Home schooling and keeping kids entertained - Harringay online2024-03-29T10:40:42Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/home-schooling-and-keeping-kids-entertained?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1225459&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLondon's Air Ambulance Charit…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-04-03:844301:Comment:12285082020-04-03T08:16:25.012Zrhihttps://harringayonline.com/profile/rhi
<p>London's Air Ambulance Charity have free education resources on the website: </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/education/schools" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/education/schools</font></a> </p>
<p>London's Air Ambulance Charity have free education resources on the website: </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/education/schools" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/education/schools</font></a> </p> That sounds great. But what s…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-28:844301:Comment:12276512020-03-28T19:14:55.811ZTina Shttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KristinaSubergSethi
<p>That sounds great. But what starts to annoy me is that people automatically think people have all time in the world now. We don't. My husband is self employed and redirecting his work. I am working from home and my work nearly tripled. I am trying to not send the kids to school, but am absolutely exhausted by the end of the day.</p>
<p>That sounds great. But what starts to annoy me is that people automatically think people have all time in the world now. We don't. My husband is self employed and redirecting his work. I am working from home and my work nearly tripled. I am trying to not send the kids to school, but am absolutely exhausted by the end of the day.</p> Wonderful suggestions! Thank…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-24:844301:Comment:12264742020-03-24T15:05:48.130ZHannahhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/HannahKnight
<p>Wonderful suggestions! Thank you for setting this up, Liz. Excellent advice on just letting children pick and choose.</p>
<p>I'm an English tutor, environmental educator (with Liz at RF and Woodberry Wetlands) and Beanstalk reading helper so here are my suggestions. Apologies if any repetition!</p>
<p>Wildlife Trust activities <a href="https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature">https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature</a></p>
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<p>Wonderful suggestions! Thank you for setting this up, Liz. Excellent advice on just letting children pick and choose.</p>
<p>I'm an English tutor, environmental educator (with Liz at RF and Woodberry Wetlands) and Beanstalk reading helper so here are my suggestions. Apologies if any repetition!</p>
<p>Wildlife Trust activities <a href="https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature">https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature</a></p>
<p>Liz mentioned The Bodycoach PE lessons - I know lots of children (and adults!) who love these sessions. They're at 9am everyday.</p>
<p>For English- lots of free resources <a href="https://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/">https://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/</a> <a href="https://www.teachitenglish.co.uk/">https://www.teachitenglish.co.uk/</a></p>
<p>Think you might need to be a teacher to access Teachit so if anyone sees anything they fancy but can't access it- send me a message and I'll download/send to you.</p>
<p><a href="https://64millionartists.com/">https://64millionartists.com/</a> 64 million artists are running a Create to Connect challenge for next 2 weeks where you get sent a different task each day. Great for all ages! Day 1 yesterday was to create a Creative Companion and today's was to write a haiku on a book/film recommendation. You can sign up at the website. </p>
<p>Beanstalk Top 40 books- I have quite a few of these books so if anyone wants to borrow them then send me a message and I can lend to you. (will be using them for Storytime too)</p>
<p> <a href="https://www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/news/beanstalk-reveals-top-40-childrens-books-for-struggling-and-reluctant-readers">https://www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/news/beanstalk-reveals-top-40-childrens-books-for-struggling-and-reluctant-readers</a></p>
<p>For over 16's - there's a BBC short script writing competition - deadline is Monday 30th- £300 prize! <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/interconnected/terms-and-conditions">https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/interconnected/terms-and-conditions</a></p>
<p>Over 16's- Reading Women- reading all the prizewinners for the Women's Prize for Fiction is a fun challenge. There are 24... <a href="https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/reading-women">https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/reading-women</a> </p>
<p>I'm running free, online Storytime for nursery & primary children every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am. Please message me on 07956 700 513 for more details.</p>
<p>And if there are any Year 11 or Year 13 students who want to talk about what they're currently reading then I can do book discussion with them if they drop me a message. </p>
<p>I'm self-isolating for 12 weeks so have spare time. </p>
<p>Hope everyone is staying safe. Hannah x</p> Great thread, thank you Liz!M…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-20:844301:Comment:12257282020-03-20T14:38:47.646ZJulieBhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JulieBartley
<p>Great thread, thank you Liz!<br/><br/>My son is year 11, he has learning difficulties and we have some resources but I'm obviously not trained like his specialised teachers. I need to calm his anxiety about not knowing what will happen next but still keep his learning with Maths and English. It's going to be a challenge, but we're all safe and well so we're treating today (first day of closure) as an extended weekend while we all get used to the new normal.</p>
<p>Great thread, thank you Liz!<br/><br/>My son is year 11, he has learning difficulties and we have some resources but I'm obviously not trained like his specialised teachers. I need to calm his anxiety about not knowing what will happen next but still keep his learning with Maths and English. It's going to be a challenge, but we're all safe and well so we're treating today (first day of closure) as an extended weekend while we all get used to the new normal.</p> Free kids audiobooks up to te…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-20:844301:Comment:12255192020-03-20T12:25:45.554ZLizhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Liz
<p><span>Free kids audiobooks up to teenager - might listen to some of these myself, never mind the kids.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://stories.audible.com/start-listen">https://stories.audible.com/start-listen</a></span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw%3D%3D" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free…</a></span></p>
<p><span>Free kids audiobooks up to teenager - might listen to some of these myself, never mind the kids.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://stories.audible.com/start-listen">https://stories.audible.com/start-listen</a></span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Free <strong>e-books</strong></a> with lots of non-fiction to read together </span></p>
<p></p> Does anyone know of good sit…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-20:844301:Comment:12255022020-03-20T09:53:34.033Zmichaelwhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/michaelw
<p>Does anyone know of good sites which allow kids to play together virtually, ideally with video chat, but with very strong controls to ensure that only the specific children are in the game and seeing each other?</p>
<p>Does anyone know of good sites which allow kids to play together virtually, ideally with video chat, but with very strong controls to ensure that only the specific children are in the game and seeing each other?</p> And Khan Academy Kids. I'm pr…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-19:844301:Comment:12254742020-03-19T22:55:41.584ZLeannehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Leanne684
<p>And Khan Academy Kids. I'm pretty sure my little one is unaware she is learning things and loves it. Great if you need a block of time to get on with something.</p>
<p>And Khan Academy Kids. I'm pretty sure my little one is unaware she is learning things and loves it. Great if you need a block of time to get on with something.</p> Thanks Liz. Secondary schools…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-19:844301:Comment:12254592020-03-19T19:34:32.527ZAngelahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Angela
<p>Thanks Liz. Secondary schools and 6th forms have set up online learning resources for their students - it's the Year 11 and Year 13 cohort I feel particularly sorry for.</p>
<p>Thanks Liz. Secondary schools and 6th forms have set up online learning resources for their students - it's the Year 11 and Year 13 cohort I feel particularly sorry for.</p> Kids are probably going to be…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-19:844301:Comment:12253022020-03-19T16:46:35.985ZMartin Malcolmhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/MartinMalcolm
<p>Kids are probably going to be off school for a while, so they're going to need stuff to keep their minds and bodies active. So all these resources are great to have. And I agree with the posts that say it's not about making kids do stuff, but giving them opportunities to explore and find things they find absorbing and that they'd like to do.</p>
<p>There are lots of great free materials on BBC Bitesize that do just that...…</p>
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<p>Kids are probably going to be off school for a while, so they're going to need stuff to keep their minds and bodies active. So all these resources are great to have. And I agree with the posts that say it's not about making kids do stuff, but giving them opportunities to explore and find things they find absorbing and that they'd like to do.</p>
<p>There are lots of great free materials on BBC Bitesize that do just that...</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize</a></p>
<p></p> I totally agree with this. Ne…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-03-19:844301:Comment:12252962020-03-19T15:14:18.041ZLizhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Liz
<p>I totally agree with this. Negotiate with kids what they would like to do, encourage them to create and make or explore anything that interests them. Have quiet time to just read or draw. Don't sweat about the screen time and (with older kids more) let them chat/text with their friends. Abandon something if it's not working out. </p>
<p>I totally agree with this. Negotiate with kids what they would like to do, encourage them to create and make or explore anything that interests them. Have quiet time to just read or draw. Don't sweat about the screen time and (with older kids more) let them chat/text with their friends. Abandon something if it's not working out. </p>