Finding time to do homework

[hayz_baby]

I'm really struggling with this for ds1. Between the three kids and me working till half 5 it's a real struggle. It's hard going as ds2 can be very demanding so it usually needs both of us present. There isn't a huge amount at this age but ds1 needs extra help so it takes a bit longer. There's usually a picture book he needs to read about to us, a phonics board to help him learn to read and some counting exercises. Any advice?

 

[OmarsMum]

15 mins on bed before bedtime. Go to bed 15 mins earlier & you can cover all that in 15-20 mins. We start with math (they are learning number bonds so it is easy to go through them without a paper) , then you can revise some phonics & you can leave the picture book at the end.

 

[DCS]

We do 15 minutes just before dinner. Just while I'm dishing up and it's cooling. Or numbers and letters before dinner and book at bed time before his story.

 

[alibaba24]

I struggle with this too especially because on top of school homework we have speech and language homework I just do 5/10 mins here and there throughout the week x

 

[hayz_baby]

We will probably have speech and language homework soon as well... *sigh*

 

[alibaba24]

Feeling your pain DD is not at the point where I can set her down with a task and leave her to get on with it. I usually pick one or the other that I put full effort into language/school work there's just not enough hours in the day so in try add in what they are wanting for homework when we are doing other things . for example she's learning shapes so I'll get her to point out shapes outside. Things like that.

 

[wishingonastar]

Our school (one in reception one in yr 2) have said ideally they want ten mins reading a night but realistically they would like to change book twice a week as a minimum so to read book at least twice a week to enable this then one or two nights do phonics. They also said if your child is tired not to make them do homework that day.

For my yr 2 one I get her to read while I cook as she's less dependent on me for this and for my reception one she can do phonics while I cook as once she knows letter sound she then sits trying to write it and draw things starting with that sound