School work over summer?

[Iammetoday]

Do you do any school work over summer? 2dc in key stage 2, average, although 1 struggles in maths. Just interested to see what others do.

We always have. DD (11) always struggled to pick back up in September if we did nothing. So we would do some maths practice and some reading or writing challenges. Over the past couple years her tutor has continues to come once a week through the summer holidays

Nothing at all
Same as strike days
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DC always did work during the summer. I read to them every morning - a novel eg Wind in the Willows. We all sat and read every day after lunch and visiting children were warned to bring a book. They also kept a diary that they had to write every evening. Now adults, they joked in lockdown that I would have been setting them extra work over and above their schoolwork.

Nothing formal sit down to do work, but involve them in day to day application of maths (harder today when everything is electronic), but I used to get ds to check my change at the shop, or add up cost, or if making a cake out other recipe work out half or double quantities, measure things, work out how much I needed to buy of things, tell me the time and how long we had until we left etc.

No, but we did lots of things that I suppose you could consider 'learning' but I wouldn't consider school work - summer reading challenge, games that involve arithmetic eg darts, writing postcards and letters to relatives, making up stories. All fun things!

Mine are 4 and 3. Their school has given them work for the summer and we will also be doing numicons and some workbooks together for fun. Lots of reading together too.
We'll mainly just be playing though.

We keep them reading to us every night and made a holiday diary/ scrap book with my young son as he was slow to get to grips with writing.

We always had educational resources at home, I never made them but dd1 chose to do workbooks instead of playing!

Reading, times tables and some spellings. But less than an hour a week. They need fun and downtime

DD was disappointed with her report this term, so I have said I am willing to sit with her and go through some topics in the last three weeks of the holidays. I have told her I won't be fighting her to do it, but I will support her decision to do some catching up and revision of last years work. She usually reads a lot anyway.

No, never (apart from the school reader) - holidays are for switching off and relaxing. I don’t do any work-related stuff in my summer holidays and I didn’t expect the DC to. They’re adults now and doing very well, so I don’t regret taking that approach.

They are usually awake for around 12 hours and so yes we did do some "work" over the summer holidays as it is a lot of time to play especially if they are at home. Primary basics are essential for a good foundation to build on for secondary especially maths. I know lots will say oh they should just play but you aren't classed as SEN until you are 2 years behind your peers which is a lot. So some children struggle every day in school and there really isn't a lot of time given over to catching them up in school as they day is full. Work doesn't have to be boring or hard, there are hundreds of ways to keep children engaged with learning. Pinterest is a great resource for this.

We don't do anything, I do like them to try to keep a diary but it doesn't always happen. They do read lots and I choose a long story to read to them all over summer.

We don't usually do sit down school work, but we'll do the summer reading challenge/read generally, write postcards/shopping lists/keep a diary, we'll look at time and money as and when it comes up, we'll play board games, visit some museums/places of interest, we'll do some mental maths just for something to do walking along/on the bus.

We absolutely keep on top of stuff, but no pressure to sit down and do work for x period of time.

25 years ago I did summer projects with the DC, then primary ages. We did holiday diaries, photos, then research into aspects that took their interest. Plants, geology, geography that kind of stuff.

At primary school, mine always did the library reading challenge, but to be honest that was about it. If they kept reading I was happy.

Both are top set so I concentrate on the off syllabus bits. To be fair the school sets them a list of tasks e.g. helping doing the shopping, laundry, tidying etc.

They both like to do some art, music, photography, cooking, reading, plan a few camping and day trips. Pumping up the tyres, change the headlights bulbs. Basically anything I can delegate that looks like it may be educational 🤣

A bit. DC2 has several learning difficulties so we make sure reading happens. And then we do odd bits of maths, not loads, just 10 minutes twice a week or so to keep important concepts (like place value) in her head.
I see it as a chance to cement learning and focus on some key areas without it being clouded by what she’s done that day. And as no one else is learning, she’s not being left further behind as she struggles with not only all the old concepts but the new ones from this week! It’s her chance to catch up a bit.

We will be doing a bit.

Maths and reading
Going to do a few educational trips and activities.

DS2 went to a very famous pushy (which he seemed largely immune too) and academic independent school he was only there 32 weeks of the year. Even they didn’t expect him to work in the holidays it was there unofficial policy.
Prior to this an independent prep same story he also didnt go to nursery and started school in yr 1 unable to read or write!
He got 3 A* in STEM subjects at A level.
Let then enjoy their holiday and allow them to “learn” other skills on their holidays as nd just be children.

DS always slips backwards over the holidays, I think this year I’ll do some bits with him towards the end of the holidays.

We do due to possible dyslexia. We are working through a daily programme and this will continue over the summer (6 year old child). She would really struggle with going back to school otherwise.

Nothing unless the school has set it. They've always been keen readers though, so I never had to push that.

Ds once woke me at 6am on the day he went back to school to tell me he was meant to take a photo anywhere he'd gone during the holiday and write a little about it.
It was a very short project-but on the basis I think the teacher took them in and never even looked at them as far as I can tell, I think an hour of work was about 59 minutes more than it deserved.

We do bits and bobs - reading always but I don’t count that as work and then if I’ve noticed there’s things they could improve or that might be interesting for them. They also do verbal & non-verbal reasoning tests every day (1 or the other) as they enjoy them. Plus all the cultural capital type stuff that’s easier to fit in on holiday - sailing, history visits & the like.

Sorry, not the point of this thread but you can absolutely be on the SEND register without being two years behind.