Will this be enough for homelearning?

[StrawberrySquashIsTheBest]

DD is 6, Year 2.

She’s currently off with covid –as are most of her class—and school have emailed a pack of worksheets to work through.

Problem is they’re not interactive or doable on the computer and I don’t have a printer.

Just me and her at home so I can’t go out and leave her (she also has an LD and some medical issues so actually is like a Reception child so can’t be left).

She’s got her own tablet that I’ve downloaded the new White Rose Minute Maths App on she also has Numbots, plus we’ll still do her spellings and reading. She may also be able to do short bursts of a website called Education City with my help but I am working so it might not get used.

We’ve also been doing some Rainbows Badge work which for anyone who doesn’t know builds on cutting/precision work and fine motor skills as it’s usually very crafty so shouldn’t undermine her schoolwork too much.

She’s currently well in herself – bit snotty and achey but nothing more.

Will what I’m doing with her be enough?

I’m just worrying as I’ve not had covid yet, currently negative but I have underlying conditions so I might be iller than her if I get it, so need things she can easily do herself.

Will it be enough? She’s already behind at school and know she’ll go back even further behind, just hoping it’s only 7-10 days as there’s no way to get her to school if I get it immediately after her isolation ends so it could end up being the rest of the half term she’s off (finishes on 11th Feb for a week).

Anything else I can do relatively easily around WFH with this age? We’re only on Day 1.

I've accepted it's likely her speech will regress as no matter how hard I try I can't replicate the fantastic TA she has support from at school (EHCP, DD has support in some lessons from a specific SALT trained TA who works the speech she needs to improve into conversation while DD is doing group work or 1-1 work, it's amazing and DD has improved so much)

I think the biggest thing you can do it ready together. It’s only 1-2 weeks. Just read a lot and do odd bits you can

I would do lots of fun reading, and BBC bitesize - that’s how we survived lockdown 2020 with year 4 twins. It’s really interactive and well done.

Put subtitles on if you you are watching TV too.

It's two weeks, it really doesn't matter! She will catch up, and with so many off at the moment I doubt they are doing much in class anyway.

@Mosaic123

Put subtitles on if you you are watching TV too.

@Mosaic123 I do anyway but DD can't read yet so not much help atm

In year two, read with her, have some fun. Have you got bug club or anything like that through school?

I would be concentrating on basic maths and English so lots of reading and times tables

She will probably learn more at home from some one to one time with you than she would in the same time at school. It's just going to be a few days.

Enjoy it.

I wouldn’t stress about it, sounds fine!
But if you wanted to do the sheets - our school would drop them off/post them/print them for you so someone could collect them.
Or maybe you could email to a friend or neighbour and they would kindly print

I wohne ignore the worksheets - unless school can print them out and post them to you?
Cooking is a good thing to do - even something as similar as melted chocolate with Cornflakes stirred in - planning skills, motor skills - fine and gross and talking about what’s next. So what shall we put the cornflakes in? What shall we stir them with.
Reading her stories, just spending time with you is learning.

@Serenschintte

I wohne ignore the worksheets - unless school can print them out and post them to you? Cooking is a good thing to do - even something as similar as melted chocolate with Cornflakes stirred in - planning skills, motor skills - fine and gross and talking about what’s next. So what shall we put the cornflakes in? What shall we stir them with. Reading her stories, just spending time with you is learning.

@Serenschintte Some of the badge work for Rainbows involves cooking so I'll definitely do those with her if we both feel well.

I'm a primary Headteacher. You are doing brilliantly if you do anything at all. Don't stress.

@User2638483

I wouldn’t stress about it, sounds fine! But if you wanted to do the sheets - our school would drop them off/post them/print them for you so someone could collect them. Or maybe you could email to a friend or neighbour and they would kindly print

@User2638483 School will print them but we have to collect, but DDs not allowed on school grounds while positive so it's not a practical option for me. All my family live too far away, they'd have to print them and post them and the way my post is right now it wouldn;t get here for a few weeks.

@MaidEdithofAragon

I'm a primary Headteacher. You are doing brilliantly if you do anything at all. Don't stress.

@MaidEdithofAragon Thank you, will do my best.

Phone the school and ask if they'll print off a home learning pack for you

@Dippydinosaurus

Phone the school and ask if they'll print off a home learning pack for you

@Dippydinosaurus I replied to the email and they said they'd print it but I'd have to collect and DD can't go on school grounds because she's positive so no use to me.

I'm a teacher and honestly don't stress. As others have said read with her, talk about the story. Get her to predict what she thinks will happen by looking at the front cover. Ask "WH" questions, who, what, where, when etc as this really helps early Reading skills develop. Good app "Teach your Monster how to Read" has a free option. Cooking involves lots of Number work, play with any toys, dolls etc and bring number into the conversation, let's count the family, take one away.. How many now, add 1 in, how many now. Colouring, experimenting with crayon, pen, make letters out of Playdoh. If you don't have any, easy to make via Google. Spray shaving foam in a plate or tray and "write words". Sensory activities are fun and soothing. Drop some essential oils into water and play at washing dolls, cars, figures. BBC bitesize is fantastic. The iplayer has kids Julia Donaldson films, you could watch and she could make a picture showing characters or the events. She won't fall behind over a couple of weeks. All she really needs is your company.

Thanks everyone, I think in my sleep deprived mind I just had a blank moment.

Have replied to the school email that I will do what bits I can do without printing but will otherwise do the things listed in my OP, the teachers fine with it as long as it's "Vaguely educational"

If she has TA support when in school, perhaps they could use a bit of the TA's time to print and deliver the worksheets.

You’re doing great. Really great. The amount of time year 2 children spend actually learning in school is t really that long, once you factor in settling, breaks, lunch, queuing, waiting, being ready to learn etc.