7year old learning

[Sj17]

I just like to invest on resources for my 7year old learning at home... would aporiciate any ideas. We both came up with dictionary, encyclopedia etc. and thinking what else would be good for next coming years... he is in year 2!

Chess boård, keyboard,

Thank you!

Twinkl is great for all subjects

Resources - Schofield and Sims have a great range of books and not expensive. CGP are also very good and have online codes inside, which give you online access to the books, in case you need to repeat any topics. Bond are the easiest.

OMG, not worksheets or workbooks. So boring.

This website has fab games, puzzles and exciting science experiments stuff. you can search by age group. www.brightminds.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIka-x5o2x7AIVWeDtCh3r0AVXEAAYASAAEgKjL_D_BwE

If they're not the type to draw on walls etc, have a range of pens and paper about for them to write and/or draw independently whenever the mood takes them. Encourage them to write for a range of reasons.

Have a large selection of books from a range of genres available for them to read when they want.

Let them watch programmes such as Horrible Histories, the Dengineers, Operation Ouch or Absolute Genius. They're aimed at ks2 but if you watch them together a 6/7 y old would be able to access the info.

Rulers, clocks, tape measures, weighing scales, board games, pretend money all help with the teaching of maths

You can get science kits as well that explain how to do a range of experiments and then explain the science behind them. My dc have water and kitchen science kits as well as a circuit kit where they can make all sorts of circuits and experiment with electricity.

Many thanks will look for it.

@QueenBlueberries thank you for the link.

@TwoZeroTwoZero thank you. Yes need all those basic things to remind. Weight scale i was thinking to buy, my son couldnt predict properly measurement/ capacity. Is there any children one yo buy? Or normal kitchen scale woulld be goid?

@Monsterandmonkey many thanks for all recommendations. In school they use reading eggs and busy things.

A library card! Nothing beats lots of reading on lots of different topics.
Documentaries on tv.
Use current affairs to teach your child using books, tv, YouTube and films. For example, there’s a lot about Mars at the moment as it was the closest to earth a few days ago.
It’s Black History month and dd is learning about it in school so we had a look at some things at home.

Children tend to need a break from computer screens. My daughter is almost 13 now and we've really limited the amount of online learning tools, which has worked really well. She's only ever used physical books to read (Reading Chest when she was younger) and she only used Mathletics etc if it was school set homework. She was offered a place at Henrietta Barnett a few years ago and she only used physical books to prepare for that and her independent school entrance exams. When they are older BOFA or Atom also work, but we decided not to use with her and it worked. It might be seem as old fashioned, but worked really well for us and we have less of a problem with screen use now she's older. We still monitor and she has time limits on her iPhone.

She use Duolingo and Parallel online, with recommended by her school.

@Beechview thank you! We do have library card. We used to read together everyday and most of the known books of his age read to him. Now he is reading on his own.. ( still i read to him at night with my 4year old) would appreciate any books name or list for him age appropriate further ahead. Recently bought the roald dahl collection. Do you follow any youtube channel or tv show for learning documentaries?

Cooking resources - great for practical maths, reading for a purpose, science, etc

Board games- great again for reading for a purpose, practical maths, turn taking, bring a good winner/loser, strategy

Musical instruments- good for perseverance, enjoyment, listening skills

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@Sj17 we don’t follow any YouTube channels but just use it when dd wants to learn about something. We searched for ‘Mars facts for kids’ to get some info on mars and looked at ‘Harriet Tubman for kids’ to get more targeted info for her age.
We watch quite a lot of Attenborough documentaries. Netflix and bbciplayer have been good for those.
Documentaries on Disney plus, horrible histories and Deadly 60 too.
As for books, dd has enjoyed all the Roald Dahls, some Enid Blyton like The Wishing Chair and The Magic Faraway Tree, The Owls of Blossom Hill, Zoe’s Rescue Zoo.
Have a look at some sites to get some inspiration. One I look at is
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/
Dd likes non fiction and some of her favourite books are the Usbourne lift the flap books all about the body, our world, space and various others.
We’ve bought a few from WHSmith who seem to have them in offer.
I don’t sit dd down and give her lessons, the learning is quite organic and is usually led by questions from her. I think it’s important to get kids interested in learning and to be inspired by the world around them so it’s important to go gently with it and not bombard them or make it a chore.

[quote Sj17]@TwoZeroTwoZero thank you. Yes need all those basic things to remind. Weight scale i was thinking to buy, my son couldnt predict properly measurement/ capacity. Is there any children one yo buy? Or normal kitchen scale woulld be goid?[/quote]
We just use the normal kitchen scales but they're electric so they don't get to practise reading a scale with them which in my experience is what a lot of children struggle with. Balance scales are also good because they can use reasoning to find out which is heaviest/lightest. How much use you'd get out of them in real life however, I don't know.

Get him to help cook or bake because that's a real life use for weighing and measuring. When he gets more experience then you can work on increasing the amounts in the recipe so instead of baking 12 buns for instance, how much would you need to bake enough for 24? Great for beginning to understand ratios if you can explain it! It's also fun!

@Beechview many thanks. I do agree with you.. not to make it a chore. That why Seeking for resources to be handy at home they could access whenever needed.

@TwoZeroTwoZero thank you. Good idea to increase the ratio... he normally help me to weigh rice for cooking everyday and also baking. Will have to try to increase it.. it just the normal daily life exerience to involve them with us isnt it? Many thanks to all your lovely comments.

@Monsterandmonkey i am also abit fashioned, dont like kids to spend time inftont of screen all day. Your daughter sounds excellent, you worked hard! Welldone you. Best wishes!

On another note, he likes to read comics . Where to subscribe? Which one!

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