Scaffolding: How Visual Support Can Make Homework Less Stressful
With the new school year approaching, homework might already be on your mind. For many parents, it's not necessarily the homework itself that's daunting, it's trying to fit it into an already busy evening.
Homework doesn’t happen in a quiet classroom. It happens when you’re making dinner, sorting washing, helping another child, answering a million questions. And then you hear, “I don’t know how to do this!”
Suddenly, what should be a quick homework task can turn into frustration, tears and a lot of stress for everyone.
But “I don’t know how to do this!” doesn’t mean your child needs you to do it all for them or explain everything in great detail. They might just need a little bit of scaffolding (not the metal frame that builders use!)
Boosting Your Child’s Education Through Games
Have you ever seen engaging activity ideas to enhance your child’s learning on Instagram? So you save the video with good intentions, only to realise that they require lots of resources and take longer to set up than your children will actually spend engaging in the activity. We all want to help our children develop their literacy and numeracy skills, but time comes at a premium and let’s admit it, we are all tired!
This is why I created Clever Kit Learning Boxes. To take the mental strain away for parents. Providing convenient, ready made resources to support your child in their homework that are matched to the Northern Ireland Curriculum. They are trustworthy, made by an experienced, practicing teacher.