Children, extra work at home, good or bad?

swizzle_2

My son is doing well in maths and science, but not so good in english.

Did look into Kumon, were they attend a class once or twice a week plus get 15-20 mins homework a night.It costs £45 a month.

Decided against it in the end, might just be able to afford for 1 but not when other is older.

So thought about getting some of those work books and doing a bit at home with him, when little 1 is out of the way.

But don`t want to do too much, but want to encourage him, any idea`s what do you do?

chaliepud

How old is he? My son is 6 and we use the Greyolltwit website, costsabout £10 to subscribe, but the cash goes to charity, my son loves it
There is also EducationCity - costs a bit more and is annually, you subscribe to the year group you require.
I find interactive stuff the best as my kids prefer that to sitting down with me, and to be honest with a 5 month baby too I find it hard to make the (quiet) time

HTH

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Bossyboots

I think you are right to encourage him and also to limit the amount you do. This should strike the right balance and if you are going to sit and do it with him so much the better. Make sure you balance it with some 1 to 1 time doing something fun as well so that he doesn't think the only time he can have you to himself is to do "learning work".

We used the workbooks with our children and some computer games depending on what mood everyone was in at the time.

Becles

The workbooks are good. They only cost a few pounds each, but theres loads to do in them. Some have stickers in too for when you've finished each page. My son liked them ones best!

I've found he learns more from less formal situations. Like making him add things up and working out change when we're in a shop queue, then checking his answers when I pay. This morning we had an apostrophe discussion while he was getting dried after swimming as he realised "James-es goggles" didn't sound right! He's also started making his own stories up, after looking at books and we've discussed that all stories need a beginning, a middle and an ending.

Best advice is to give a little push at home and make it fun, but don't make it seem like learning.