Kids Online and Remote Learning Blog

Jun 8, 2020

Online vs Traditional Learning: Is Online Learning the Future?

Is online learning the future? I have been thinking a lot about this question lately. For the last three months, I have been teaching my...

Claudia Wild

May 14, 2020

Parent guide to screen time

We’re more digitally conscious than ever before Last year 1 in 3 Americans took steps to improve their own digital well-being. (1) This...

Consistency, personalised learning and creativity with Class Dojo

Claudia Wild

May 2, 2020

Consistency, personalised learning and creativity with Class Dojo

I had the pleasure of attending a webinar from Caitlin at Class Dojo yesterday which turned out be extremely informative and fun. It was...

Motivating kids who are refusing to do remote learning

Claudia Wild

Apr 29, 2020

Motivating kids who are refusing to do remote learning

Why kids refuse to do home learning Over the past ten weeks of teaching online, many kids have put up quite a resistance and just refused...

How to block channels and hide videos with YouTube Kids App

Claudia Wild

Apr 28, 2020

How to block channels and hide videos with YouTube Kids App

Videos can be educational but too often they are not and what's worse is the most irritating, trashy channels always seem to be the ones...

Claudia Wild

Apr 24, 2020

Parents guide to a growth mindset

“He can’t write.” “She doesn’t know the numbers.” “He doesn’t listen to the lessons.” I understand parents’ anxiety over their children’s...

What do children learn when playing with playdough?

Claudia Wild

Apr 23, 2020

What do children learn when playing with playdough?

Making play dough is EASY and play dough activities can support any of the 7 areas of learning in the Early Years.

Help: My 5 year old won't sit still for an online lesson

Claudia Wild

Apr 23, 2020

Help: My 5 year old won't sit still for an online lesson

Many parents around the world have been disheartened by full-time distance learning programmes by schools as children are required to sit...

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