You\u2019ve taken all the necessary steps to prepare your child for learning at home.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a desk set up, a carefully drawn timetable in the kitchen, and plenty of worksheets and online lessons that need to be completed.<\/p>\n
All you need to take care of now is well\u2026 the actual teaching and learning bit.<\/p>\n
With no teaching qualification or classroom experience, you start to panic.<\/p>\n
First things first, take a deep breath. You\u2019re not in this alone.\u00a0 There are easy guidelines to follow that will make the parent-to-teacher transition much easier for both you and your child.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you need to do.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t set completely unreal expectations for yourself. It will only add to existing stress or anxiety, and it\u2019s not going to help your child\u2019s learning.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need to worry about:<\/p>\n
Remember that your child still has a teacher they can contact and, in most cases, work that has been assigned to them for the period.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need to become a professional classroom teacher overnight.<\/p>\n
This is a situation that asks no more of parents than that they do their best to keep their children happy, safe and engaged with learning opportunities wherever possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>