Lockdown, Home Learning and Engage

On March 23 New Zealand went to Level 4 lockdown which means our school are closed.  The holidays were brought forward to help teachers prepare for a very different type of learning.  While our children remain at home, we have been preparing remote learning lessons for our children to start Term 2 on April 15.

We are attempting to deliver a range of curriculum lessons on line.  When making slides and videos about maths, writing and reading I have also made some videos of Engage games and use Engage cues to help the children participate in the games at home.

At a stressful time it is important to try and keep routines going and help the children maintain a link to school programmes.  I hope some of our children will practise these games and demonstrate them to their parents, showing the benefits of self regulation.