This year, we’ve covered a variety of topics as part of our weekly ‘Wednesday for Parents’ articles. As this is the last ‘Wednesday for Parents’ before the Summer, we decided to provide a round-up of all the topics we’ve covered this year, minus the seasonal ones about midterm activities etc that mightn’t be as useful! Thanks for all your comments and suggestions this year – if there’s anything you’d like us to cover in the new school year, let us know!
- Online activities to help your child with place value
- Teaching your child about fire safety
- How to help your child choose a topic for a Science Fair
- Online Halloween activities
- Resources for online safety
- Talking to your child about the news (particularly natural disasters and war)
- An introduction to HelpMyKidLearn.ie
- An Animoto tutorial
- Coping with Christmas when you’re bereaved
- Websites for Christmas
- Digital Resolutions to keep your family safe online
- Online activities to help your child with fractions
- Drawing activities (perfect for rainy days!)
- Science activities to help your child learn about the weather
- Why we blog – the benefits of blogging for learning
- Help with Homework – part 1 – general tips
- Help with Homework – part 2 – how to help your child with reading homework
- Help with Homework – part 3 – how to help your child with learning homework
- Help with Homework – part 4 – study skills
- The parents section of the Scoilnet
- Helping your child to improve their handwriting
- Family days out for the Easter holidays
- Feeling good for Summer
- Teaching children about managing money
- The Bucket and Spade List
- Summer Reading by Summer Buzz
