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Try not to push them too hard, let them work at their own pace, so to speak and ensure they don't get stressed or upset. Make the lessons fun and interactive, with lots of messy experiments and play

Routine should be kept all the time. Muske resding fun, lots of play indoors and outside. Song and dance and keep busy. Eat good fresh food and fruits,

My grandchildren let me know what their home schooling involves. Ruby(9 years) printed out a poem for me that she had written . Joshua(7 years) printed out his story for me. Their Mum sent me photos of their space project & Ruby's robot that picks up metal with its magnet. My little 5 month old grandson has photos of him sent weekly to me.

To be honest my grandchildren have not been studying, however, my son and his wife have been teaching them how to garden and cook. They have also played teaching games with them such as scrabble and chess.

Making the Best as it gets.

Just nice to be able to see them and keeping them busy with different things can be challenging

Make learning into a game and lots of fun and absolutely lots of praise. The hardest thing about lockdown has been contact with the grandchildren but thank goodness for FaceTime. Also so grateful for the glass door we have in the porch because at least the grandchildren could come up to the door and talk. Not the same as a hug but better than nothing. So glad we can finally go out for walks etc together now which provides plenty of learning opportunities.

My oldest g'son had a few "iffy" moments during the first 2/3 weeks of lockdown. Little wonder, considering the huge change in lifestyle. However, once he put his mind to it, he settled down to work hard at college stuff. His Mum encouraged him to get out and about every day, either for a walk or on his bike. He's also helped to do a lot of work in the garden, tidy the shed and the loft, etc.
I'm most proud, however, of how concerned he's been with regards to the health and well-being of myself and his other Gran. We're both self-isolating (age and health conditions). He's gone for shopping, picked up meds, etc. for us both.
My two youngest g'children have been "attending" school throughout this crisis as both their parents are key workers. They haven't done much organised work, but have been kept active, mostly outside (huge school grounds with lots of play equipment, etc.) on good weather days. Both appear to have been happy with these arrangements.

learning has to be fun and not repetitive, learning new things every day keeps their minds active and also holds their attention

Doing cooking together has been great, I've pointed out every time we've used numbers in the weighing, timing. My daughter is a key worker, so we have had our granddaughter a lot, it's been great.

a set routine works best, school work in the mornings, with a lovely dog walk in the afternoon. We are lucky enough to be a multigenerational household so are a busy house of 5,

video calling has been wonderful. the grandchildren call us to tell us what they have been learning and our five year old has read us a bedtime story!

Rewards go a long way and make the learning as fun as possible

Setting a routine has helped and making it fun they chat about there work on face time my eldest grandchild was very interested in Anne Frank so ordered the book for him

I don't have any means of seeing my grandchildren which has been torture but the most exciting thing has been my 7 year old writing letters to me which I answer; and tells me all about what she and her little sister have been doing. Contact from their school has been excellent and efforts have been rewarded with certificates arriving through the post.

We have only met up (outside with social distancing) with our grandchildren once during a 3and a half month lockdown. However, we have been talking to them online with the Face Talk app. They have a daily timetable of School learning with their Dad (includes 1 hour of exercise (indoors or outdoors) usually up till around 13.00hours. More leisure time in the afternoon (also includes some online learning) with their mum It has been quite trying as both parents are also working from home. It will be nice when lockdown eases so that we can help them out. John K

This would be a fabulous prize that my grandchildren could use. Thanks for giving me the chance and good luck everyone.

Sticking to a routine and a timetable helped and keeping the activities & subjects varied. We have stayed just as close even with only speaking over WhatsApp or Facetime.

like many others, keeping things mixed with fun play time.

My eldest grandchild is still very young but he enjoys hands on activities best in the morning involving lots of glue, paper and modelling clay, with stories in the afternoon when his concentration is beginning to flag. He also enjoys singing along to nursery rhymes on YouTube.

My 2 youngest granddaughters 5 and 2 have thrived on routine and learning things they are really interested in, making those bits that aren't so interesting easier to complete. One to one and then both together doing crafts and listening to stories etc has also proved invaluable. The oldest has also been face-timing her friend and taking part in her dance sessions at the weekend both having had a hugely positive effect on her.

Pick a theme/subject and set a period of time to devote to it - drawing pictures, looking for information in books or online, making models, writing stories (both factual pieces and imaginative ones). Using lots of praise for achievements and gentle encouragement when stumbling blocks occur. Encouraging independent learning has also been important as children learn how to find answers, problem-solve, create interesting projects for themselves and discover new hobbies and/or talents. If both households have board games like Scrabble it is easy enough to expand the rules so that each can see the layout and letters to play etc, otherwise just use cameras or an online version like Literati. Nature has been the source for lots of opportunities as so many different aspects can be incorporated into study, plus it's fun and nice to learn about the plants and animals we share a planet with. Nature photo-journals are brilliant for kids to keep track of things, priortise favourite things, collect some great photographs (including skills like macro-photography and using software to frame, have colour, black & white and sepia images) and have a wealth of information to share with like-minded peers. Online facilities have been good at allowing children access to safe adults like their grandparents as well as classmates and local friends - sharing resources and results helps them all build confidence and if they are having fun in the process all the better.

My main role has been to be an Audience for my DGC's performances. GD1 has been learning the ukulele, DGS already plays the Bassoon and has been practising on his guitar. We play 'Name that Tune' to see how quickly I can identify the music. DGD2 is into dressing up as characters from films, cartoons and books. Again my role is to guess who she is today, with as few clues as possible. We do quizzes via Zoom and I often get a phone call to help with their History and Geography homework. Other Grandparents are retired Foreign Language Teachers, so they do fun learning in Spanish and French with the DGC, including DGD1 who is my but not their Grandaughter. They call her Grandaughter -in-law.

3, yr old 6 yr old 8 yr old sons children, youngest getting shy there House is tiny so not much room for individual learning 3 yr old interferes son and dil have to work from home. My daughters (nurse) child age 5 very angry but at school. So no it’s not been all sunshine and rainbows they have done their best but if myself and hubby could have looked after them we could have home schooled much easier

I homeschool my granddaughters three x one hour per week. I split the hour into maths, language and one other subject of the girl’s choice. We have been going for weeks now and I am enjoying planning lessons and making resources.
But best of all I love spending time with my granddaughters. They live miles apart and I don’t often get them together. It’s a silver lining in this strange and stressful time.