"Make sure you have read the lessons and are ready to answer questions that might come up before you present them to your student. Make sure you have covered the module completely before starting an assignment. Create a schedule for your child with some flexibility and include lots of pleasant breaks in the day."

Wolsey Hall parent

Lesson plans

Each week of the course has a number of lesson plans as in the example below:

Lesson plan image

Each lesson plan provides detailed instructions for working with your child on specific topics. The lesson plans are accessed from the Week buttons on the Parts 1, 2 and 3 page of each course.

TIP 1 (audio clip):

The lesson plans may refer to the course textbooks and each week has additional resource material which can be accessed directly from Canvas. We will be adding additional resources to the courses as they become available and you will be notified when a new resource has been added to a course. Please note that there are fewer lesson plans for Science than for English and Maths as fewer lessons are required to cover the Science syllabus.

How to use the lesson plans:

Read the relevant lesson plan the day before and locate the relevant pages in the textbooks if required. There may also be additional resources to explore which will be listed in the plan.

Whenever a shopping trip is due, look at the week’s lesson plans, because sometimes items need to be bought e.g, batteries, small light bulbs, buzzers etc..

You do not have to stick to the lesson plans rigidly. As you become more confident in your ability to teach, you should feel free to introduce your own ideas to the lessons. You know better than anyone else what interests your child. If your child is fanatical about Star Wars or dinosaurs, for example, try to adapt the lesson plans around those topics.

Work at your child’s pace. That could mean completing a whole week’s worth of Maths or English lessons in two days, or your child may need a week to fully understand a concept. If your child is finding a topic difficult to understand, leave the topic and revisit it later. Make a note to discuss particular areas of difficulty with the Wolsey Hall tutor in your next video call.

In Years 3 to 6, each English lesson plan has a spelling list which should be learned throughout the course of the week. Ask your child to write a sentence for each word, to show they know how to use the words and to increase their vocabulary. There are lots of ideas to teach and learn spellings in General Resources (found in Part 1 of your English course).

"Planning and patience are key!"

Wolsey Hall parent

TIP 2 (audio clip):

TIP 3 (audio clip):