Children work better when they have a routine.

Make a daily timetable and try to stick to it as closely as possible. It will be difficult to begin with but once the routine is set, the children enjoy will learning at home. There is timetable at the top of the page. Give it a try.

The children do not need to sit for long time with paper and pen. Try to teach your child some necessary life skills e.g. involve them in your daily cooking, letting them pour, measure and mix ingredients. Ask them to help set the table and even washing up.

Improve your memory

Play Kim’s game:

Collect about 10 items from around the house e.g. tea spoon, pencil, old key, empty small hand cream tube, old tooth brush, small toys etc.

Your need at least 2 people to play this game.

Lay all the things on a flat surface and have a look at them for 10 seconds, Ask one person to close their eyes and turn away and remove one item. Ask the person what item is missing. Start with 6 items then increase the number of items.

Another variation;

Lay 10 - 12 items on a flat surface and look at the objects then ask the person to touch things that you have mentioned.

Give instructions like;

Touch;  tea spoon, tooth brush and key

Increase number of objects you ask to touch. See what is the maximum number of objects you can remember to touch

Take turns

Another variation is

One person collects about 15 small objects from around the house and covers them with a cloth or scarf so that nobody else can see them. One at a time, everybody else takes it in turns to remove the scarf and study the objects for 10 seconds only. The objects are then covered up again and the person has to remember as many objects as they can. The winner is the person who can remember the most objects.

Life Skills: Cooking

Cooking is one of the life skill, that all children should have. Involve your children in your daily cooking. When the children learn to cook, they also start thinking about what foods are good for them and start thinking about healthy foods.

Try these easy instructions on how to make a sandwich.