As it sinks in that most schools probably won’t re-open until September, many parents of young children are scrabbling around in the dark trying to work out the best way to cope.
If your children are at home with you and you’re concerned that they keep up with their school work, education expert and former primary school teacher Becky Cranham – of PlanBee – has some great ways to embed learning in fun activities.
5. Keep reading
Check out Epic, which has access to 35,000 children’s books, learning videos, quizzes and more. You can try it free for 30 days. Encourage your child to act out the finished story or create a puppet show. Photo: .
6. Telling a story
Ask children to pick a main character, a setting and a special object and let their imaginations run riot! To present them to the world too, they could stick with the good old traditional pen and paper or try creating an eBook. Photo: fizkes - stock.adobe.com