Good afternoon everyone,
What a week, already!
If you are like me, it may not be the lack of resources/options/links for activities but instead the sheer volume of them coming from all different sources and locations that is muddying the waters for you!
My house has been a noisy place today as I try to help my own children with their home learning and based on how badly I’ve managed this I think my teaching certificate would be removed if I was assessed!
I’ve been teaching and working in schools for a long time and I am finding completing even small amounts of learning at home one of the biggest challenges of my career so far, so you have my admiration (sometimes sympathy) and definitely my congratulations and thanks for the work you are doing at home. I know you’re doing this and working and caring for loved ones and cleaning/cooking/continually tidying and fending off growing anxieties of your own and your children.
I’m finding the use of multiple devices for my 3 children a logistical impossibility and you can rest assured I know many of you will be finding this a struggle too. That’s why when I say there is no pressure to do it all, every day, I mean it.
I’ve added a link above which should open to a page with lots of links to various curricular areas which I find to be quite user friendly and appropriate for primary aged children. There are links to lots of reading materials for pupils that I know many of you are probably running out of at home ( I’ve shouted “JUST READ ANYTHING!” a few times today). As always, each teacher is adding to the School Closure Work section and you’ll already be able to log in to the likes of Sumdog and Study Ladder so I haven’t included these again.
You should feel at ease and without guilt for making use of the likes of CBeebies, BBCbitesize, BBCScotland and the likes, these are developed by educationalists among others and provide a good source of learning for children. Simply discussing something watched is of value.
I’m hoping to take on board some of my own advice soon about home learning too, I know my children will be hoping I do.
Mr. Dinsmor
