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How much work.......

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bonkerz · 11/05/2007 06:52

My son has gone to part time due to school being unable to cope with him, this is due to be until a diagnosis of aspergers is made....long story!!!
Anyhow, question for you all is HOW MUCH WORK would you expect to be sent home for an afternoons education?
Ds is in Year 2 and is recognised as attaining well into level 3 on his SATS and is a very bright and motivated little boy.
At present the school are sending him home at 12pm with one maths worksheet with 7 questions on which my son is completeing in 15 minutes (thats if i make him read the shett etc etc) After that he is begging me for more work but im stuck!!
SO is one 7 question worksheet an afternoons work OR should the school be providing more than this?

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Pixiefish · 11/05/2007 07:23

Schools are notoriously crap at sending work home. He SHOULD be getting more than this BUT inevitably he won't.

Perhaps you could do some work on the pc with him following on from what he gets from school or go to Smiths and get some workbooks to move him forward.

Not ideal I know

lucy5 · 11/05/2007 07:54

I think I would ask for more and if not ask for teachers scheme of work and google topics.

bbc has lesson plans,printouts, online games etc

woodlands has some good stuff on it. go to site map and find what is appropriate

You can also look up the frame work
here

or qca

lucy5 · 11/05/2007 07:56

link{http://standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes3/\dfes}

hope it works this time

lucy5 · 11/05/2007 07:57

Sorry I keep cocking it up last try and then you will have to copy and paste it
here

LIZS · 11/05/2007 07:58

I guess it depends on what he is actually missing . If they do their "work" in the mornings when he is attending then perhaps some ideas as to the other activities (art, nature walks/discussions, sport and so on) he misses out or any relevant worksheets/information. Have to say that type of worksheet sounds like the quantitiy ds gets for homework in year 4 !

lexcat · 11/05/2007 09:57

Can I second the woodlands site it's a great site with online games plus printable wooksheets.

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bonkerz · 11/05/2007 13:04

thanks all, have LOADS of textbooks and stuff beacuse school havent been challenging DS for a while now so ive been doing extra work with him BUT i thought the school HAD to provide the education as if he were at school. They did send home a maths textbook today (we already have a yr 3 book and this is a year 2 book so much too easy for DS) DS says he only has to do page 31!!! Ive just told him to do as much as he can!!

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WriggleJiggle · 11/05/2007 14:58

The type of maths book could be the problem. If its one of those 'don't have to think, just do the sum' type of book I'm not suprised he's getting bored. He may need a more 'problems' based maths book where he actually has to sort through information to work out the sum.

Sorry, haven't explained it very well. Meant to say - 34 + 21 = is a 'non thinking one'. SOmething like If I went shopping and bought 3 sweets and got 5p change. How much were the sweets?

Ok, that example is probably too hard, but that type of wordy sum.

homemama · 11/05/2007 16:04

It's a difficult situation. The problem is that most schools will have done literacy and numeracy in the morning so he will have already done that.

Afternoons will be art, science (though often that's mornings too) history,PE etc. These subjects often need some sort of stimulus to start the lesson or are practical based so it's dificult to replicate that at home. That's why anything coming home is likely to be dull worksheets because even if it isn't practical, he is unlikely to be able to do the sametask without the initial input from the teacher.

There is also the problem of what happens to the work when finished. Do you take it in for marking? Is it in any way progressive?

I think the best thing you can do is go in and find out exactly what he's missing. Ask for the objectives too. Then seeif they can give you anything to help meet those objectives at home. Good bookshops will also have workbooks tailored to the curriculum for his year group.

It can't be easy and I hope you get the diagnosis soon as that will hopefully give you some clout to demand his educational needs are met.

spudmasher · 11/05/2007 16:12

I would stay away from numeracy in the afternoon and go for developing his knowledge and understanding of the world.
You need to find out what units of work his class are studying in science, history, art etc and focus on those with fun practical activites maybe followed up with a bit of independent recording.
You can use the internet as stimulus, video and dvd, visits to museums and other places.And don't forget P.E. so lots of outdoor excercise.
Sounds better that being at school!
It will be hard work for you - not just plonking him down with a worksheet but these sorts of things are what he would have been doing at school.

nappyaddict · 14/05/2007 21:56

hijack

Homebird8 · 16/05/2007 16:22

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Good luck with your efforts. It sounds as if the school just doesn't want to know!

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