Another lockdown

[Bajskorv]

I'm so frustrated just like so many of you.
Schools closed again and my 6 year old DS just dont want to cooperate with the missing education.

I'm telling him let's practice writing , let's read a book, let's do some crafts etc and all he does is moan and complain that "This is not school, this is home I dont want to teach at home"

He's just getting more and more behind, at least at school he was willing and eager to learn but with me as a teacher all he wants to do is play with his toys and refuse to listen to me. I do take away his toys if hes misbehaving. I tell him let's play school. But He just dont want to do it even when I'm trying to make it fun to learn.

Anyone else struggling with homeschooling or should I just leave it for now?

Establish a routine - school during school hours. Sitting at a table. Make it fun at first. Easy stuff. But make it clear that during this time he can’t just go ahead and play. That’s not an option. Keep the routine so that he knows it won’t waver. After a few days he will get the message.
It won’t be easy at first, but it’s like sleep training - as long as you don’t waver and flip flop he will give in to it and get used to the new routine and expectations. Kids like routine it gives them security.
Start with fun stuff such as jigsaw puzzles, dominoes, pattern making for maths. Hangman, word games, boggle, ispy for English. Read a bigger book together- you reading. Talk about the characters. Draw, play act parts of it. Start a topic on something he enjoys or might enjoy such as volcanoes or dinosaurs. Then bring in maps (geography), draw pictures, label pictures (English, science), make models.
Make sure he has regular breaks where he can go and play but that he knows once you start again he has to participate. Maintain routine and expectation that he has to give things a go.
Good luck! I know it’s not easy.

Thanks for the advice.
Trying to make him sit down by the table and write but he's just crying and having a meltdown instead.

My DS is soon 5, and quite resistant. I keep handwriting practice is short and sweet, and I try to cheerlead whenever he does make a good attempt. My son actually enjoys drawing more than writing, so we have started some still life art sessions, and I make sure he's holding the pen correctly. Extra praise for any detailed bits he adds.

I have to check myself before starting any session with him because it is incredibly frustrating, so stay calm yourself 😅. Once we start a session, it's non negotiable. So if he doesn't try to focus, as PP mentioned, he cannot just go and play.

I found the first lockdown a bit easier the first 2 weeks. He was willing to learn and it was all good starting school at 9.30am with the schedule the school had provided and all the work. And then finish "school" at 3pm.

I'm not letting lockdown win with my frustration. I'm just staying chill and quiet when DS goes off if he doesnt get to do what he wants..he wants to hold the pen his way, he's left handed too so I dont know if that got anything to do with holding the pen differently? He's been doing it correctly before but not anymore..

I def agree don’t worry about getting him writing at the moment. Use a pen hold for painting and drawing first. Let him see you modelling writing if you want to get some written work done. Also working his fine motor skills will help writing skills. Ie stuff which builds the hand muscles- Lego, plasticine (hard plasticine that needs to be worked by the hands for a bit to get it warm and malleable), Hama beads, Etc. Steer clear of writing for a while if it makes him stressed and introduce it gradually.