Five tips for parents with children learning from home

Many parents will be teaching their kids from home as COVID-19 puts a pause on the school system.

For those parents that have become teachers, Jay Hall at Buffalo Public Schools has listed these five tips for making a successful home classroom.

WE HAVE AN EYE ONEDUCATION THISMORNING.RIGHT NOW --FAMILIES ALL OVERTHE COUNTRY AREADJUSTING TO THENEW NORM OFREMOTE LEARNING.SO ALL NEW FOR YOUTHIS MORNING -- JESLAWSON FINDS OUTHOW YOU CAN MAKEYOUR HOME A BETTERENVIRONMENT TOLEARN.STHIS IS ONE OF THEMOST DIFFICULT TIMESFOR LEARNING INRECENT MEMORY --MAINLY BECAUSEHOME SCHOOLINGHAS BECOME THEMAIN SOURCE OFLEARNING.AND AT TIMES LIKE THISI THINK IT REALLYDEPENDS ON YOURFAMILY OUT THERE ANDINDIVIDUALCHARACTERISTICS OEACH FAMILYSO TO HELP WITHPARENTS ANDGUARDIANSBECOMINGEDUCATORS --- JAYHALL WITH BUFFALOPUBLIC SCHOOLS HASFIVE THINGS HETHINKS FAMILIESSHOULD BE DOINGTHAT CAN HELP WITHTHE SCHOOL LESSONSAS HOMESCHOOLINGBECOMES ANECESSITY -- THEFIRST THING -- DON'TBE AFRAID TO GOBACK TO BASICS ANDLESSEN THE AMOUNTOF TECHNOLOGYBEING USED.YOU DONT NEEDADVANCED EQUIPMENTTO DO ADVANCDLESSONS SOME OF THEBEST LESSONS IN THEHISTORY OFSCHOOLING HAVE BEENDONE WITH BASICEQUIPMENT.USING A WHITE BOARDOR EVEN JUST GOODOLD FASHION PEN ANDPAPER IS ALWAYSACCEPTABLE.NUMBER 2 -- DONT BEAFRAID TO CONNECTWITH ALL SORTS OFTEACHERSNOT JUST YOUR CHILDSTEACHERS BUTTEACHERS WHO AREYOUR NEIGHBORSYOUR FRIENDS ..ONLINE TEACHERS ANDTEACHERS ALL OVERTHE WORLDADVICE FROM THOSETEACHERS CAN BEINCREDIBLYBENEFICIAL.NUMBER 3 -- BEINTROSPECTIVEABOUT YOURSTRENGHTS ANDPASSIONS AND BRINGTHAT TO YOURTEACHING.WHAT ARE YOU GOODAT WHAT ARE YOURSTRENGHTSONCE YOU BRING YOURPERSONAL STRENGHTSAND PASSIONS TO THETABLE ANDINCORPORATE THEM TOTHE TEACHING YOURSTUDENTS WILL BE FARMORE ENGAGED.NUMBER 4 -- THINKAHEAD WITH BIGGERPROJECTS FORWHENEVER YOURSTUDENT FINISHESTHEIR WORK.LOOK FOR WAYS TOEXTEND YOUR CHILDSLEARNING WITHCREATIVE PROJECTSLIKE SHOEBOXDIARAMAS THINGS LIKETHAT SO WHEN THEYDO FINISH WORKYOURE PROACTIVEENOUGH WITH THINGSFOR THEM TO DO.AND LASTLY -- ATNUMBER 5 -- DON'T BEAFRAID TO GETCREATIVEA CREATIVE PARENTDESIGNING CREATIVEACTIVITIES FOR YOURSTUDENT AT HOME ANDYOUR STUDENT WILLTAKE IN THESECREATIVE ACTIVITIESAND YOU CAN USEYOUR RIGHT BRAINSKILLS WE OFTENCANT.THESE ARE JUSTSOME SMALL THINGSTHAT A PARENT CANDO TO HELP WITH THEAT HOME LEARNING.HALL ALSO SUGGESTSTO KEEP IN TOUCHWITH THE STUDENTSTEACHERS TO MAKESURE YOURPREPARED FOR ANYADDITIONAL WORKCOMING IN.ALL OF TODAYSLESSON IS AVAILABLERIGHT NOWCOMING IN.ALL OF TODAYSLESSON IS AVAILABLERIGHT NOW ONWKBW.COMSTRAIGHT AHE