timestables etc in the mornings until lunchtime. After lunch we done more practical stuff, cooking, museums, looking at maps and researching countries. I found it worked easier than trying to get her to sit at a table for 6 hours a day at home. Will be following the same approach again based around the work they've been given

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

"I done it for about a month last year with my daughter who was at the end of year 5 then. We didn't have the amount of work we've been given now as we changed schools and it wasn't available. We done what we could get, carried on with reading, spellings, timestables etc in the mornings until lunchtime. After lunch we done more practical stuff, cooking, museums, looking at maps and researching countries. I found it worked easier than trying to get her to sit at a table for 6 hours a day at home. Will be following the same approach again based around the work they've been given"

Thank you yes that's a good idea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thank you yes that's a good idea "

Your welcome. Also there is loads being put on YouTube to help amongst other channel's. Joe wick's is doing a live PE session every morning at 9:00am

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

Thank you yes that's a good idea

Your welcome. Also there is loads being put on YouTube to help amongst other channel's. Joe wick's is doing a live PE session every morning at 9:00am "

Don't know about that I might have to join in lol

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By *oss and SuzieCouple
over a year ago

Porthmadog

Home schooling is going pretty well, but 2 students suspended for fighting, and one teacher sacked for drinking on the job

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

"Home schooling is going pretty well, but 2 students suspended for fighting, and one teacher sacked for drinking on the job"

That will be me Gin at the ready

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I home schooled my eldest for over a year. Online resources are there if you look for them.

Didnt fancy home schooling my youngest as he has SEN. I could still send him to school as he is funded but I'm not taking the chance.

We'll do the work that is set for him through the school portal and take it from there.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

My advice...

Don't sweat it.

If you want some structure for your sanity then factor in a few sessions a day for focused learning (no longer than half an hour)

Mix it up so she doesn't get bored

Do not worry that you don't know everything. Schools will start teaching where they stopped so you really don't NEED to be teaching anything.

Get her to learn about life. Cooking, gardening, housework, shopping lists, clearing stuff out, reading etc

Play outside, run jump and explore whilst we still can

Do not feel bad for giving her screen time.

Give her a project on something she finds interesting, a favourite band, film, etc. She can make a fact file, a video or advert, poster etc

Maybe set up a virtual competition with friends. Write and perform a song or dance, write a story something like that. Then they have to perform it or share it with everyone through FaceTime.

Mostly give her praise. If she's working hard praise her, if she does good stuff praise her.

I have a list of all free resources if you want it.

Let me know on here and I'll send it as I have my filters on

Any questions, please ask

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

We are not attempting much in the way of structured learning.it doesn't suit either of us and we'd just argue. She's going to do an hour a day on the work pack sent home by school. Going to teach her more practical stuff. She's drawn/planned her birdbox already.

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

Steve backshall who does animal programmes such as deadly 60, is also doing lessons on his utube.x

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By *ntrigued32Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"My advice...

Don't sweat it.

If you want some structure for your sanity then factor in a few sessions a day for focused learning (no longer than half an hour)

Mix it up so she doesn't get bored

Do not worry that you don't know everything. Schools will start teaching where they stopped so you really don't NEED to be teaching anything.

Get her to learn about life. Cooking, gardening, housework, shopping lists, clearing stuff out, reading etc

Play outside, run jump and explore whilst we still can

Do not feel bad for giving her screen time.

Give her a project on something she finds interesting, a favourite band, film, etc. She can make a fact file, a video or advert, poster etc

Maybe set up a virtual competition with friends. Write and perform a song or dance, write a story something like that. Then they have to perform it or share it with everyone through FaceTime.

Mostly give her praise. If she's working hard praise her, if she does good stuff praise her.

I have a list of all free resources if you want it.

Let me know on here and I'll send it as I have my filters on

Any questions, please ask"

This is great advice

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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago

Serendipity

This made me smile on faceache

9am Home Economics - How to make me coffee

10am Mechanical Engineering - How to assemble and operate a shark hoover

11am PE - running outside to put the rubbish and recycling out

12pm Chemistry - how to bleach the loo

1pm Geography - how to locate items they’ve thrown on the floor.

2pm - science / how fairy liquid removes grease from stains

4pm after school club - go to your room on your IPad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This made me smile on faceache

9am Home Economics - How to make me coffee

10am Mechanical Engineering - How to assemble and operate a shark hoover

11am PE - running outside to put the rubbish and recycling out

12pm Chemistry - how to bleach the loo

1pm Geography - how to locate items they’ve thrown on the floor.

2pm - science / how fairy liquid removes grease from stains

4pm after school club - go to your room on your IPad

What happens if they get in detention or expelled?

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

"My advice...

Don't sweat it.

If you want some structure for your sanity then factor in a few sessions a day for focused learning (no longer than half an hour)

Mix it up so she doesn't get bored

Do not worry that you don't know everything. Schools will start teaching where they stopped so you really don't NEED to be teaching anything.

Get her to learn about life. Cooking, gardening, housework, shopping lists, clearing stuff out, reading etc

Play outside, run jump and explore whilst we still can

Do not feel bad for giving her screen time.

Give her a project on something she finds interesting, a favourite band, film, etc. She can make a fact file, a video or advert, poster etc

Maybe set up a virtual competition with friends. Write and perform a song or dance, write a story something like that. Then they have to perform it or share it with everyone through FaceTime.

Mostly give her praise. If she's working hard praise her, if she does good stuff praise her.

I have a list of all free resources if you want it.

Let me know on here and I'll send it as I have my filters on

Any questions, please ask

This is great advice

D."

We all respond well to praise.

Thanks

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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago

Serendipity

Local library can download ebooks and audio online.

Many museums are doing virtual tours , I saw V & A are.

Lots of you tube videos and BBC bitesize is really good.

I’ve ordered seeds to plant.

A wipe board is really handy as not wasting paper or worrying about getting any.

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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago

Serendipity

"This made me smile on faceache

9am Home Economics - How to make me coffee

10am Mechanical Engineering - How to assemble and operate a shark hoover

11am PE - running outside to put the rubbish and recycling out

12pm Chemistry - how to bleach the loo

1pm Geography - how to locate items they’ve thrown on the floor.

2pm - science / how fairy liquid removes grease from stains

4pm after school club - go to your room on your IPad

What happens if they get in detention or expelled?"

I’ll update you after a few weeks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My son gets set his homework through an online system so the school will be providing him with school work to do as if he were at school, so he should be following his usual timetable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughter is fluent welsh and all of her school work is in welsh. I can understand a lot of what I hear and read but she’s used to speaking welsh all day and being taught in welsh.

She’s pretty good though and been cracking on with her workbooks the same as she does when she has homework.

There’s a web channel that has welsh lessons on it and an interactive teacher.

If she was struggling in school I’d be worried but on parents evening two weeks ago they said that she’s in year 6’s sets for maths, science, welsh and English even though she’s year 5 so I’m not worried about her falling behind.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

"My son gets set his homework through an online system so the school will be providing him with school work to do as if he were at school, so he should be following his usual timetable"

Be mindful that 6 hours is too long to concentrate for anyone. Your age plus 4 minutes up to a maximum of 25 I think. Is the length of a concentration span.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Following for tips

twinkl has one month free subscription.. don't know whether they cover beyond ks2 but throwing it out there in case someone finds it useful. Best of luck everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m in the same boat, mine are 4 & 7. We have a lot of work sent home and access to online homework set by the school.

I’ve cleared my own desk and set up the dining room as their classroom. We have a timetable set by the school as a guide and I will loosely follow that with them. I also bought loads of craft stuff and plan to set them a project to make something each week.

I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed with the thought of it, but we will try our best and with the potential of schools being closed until sept_mber, I want to get it right.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

We have an inbox with 9 pieces of Y8 homework.

Jo Wicks YouTube exercise at 9am was laughed at. They said they’ll get all the work done & to leave them alone

I know they will but I wanted some structure

There’s a WW2 bunker thing doing the rounds on Facebook & lots of other stuff. I’ve suggested they learn sign language or something...

J x

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

"My advice...

Don't sweat it.

If you want some structure for your sanity then factor in a few sessions a day for focused learning (no longer than half an hour)

Mix it up so she doesn't get bored

Do not worry that you don't know everything. Schools will start teaching where they stopped so you really don't NEED to be teaching anything.

Get her to learn about life. Cooking, gardening, housework, shopping lists, clearing stuff out, reading etc

Play outside, run jump and explore whilst we still can

Do not feel bad for giving her screen time.

Give her a project on something she finds interesting, a favourite band, film, etc. She can make a fact file, a video or advert, poster etc

Maybe set up a virtual competition with friends. Write and perform a song or dance, write a story something like that. Then they have to perform it or share it with everyone through FaceTime.

Mostly give her praise. If she's working hard praise her, if she does good stuff praise her.

I have a list of all free resources if you want it.

Let me know on here and I'll send it as I have my filters on

Any questions, please ask"

Thank you day 1 was a nightmare but she just got on with it today I'm not stressing to much about school she's already stressed with not being able too see her grandparents and her dad and his family (he lives in a different town) what will be will be and life lessons are so more important xx

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

Try not to make it to much like school. And rem_mber not every thing you learn comes from a book.

I'm lucky as my daughter has been home schooled for almost 2 years now.

Yes schools will have set work but I doubt they have set times to be doing it.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

"My advice...

Don't sweat it.

If you want some structure for your sanity then factor in a few sessions a day for focused learning (no longer than half an hour)

Mix it up so she doesn't get bored

Do not worry that you don't know everything. Schools will start teaching where they stopped so you really don't NEED to be teaching anything.

Get her to learn about life. Cooking, gardening, housework, shopping lists, clearing stuff out, reading etc

Play outside, run jump and explore whilst we still can

Do not feel bad for giving her screen time.

Give her a project on something she finds interesting, a favourite band, film, etc. She can make a fact file, a video or advert, poster etc

Maybe set up a virtual competition with friends. Write and perform a song or dance, write a story something like that. Then they have to perform it or share it with everyone through FaceTime.

Mostly give her praise. If she's working hard praise her, if she does good stuff praise her.

I have a list of all free resources if you want it.

Let me know on here and I'll send it as I have my filters on

Any questions, please ask

So many children don't have life lessons now because homework and busy parents mean there's no time. This summer will be great for that. Forget the formal learning they'll catch up on anything missed.

Well done on surviving so far

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By *abat40x OP Woman
over a year ago

North Lincolnshire

How's everyone getting on??

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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago

Serendipity

Our school has been really good setting lessons online. They’ve been monitoring when they login too. Hope everyone else is getting on ok?

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