Homeschooling twins in reception during COVID-19

[RiceCrispieHunter]

Anyone else here have twins in reception (age 5) now at home for the foreseeable future during the crisis?
Given that it's taken my friends with singletons pretty much the whole day (on and off) to do the work sent to them, I'm anticipating it will take me 2 days to do one days work with twins.
I know there is no rush and stress because there are much bigger problems re the crisis but just need a bit of advice to keep them ticking over.
Anyone else in the same boat?
Also, do I approach one task at a time with each child? Hard with twins.
It was a free for all at the kitchen table this morning and gave me a headache!
Just looking for someone else who can relate smile
Thanks

For a start, relax!
How do you normally approach homework with them?
I presume they get reading/spelling, that gives you a starting point.

I don't have twins but i do have two DDs 12 months apart aged 5 and 4. 1 in reception and 1 in yr1 and yes i have found it difficult today. We did half hr reading with one and then half hour with the other then they did play dough for half hour while i tried to work from home aswell. Then they've played in the garden one wanted to do some spelling from a list while the other played. It's very hard esp when there so youngbut I'm not putting too much pressure on myself to get all their work done. If they do a little each day I'll be happy. I think we also may find it easier once were into a bit of a routine.

I haven't got twins but one in reception and one in year 1 so I'm just doing the same thing with them both. Is there any reason they need one on one time to do the work? Do they have one to ome support at school? Are your / your schools expectations too high?

I think at the age our children are, we need to remember that we are fortunate in that they are not going to suffer academically in the long term. I am going to have some structure to our day - for sanity and to allow me to get a bit of work done but I just want them to do some reading and writing each day. Beyond that we will see - I am only one day in and feel like I've gone back to the toddler years again so similar to then, we will get through each day one day at a time!

Try not to worry or stress - I'm sure us being happy is going to be better longer term than any number bond we can teach them x

Thanks all.
Yep, I have woken up feeling much better about it this morning. These are very tough and unprecedented times. I think I'm still digesting it.
I normally read with them separately so I'll continue with that
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All we can do is take it easy on ourselves and do one day at a time. They have no learning issues.
I read it's like us all going back to the baby years, we don't know what we are doing but the main thing is we are calm and emotionally ok.
I think it's best to break it up into small chunks with each of them and remember anything we do is a bonus.
This age is mostly learning through play and as you say, it's much tougher for parents of older children.

They are reception age so I would focus on learning through play. You could infact play schools. Take turns to be the teacher (all of you). Pad out the class with teddies/dolls/action figures.
Read with them as much as you can. If they can read bits then they take turns to read to you. Make up stories between you one sentence at a time. Get out the playdoh or Lego and do challenges like make a car/animal /house. Draw, colour etc. Have fun.

Irish twins so not the same but similar,I’m helping them both at the same time, sometimes same work other times not depending on their ability. Aim to do a little in the morning and a little in the afternoon, rather than spending all day at it

Thanks. Agree, learning through play with a little exercise in the morning and one in the afternoon. Basically as long as it's fun x