Findory

Helping parents give their children strong foundations in English and maths - and the knowledge, confidence and freedom to find their own story.

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A beautiful shared moment of learning:

“What’s 7 × 8?”

“54?”

“Have another think.”

“42?”

“We literally did this yesterday.”

The science of learning does, unfortunately, confirm that children forget things 😂

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@TheRealMrM @DeputyGrocott Great to be going straight in with the core learning and deliberate practice!

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A simple way to build vocabulary:

Choose one interesting word.

Explain it.
Use it.
Find an opposite.
Put it in a silly sentence.
Look out for it in a book.
Knowing a word takes more than hearing its definition once.

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Rereading isn’t cheating.

If your child stumbled through a paragraph, read it again.

Then perhaps once more.

Each reading frees up a little more attention for fluency, expression and meaning.

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If your child is learning times tables, don’t practise everything every day.

Pick 5 facts they don’t know.

Practise them.

Come back tomorrow.

Once they’re quick and accurate, replace them.

Small, targeted practice beats endless random questions.

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What can we give them? https://t.co/SMJfyIQTv6

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How learning sticks https://t.co/hdHh8GeR76

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The Hygge of Learning https://t.co/oY1oryMH41

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If your child doesn’t know 6 × 8, ask:

“What do you know that could help?”

5 × 8 = 40.
One more 8 = 48.
What children already know can become a tool for working out what they don’t.

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When your child can’t remember an answer, wait a little longer before helping.

Give them time to search their memory, try a strategy or make a connection.

Sometimes we’re a little too quick to rescue.

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Five useful minutes of learning at home can be enough.

4 multiplication facts.
3 new words.
1 tricky paragraph reread.
Something from yesterday recalled.
You don’t always need more time. You need to use the time well.

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Mental maths is brilliant for spare moments.

“What’s 8 × 4?”

“What’s 10 more than 247?”

“How many more do I need to make 100 from 63?”

You don’t need to announce that you’re “doing maths”. A couple of questions in the car or while making dinner is plenty.

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You don’t need 50 flashcards.

Pick five things your child needs to remember.

Practise them for two minutes.

Put them away.

Come back tomorrow.

A little deliberate practice, repeated often, goes a long way.

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Before explaining something again, ask:

“What can you remember?”

Then wait.

Retrieving something from memory strengthens learning and shows you what has actually stuck.

Help with the gaps afterwards.

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Learning at home doesn’t need to take an hour.

5 multiplication facts.

5 vocabulary cards.

10 lines reread for fluency.

1 question about something learned yesterday.

Small amounts. Carefully chosen. Revisited often.

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One of the most reassuring things to understand about learning is that forgetting is normal.

Your child can genuinely know something on Tuesday and struggle to retrieve it on Friday. That doesn’t mean Tuesday’s practice was wasted.

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How learning sticks https://t.co/hdHh8GeR76

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Children don’t need to find learning easy. They need to experience what happens when something that felt difficult becomes easier because they stuck with it. That little moment of “Oh! I can do this now” is one of the best feelings in learning.

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I don't know what story my children will find for themselves.I don't need to.For now, I can read with them,talk with them,help them learn their maths, fill our home with interesting things and make sure when something is difficult, they know difficulty isn't the end of the story.