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How to Help at Home

One of the best ways is to speak with your child in your home language(s).
Keeping your own language alive is a wonderful treasure and it helps children to learn English more easily.

Reading
Ask your child if they have brought a book home to read and listen to them. This will usually be an easy/familiar book for them but if for some reason the book is hard, read it with them.

  • Do not cover the pictures
  • Let your child try unknown words before you tell them what it is
  • Always say something positive about their efforts, what they remember and their ‘tries’
  • Let your child’s teacher know if reading books are not coming home, or not working for your child
  • Older students bring home Library books

Maths

  • Ask ‘what do you notice, what do you wonder’ to develop curiosity and encourage your child to talk about what, how and why they think something
  • If your child brings home homework, let them tell you how they work it out.  There are lots of different ways to solve problems, and talking about solutions/options is good 
  • Help your child to learn and recall some basic number facts quickly/accurately. You can do this anywhere e.g., while driving in the car
  • Play games like Snakes and Ladders, Chess and Ludo.  A deck of cards and dice can be used for many math games too

Writing

  • Encourage your child to write…. letters, cards, a diary, lists

What Else?

  • Children learn from being outside and visiting new places e.g.,  free places – Māngere Mountain, local Library, gardens, walks
  • Visit the museum – free, take your library card or a power bill to show you live in Auckland.  Go to the beach, for a walk or climb up Maunga across Auckland

Online learning

  • Check which sites your child is visiting.  You can block sites – see Netsafe for parents/caregivers link
  • Check if they are posting photos or texting online – remind your child to stay safe and tell you if they don’t like something they see online
  • Check age restrictions on sites, media, AI

If your child can get online – get the Seesaw App so teachers can share work with you about your child.

If you can’t download Seesaw, these resources might be useful.

Please do watch the video to learn more about Seesaw

Websites of interest

Bully-Free NZ

Please click here – a guide for parents/aiga/whānau.