Do you sometimes wonder why you send your child to school in the last few days of term? Those last days of term were often seen as wasted days. Do you know the days I mean, where teachers put on a christmas film? I really didn’t like wasting those days, but wanted to bring fun into my lessons. I would […]
We are now over a week into the school holidays and is your young person bored? Are they stressed by homework? Are you struggling to get them to do their homework? Here’s my top tips for taking some stress out of learning maths in the holidays 1. Make it fun: There are lots of fun activities that you can do […]
Last week in the Education Support 4 Parents group, we were looking at different Mathematical Christmas activities and how we can use these to bring confidence into young people with Maths. I believe everyone can learn and appreciate Maths, it just takes the right teacher and the right activities. I like to inspire young people by finding activities that can be linked […]
How well can you use compasses? What about your young person? Is it something they practice regularly? At Skills4Parents, we like to take the stress out of maths, and if your young person is not confident with compasses (and you might not be too), it is an unnecessary stress. It’s not a skill that is practiced in school as much […]