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 Many parents are overseeing their children’s
education while they are out of school. Lincoln resident Andrea
Dykman, who is mother to a third grader and seventh grader, said
having a daily routine is key for her family.
The family is usually up by 7:30 in the morning and Dykman said her
daughter Abby, who is a self-starter, has often started working on
schoolwork before she (Andrea) is even awake.
After eating breakfast and getting dressed, Dykman said part of the
morning is usually spent with son Luke using Lexia and Raz Kids for
online work. They usually rotate between one hour of schoolwork and
one hour of play to keep from boredom.
Luke Dykman doing an
online learning activity.
Dykman said math comes next, with her son doing
several worksheets. Once that is done, the family often eats lunch
and then for a kind of recess they either go outside or watch a
television show.
The afternoon work includes xtramath, a free online program of basic
mathematics, and then Luke is usually done with work for the day by
2 p.m. if they can focus on the work.
Abby Dykman digging earthworms to feed the chickens.
For some extracurricular learning, Dykman said they
have started a garden and bought some chickens. The kids love
digging up worms in the garden to feed to the chickens.
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Keeping children busy and active seems to be a good
way to keep them from getting too stir-crazy.
For example, Heidi Bainter, whose kids are three and seven years
old, has found many fun learning activities to keep her children
busy while they are all home.
Bainter said their days often consist of doing school assignments,
playing games, building with legos, building forts, playing outside
and taking walks. They are also trying new foods.
The
Bainter kids enjoying some time playing outside their home.
To keep everything clean and sanitary, Bainter said
she and the kids wipe everything down daily.
Finally, FaceTiming with other family helps them stay in touch while
social distancing.
These families are finding ways to stay in routine and keep active,
which seems to be a good way to get through this challenging time.
[Angela Reiners]
Links to learning resources:
Lexia Learning
www.lexialearning.com
Raz-kids
https://www.raz-kids.com/
xtramath
https://xtramath.org
If you have had a difficult time getting your children settled into
a new routine, you might find this clip from Dr. Phil helpful.
https://www.drphil.com/videos/ |
