Kumon - Motivating my son - Please help...

efrieze

My DD is 5 and does English and Maths Kumon every day. Some days it is a battle and some days it isn't - depending on whether she is interested in the level. I did ask the teacher to mvoe us down to 5 pages of each a day and 10 pages was taking about 25 mins each and almost an hour a day was too much in the evening when I got home. That made a big difference as she felt it was a much more manageable amount to do each day.

As a meanie mummy in the holidays, I don't push any pressure on when the Kumon gets done in the day, but not TV at all under both Kumons are done. Up to her is she wants to get them over and done with or not. (During term time, it's no TV at all during the week so this is kind ).

I hope it's just a stage - and I have been so happy with my DD progress on Kumon so hope to stick with it as long as possible. But I do know what a drag it can be when it is day after day a battle.

charlie-chan

efrieze wrote: »

My DD is 5 and does English and Maths Kumon every day. Some days it is a battle and some days it isn't - depending on whether she is interested in the level. I did ask the teacher to mvoe us down to 5 pages of each a day and 10 pages was taking about 25 mins each and almost an hour a day was too much in the evening when I got home. That made a big difference as she felt it was a much more manageable amount to do each day.

At the centre I worked at, I think the instructor did shorten some of the maths exercises for some children as they couldn't fit it all into their daily life. I think getting the stickers and a gift is a big motivator for the children as well.

Some posters have recommended good websites for you to use with your child. You could also use the BBC website or google "worksheets for children" to get a wide range of websites to look at.

Edit: You could also nip into the Works or the Pound Shop to pick up some cheap activity books too. I wouldn't want to overload your child with maths but incorporate it into everyday life if you can. It will seem fun without the whole "Not maths again, it's boring etc" scenarios

sooty&sweep

Hi

Can I ask why you feel it necessary for your child to extra tuition ? Is there something you think he

I think there are lots of ways of building maths and english practise into a childs day without "lessons"

My dad is a retired maths lecturer and he has a large sheet of MDF propped against a wall and he has two darts boards attached, one at adult height and one at child height. Both my children love playing darts with Granddad. He plays games like 501, you start at 501 and then deduct the score you get from throwing the darts. They think they're just playing darts, he knows they're practising their mental math skills. I should also add that the children only get to play if fully supervised.
He also loves playing dominoes, cards, marbles etc all with a number basis and it makes a massive difference.

Sneaky learning is often the best !!

Jen