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.

Not work as such but we always picked a topic and made a scrapbook.
So it would be something at the local museum or a painting and then would go on days out to take pictures and get information.
It was handy for days when the weather was rubbish.
They always read everyday as well.

Dd’s school requires summer homework.

I always used to - as well as reading voraciously, I always used to be bought a couple of workbooks for Maths and English, but I was a kid who loved learning and was good at it. DD is completely different, and whilst I will encourage reading and take her to look at the workbooks in the shops to see if she wants one, I'm not going to push her. I will, naturally, foist upon her the traditional educational summer holiday trips to historically important places and various museums, (I am a true Mumsnetter, after all) where she will reserve her interest and enthusiasm for the gift shop. But I will have tried!

Yes we do. Lots of reading. We usually sign up for the library reading challenge.
And maths either workbooks or online.
We do trips to museums and galleries and some exhibitions. dcs also like horrible histories and wildlife documentaries so there's plenty of that too.

Lots of hrs to fill in the holidays and there's plenty of time for beaches, parks, woods, friends and families. And screens.

I do a little bit everyday, no more than 20mins I just think it keeps them ticking over especially my youngest as he’d forget everything if I didn’t! They a good readers so always have books on the go anyway so we don’t count that!

why not buy a scrap book and they could write about what they have done everyday so it doesn’t feel like work but more a fun project? I’m sure you could fit a bit of maths in with it too, costing out entrance fees or something m?

No absolutely not.

It's time for outdoor stuff and days out.

I have a relative who teaches in primary school she always prints my kids off some age / level appropriate worksheets and they tend to do something of that nature 3 days a week (nothing set in stone but that's probably how it evens out)

We do TTRS, Wordle, play online quizzes as well. And they read. I have one who is an avid (and frankly obsessive) reader and another who can read but doesn't love it so I sit with this DC everyday. Little one is globally delayed and still in early years so with her with just do fun stuff but I have been gifted some phonics stuff from her school so we'll do that over the summer too.

It sounds a lot but it's easily fitted in and I feel a little less guilty when they are doing TTRS than I do if they're on Roblox 😂

Wow I am shocked at how many do academic work over the summer! Including a 3 and 4 year old 😭

Neveragainever - The thing is, I feel like I am supplementing the substandard education that my son receives at his state school. I am not saying that ALL state schools are like this but this year his teacher has definitely checked-out, and it shows.

Plus, I just enjoy teaching him stuff.

I wouldn't do it if I thought he wasn't also enjoying it though.

You understand that most children aren't at pushy academic independent schools, but rather substandard, underfunded state schools?

Is it surprising they may be in a different position academically to your DS then? That they may need a little push/catch-up over the summer?

No because its the holidays!!!!
Plenty of varied, normal parental duty educational activities and time spent together but not bloody 'school work'........

Honestly though, this isn't 'work' it's good practice as a parent. I'd make the journal optional or put photos, pics etc in it as this would be a huge turn off for many. I'd have thought the other things were par for the course in bringing up children or do some people never read, play shops, paint, dress up etc until school starts..

Yes I do plan on doing some.

My 5 year old is at the end of Reception and I know he finds it hard to focus on school work and is likely to be behind everyone else in terms of both English and maths. He usually has a very long day at school including after school club for childcare, so we only do a few pages of work book at the weekends. In the summer I will aim to do a few pages of the work books every day, as he will be playing/relaxing all day at his holiday childcare.

I think it will help him settle back in quicker in September and keep up with his peers.

Plus I like the one to one of going through the books and enjoy seeing his confidence grow : )

Can I ask what programme you do? DD is 5 so a bit young for dyslexia to be flagged but it runs on her dads side of the family and she has been struggling with her phonics so want to do a bit extra with her over the holidays

Nothing, except the project homework school send home, which is generally a way of introducing the first topic back to the children. We do this towards the end of the holidays so it's still fresh in their minds.

All at or beyond age related expectations. More importantly, all happy and well adjusted children. Have 3 of them, between 9 and 15.

No, never. We didn't do the summer diary/scrapbook things the school set in primary either. Holidays are for relaxing.

That said, I read to them every night until DD1 was 13 and that continued. They enjoyed museums, nature, the outdoors, baking and always read happily by themselves so no pushing was needed anyway.

We have maths and English workbooks, print off any worksheet we can find online, she also plays times tables rockstars/numbots and karate kats (bbc)

We insist on daily reading, and over the course of the holidays I will try to tackle any areas they're finding tricky when we get the time - this summer will be wordy maths problems for DD1 and two step maths problems for DD2 on the academic front, and each have a (different) particular issue with technique on one of their swim strokes (they're club swimmers), and I am determined we'll get those fixed over the 6 weeks too!
I also get them to keep a diary usually, but this year I think we will make scrapbooks. They will have a stitch binding and I'm weighing up what to wrap the covers in. Maybe something simple like potato printing?
We will also do some badge work for Cubs and Beavers. There are a couple of badges each that need the last small bit completed to get them signed off, and DD1 is keen to earn her DIY badge, which is as yet unstarted.

Well exactly. If I'd let the school be in charge totally of my dcs education, they would have coasted along at least 2-3 gcse grades lower.
Due to the extra work we do (which isn't excessive at all. Maybe 30 mins 4 or 5x a week at primary age) dcs confidence, pride and sense of achievement grew as well as actual achievement.

We have just started The Hornet (part of the Word Wasp range but for the 5-7 year olds). We have only started 2 weeks ago and it's going well so far. It was recommended by her school.

https://www.wordwasp.com/the-books/hornet-literacy-primer/

Usually it’s reading every day. This summer we will be doing quite an intensive timetable as we have an entrance exam in October. With the little one I’m going to practise time and times tables.

@RudsyFarmer snap I think dd needs time abd timestables work.

Thanks all for your help,we have had school reports so I can see where they're both up to. Reading isn't a problem, they both read everyday. It's writing for one abd some maths fir the other so I'll concentrate on those in the last few weeks of hols.