{"id":247,"date":"2016-09-04T09:12:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T09:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=247"},"modified":"2016-08-21T09:16:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T09:16:03","slug":"good-homework-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2016\/09\/good-homework-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Good homework websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before looking at some of the best homework help sites, there are a few tips to remember about homework in general. The first one is to let the kids have something to eat before starting \u2013 this might just be a nutritional snack with their main meal scheduled for later, depending on the family schedule.\u00a0 None of us work at our best when we are hungry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure there is a quiet place to do the homework away from distractions.\u00a0 If there are pre-school kids in the house, try to keep them occupied elsewhere.\u00a0 Ensure all the essentials are on hand such as pens, pencils and that there is a good workspace to use.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set up a timetable for homework sessions so that kids know when to expect to be doing it. It might be after the evening meal for older kids or you might schedule different \u2018slots\u2019 for the different kids if they distract each other. TV is a no-no but some quiet music can help relax them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember to keep in mind the current teaching techniques, rather than those you were taught when you were at school.\u00a0 By telling them what you know, that can just confuse them and mean they aren\u2019t learning what the school wants them to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best homework help sites;<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC Bitesize<\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC has been making high quality educational programs for generations and their education website, called Bitesize, is equally useful. There are two ways to search for help \u2013 by the subject or by the stage the kids are studying at. Once you go into the subject, there is a range of options such as KS1 Maths, 4th level Maths and even Higher Maths. By selecting the stage your child is studying, there is then a range of topics to help them, for example mathematical skills including problem solving and reasoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The website also has less formal content such as educational news, school newsletters and news around, a news program for kids. There are interactive games to help them with their studies and plenty of fun stuff to engage them.<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC Cbeebies<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cbeebies website works alongside the children\u2019s channel and is filled with educational fun for kids<\/a>. This includes homework help, interactive challenges and even stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Homework Elephant<\/span><\/p>\n

Homework Elephant has some 5,000 resources available to assist kids in their various homework topics.\u00a0 These are listed through the subjects they are covered by so are easy to search for a specific category.\u00a0 They also offer an \u2018Agony Elephant\u2019 service where kids can ask questions to an expert on subjects including maths, English, biology and history.\u00a0 Finally, there is a hints and tips section that covers how to do homework, learning tips and even helping kids cope with worries about their projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

National Geographic Kids<\/span><\/p>\n

National Geographic are another massive name in TV shows and their magazine so their Kids section is filled with useful resources of the highest quality.\u00a0 Subjects covered includes animals, science and nature, history, places as well as games and entertainment resources.\u00a0 So kids can learn<\/a> about the countries of the world, the birds and animals that live there and there are fun areas to entertainment them as well as help with the homework.<\/span><\/p>\n

Channel 4 Learning<\/span><\/p>\n

Channel 4 Learning is aimed at seven to eleven year olds and covers three main subjects \u2013 science, history and geography.\u00a0 There are plenty of interactive resources to entertain the kids<\/a> as well as notes for teachers to help out.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before looking at some of the best homework help sites, there are a few tips to remember about homework in general. The first one is to let the kids have something to eat before starting \u2013 this might just be a nutritional snack with their main meal scheduled for later, depending on the family schedule.\u00a0 … Continue reading “Good homework websites”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,14,19,66,55],"tags":[83,93,92,96,99,79],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-animals","category-arts-crafts","category-fun","category-kids","tag-idea","tag-organise","tag-outdoor","tag-party-kids","tag-planning","tag-play"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}