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We are blessed with 4 kids- 7,9, 3 & 3
This is hard! how is everyone coping?
school has given us a twinkl login which has the whole curriculum on
CVDTWINKLHELPS is the code if anyone needs it
but its ripping thru our printer ink!
Maddie Moats science cast is great for all ages
BBC bitesize has some great interactive stuff- Guardians of Mathmetica has been a big hit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
Aldi have very good Ks1 & Ks2 english & maths homeork books & colouring pads for younger kids
and this raspbery pi, with keyboard & instruction on how to build your own computer kit looks great (just ordered), down to £60, but need own monitor
https://kano.me/uk/store/products/computer-kit
Don't envy you, my two are 19 and 17 - one working from home, one doing a bit of college work.
but need own monitor
DOn't forget HDMI lead and mouse also, doesn't look like they're included.
our 4 are 7, 9, 12 & 13 only the eldest is not getting on with it as he sees it as a holiday, words have been had and hes better today. the 3 at primary are getting their heads down and getting their work done first thing and we are doing fun things for the rest of the day. PE they decided is on rotation between pokemon go with which we did a 6.5k walk yesterday, today their bikes are going on the trainer and are using the 12 year olds free zwift account and then tomorrow itll be ring fit on the switch.
This afternoon is set aside for some dungeons and dragons and if theres anything else they fancy doing.
Been great so far but our easter holidays start on Friday so only a quick burst before 2 weeks off.
Yep. Both the wife and i working from home. Two daughters, 10 & 13, getting through their work from school but is quite distracting as they ask for assistance. I can see how it can be done if you had no other distractions.
The Rasberry PI kit looks good though.
As a teacher I'm trying to put out work that is at the correct levels for all my classes. But return rate is less than 25% I fact that 75% aren't even looking at it.
easy as pie - Samuel has work on the computer to do everyday. He gets on with it with out us asking.
10 6 and 8 months here..
The 10 and 6 year olds are ok, the 8 month old a pain in the ass quite frankly!
5 & 8 year old here, their school has supplied a bunch of material, they've been very good.
mrsmonkfinger is now sans employment, but with a new job, full time teacher, and making sure they do the suggested amount of stuff, plus some other activities.
So far - mostly - so good.
Our two seem much happier when fully occupied and not allowed to cause mischief.
the 8 month old a pain in the ass quite frankly!
That's nothing to do with the lock down TBF lol
Start with PE with Joe, do a half hour of maths followed by a 'teddy party' where they each read a book in the morning. One of their English assignments in the afternoon and bit of outdoors, birdwatching, woodwork etc. That'll do, eh?
if you have some computer competency, i'd suggest this
https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-kits-and-bundles/products/raspberry-pi-starter-kit
its the latest raspberry pi, still need a keyboard and mouse plus a monitor/tv....
I've set my sones up ready to do all his school work. its connected to the internet, but the browser runs a extension so only white listed sites work. so all his lesson work fine and he can go off and do it all by himself.
LOL...... LOL..... LAUGHING OOOOOUUUUUTTTTTTTT LOOOOOUUUUDDD!!!!!!!
Raspberry Pi with Primary level kids....... LOL!!!!
Know many kids that age who code in Python?
Keep it simple.....
Try scratch.mit.edu if you really want to do some coding. (They will recognise it from school.)
Also try Microbit.org
and the best is "Hour of Code" website. Keep it simple, fun and enjoyable.
Kids that age will get bored long before you have ripped open the Raspberry Pi packaging and attempted to connect the keyboard.
Fun and simple..... remember FUN AND SIMPLE.
You are NOT their teacher. At best you are keeping them "educationally occupied."
There are reasons us teachers go to Uni to study our craft.
FUN AND SIMPLE... Don't knock yourself out.
Know many kids that age who code in Python?
i kid you not over breakfast this morning my 5yo said, The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
then went back to sticking rice krispies up his nose
There are reasons us teachers go to Uni to study our craft.
So you can get used to long holidays?
😜
If some of you fancy a little less sat at the desk learning, we've weekly resources for learning in the garden, active, play...
https://m.facebook.com/groups/2947052738685771/?ref=group_browse
My two are 16 and 14 so are pretty much just getting on with it. This is my eldest's dream- she always says she gets more done at home than at College.
I'm sat at my desk making/marking work for my sixth formers, who are mostly getting on with it. My wife's primary so going in two days a week as her childminding shift for key worker kids - she's running a food bank and doing shopping for vulnerable people on her days 'off' as well as blitzing our garden.
So you can get used to long holidays
You need it.
As a teacher I’m trying to put out work that is at the correct levels for all my classes. But return rate is less than 25% I fact that 75% aren’t even looking at it.
Thats because you are not making it fun enough and you are not inspiring them enough.
This message was bought to you by your friendly local SLT
Oh and my response is about the same!!
For younger kids, Froggle Parties are doing daily online shows science, magic etc. (facebook)
Green box first aid are also doing some kids first aid courses 10.30 Friday (youtube)
I've found ours have really enjoyed making stop motion videos, just need a tablet/phone and a free app (we use stop motion studio)
As above our teachers have made it very clear that they aren't expecting us to be teachers. Get some of the basics done every day (reading, writing and maths) and the rest of the time have some fun and if you can make it educational at the same time, great. Today's maths was bingo but instead of just calling the numbers they were done as sums that they had to work out first.
Both my wife and I are flat out with work - I've never known a harder period. I suspect that's true for many who haven't been furloughed and can work from home.
My two boys, 7 and 10, have read a bit, done a bit of writing each day and played a lot of Minecraft. Thank goodness they have each other, because they barely have us from 7 until 7. 🙁 Feel like the worst parent in the world.
We have done, in a week, less than 30 minutes supervised home schooling. What has been done, is all on their own. It just has to wait, and I don't think it'll make a great deal of difference at this age.
Edit: they are both doing online maths questions too, set by the school, which taken about 20 mins each per day. They are desperate to get back to school, the eldest especially.
10,8 & 6 here. Both of us are working from home - but my wife is working 06:00-09:00, 12:00-13:00 and then 18:00-21:00 to home school them, (so yes I get the better deal - I do lunch)! I find it pretty hard to concentrate - I still tend to help the 10 year old when my wife is focusing on the other two. They have complained her lessons are not as fun as school, (despite it being work set by school). She asked them to rate the 'fun' level vs. teacher, this was the 6 years old's laconic response:
Mum: How would you rate the fun level against your teacher?
6 yr old: teacher - 10/10 you - 7/10
Mum: What do I need to do to get from 7 to 10?
6 yr old: Make it more fun
I mean, you can't fault the logic.
My 8 year old only gave her a '2'. When quizzed this seems to be mainly because her two best friends sit next to her at school but don't here...I think we might be losing this battle.
10 year old is doing OK - spends a lot of time complaining\panicking about running out of time - but overall trying very hard to stick to his on-line timetable. Not sure how kids with no access to a computer are supposed to manage; it is all online assessments.
We are lucky to have a nice garden - they spent a lot of time outside when it was warmer last week in 'break time'. Been a bit harder to get them outside this week - but we are trying!
Frustrating as it all is, I hope one day we look back on it as a bonus to have spent the extra time with them while they are little....
a_a I nearly bit but yes that's why.
Oh and parents are you expecting a report card next term? Because guess what our SLT want.
In all seriousness we got sent all the twinkl resources and other stuff too. The head then sent s letter out saying the effect of "you know what? Bollocks to it, just have fun". Appreciate this is for primary, secondary would be different kettle of fish bus as long as they are reading and doing a few sums (like the bingo idea) and getting mucky/covered in paint they'll be reet.
this is free
https://code.org/minecraft
free minecraft code exercises. My son enjoyed them for a day or 2....
We did Chemistry today.
We started off with “Does chloroform have a smell?” and it just kinda tailed off after that.
My 5 year old is getting relatively proficient at scratch (better than some yr7/8s I've taught!).
She absolutely loves SketchUp, and we've designed and 3d printed a few bits and bobs.
She/we found the MicroBit exciting for about 10 minutes. The only thing we both enjoy using it for is the Bluetooth controlled robot that you can plug it into 😎
She has had a go on the Raspberry Pi, and is actually quite interested in how Python works. Slowly, slowly is my mantra on that one!
ajantom..... Brilliant! Good to see girls getting into coding.
With her attitude she will be a dream in one of my GCSE groups.
Where you teaching?
Raspberry Pi with Primary level kids……. LOL!!!!
My 9 year old is loving it, she's properly amused that despite what I do for a living she's able to pick it up almost as fast as I am.
We've got an old Pi 1 fired up and she's getting her hands dirty with no GUI or IDE from her chromebook. Only thing I've had to help her with so far is the difference between ` and '
The most important lesson she's learning is how to google an error message 😀
Cool.
17 and 13 here. College providing daily lesson plan for the older one, which he seems to cope with daily.
School sending a weekly workload for the younger one. She reckons she's finished all this week's work already, and she probably has, I'll check on her homework app tomorrow.
She had an online music lesson on Zoom last week, even if her exam has been cancelled. Not so sure eldests music teacher will master Zoom, we will find out tomorrow after noon
a_a I nearly bit but yes that’s why.
Oh and parents are you expecting a report card next term? Because guess what our SLT want.
I've got to make list of those not working tomorrow! Going to be a ****ing long list!!
I'm very thankful that my 7 year old daughter's teachers are keeping her loaded up with school work! It's pretty much enough to keep her occupied during school hours (with morning and afternoon break time and a slightly extended lunch).
I'm trying to be teacher as well as keep my engineering business going, all whilst my other half is busy key workering. God knows how I'm going to get through the holidays!
Thankfully she genuinely enjoys school work, but with a question every 2-3 minutes I'm not getting that much done.
See, this is what happens when you work from home and don't log out of your account, someone else in the household replies as you!
I am no longer a teacher and as I taught PE and Geography (classic combo) I'm not sure a knowledge of coding would've been helpful in my GCSE classes! It is however, very cool to hear of kids who are into the whole computer literacy, coding etc stuff.
We're fricking Luddites in this house so have no gaming devices except a tablet so it's no real surprise Kip Jr shows only a modicum of interest in that sort of stuff. Plus Mr Kip teaches in a rural county town comprehensive where they can tell you all about tractors, milk yield and recreational drugs but not much else, so our expectations of what kids can do may be a tad low.
Well done to all you homeschoolers though, our school has sent home work but really, they'll just be happy if everyone comes back alive come September!
As a teacher I’m trying to put out work that is at the correct levels for all my classes. But return rate is less than 25% I fact that 75% aren’t even looking at it.
Guilty! In fairness we have been doing stuff with ours and only checked SeeSaw the other day. What a faff that site is, written assignments can get in the bloody sea, it'll be hand written with a photo from now on. Started cracking on with it though, rather easy so can't see it holding interest for long.
We weren't given login details for Glow but she knew them anyway, now we have her email set up and she can talk to friends so that's a plus.
No need for PE, she has off ice training sessions 3x a week and ballet another night!
@matt_outandabout good shout, joined up so should hopefully get some good ideas. Weather has been nice but cold here, as it warms up we'll be out more.