Additional resources
Home Timetable and Activity Ideas
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A parents guide for keeping children busy during school closures Please follow social distancing and self isolation instructions to keep everyone safe and well |
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Before 9am |
Wake up |
Get washed and dressed, eat breakfast, make beds, tidy up breakfast |
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9am – 10am |
Morning walk (only with members of your household) |
Get outside and walk, even if it’s raining |
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Drink and snack |
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10am – 11am |
Lego, block time |
Sit and build with your children, don’t just expect them to do it by themselves! |
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11am – 12pm |
Project time |
Find something that your children are really interested in and do a project on it where you learn about it together |
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Lunch |
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12.30pm |
Chore time |
Tidy up lunch and involve your children in household tasks that need to be done |
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1pm – 2pm |
Quiet time |
Reading, puzzles, drawing |
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2pm – 3pm |
Physical online activities for young children |
Yoga/Exercises for different parts of your body/Action Songs Search the Youtube channel: for example Squish the Fish/A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure/Songs: Heads Shoulders, Knees and Toes |
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Drink and snack |
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3pm – 4pm |
Creative time |
See http://www.theimaginationtree.com/ for some fun creative ideas to do with your children |
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4pm – 5pm |
Television/film time |
Let your children chill out and wind down so that dinner can be organised |
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5pm – 6pm |
Dinner |
Get the children to help you with clearing up after dinner |
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6pm – 8pm |
Free time |
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8pm |
Bedtime |
Don’t forget the bedtime story! |