You enjoyed the holidays (where you are there again!) But spent on August 15, the start of the school year is looming for your children. And the question can arise: if this is not already the case, should you bring out the notebooks before the fateful date? Several answers are possible.
Revise a specific point when there is a gap
In a previous article a teacher noted it for True Medical: “When there is a time too long without reviewing the bases, the students forget. So they have to work.” A drop in level that can be annoying especially if you perceive a real gap in your child in a field, a point to review or your children (or adolescents) have a specific objective (for an orientation for example). In this case, revising lessons, or even taking some private lessons may be a solution.
However, recalled the teacher, a regular and serious student during the year can do without it, provided that he remains a minimum stimulated intellectually.
Keep the notebooks closed and bet on rest above all
Conversely, many insist on the importance of rest. “We must respect a period without homework. It is very important for the brain” insisted Jeanne Campan, another teacher on our site.
Holidays should not become an additional source of stress, neither for the child nor for parents. No need to load the end of the holidays with an already tight schedule to integrate lessons from last year, which could on the contrary demotivate the child for his return.
But keep activities essential to its development
However, not revising does not mean keeping your brain on pause. A point made consensus in particular with all experts: reading.
“”Reading every day, even a page, is essential to maintain the taste of words and not lose the thread. The book remains the essential tool of summer, from the smallest to the largest “.
Furthermore, revising does not necessarily mean sitting in front of a notebook. Learning can slip into daily life:
- Recite the tables by car;
- Write postcards, news…;
- Cooking to review the measures;
- Count by playing board games;
- Propose discussions;
- DIY, etc.
Work … his emotional skills
Finally, beyond school knowledge, the holidays are conducive to the development of socio-emotional skills: self-confidence, empathy, cooperation, stress management … essential skills to succeed in school and in life. Confidence in particular is worked during travel, meetings or new activities. Just like general culture. And remains just as important to start the year well.
These two weeks can also be an opportunity to prepare your bag … Like its recovery, on the emotions side. Listen to the fears, reassure, talk about the changes to come to approach the start of the school year more serenely. The important thing is to avoid transforming the end of the holidays into a permanent evaluation. But to feel ready.