Books2Door: Win Biff, Chip and Kipper 16 Books Collection
I don’t know about you but home schooling four children whilst working a full time job at home has been tough, even more so as when our home schooling started, I was completely and utterly unprepared. Although we had a mountain of craft materials, colouring books, story books and outdoor games to enjoy, when it came to actual reading books like Harry has in school, I realised we didn’t have a single one!
At just turned six years old Harry is unable to pick up a story book like the girls, he struggles with sounding out tricky words and veering away from the characters he has been used to for the last two years, and so getting my hands on the Oxford Phonics Biff, Chip and Kipper books was paramount! Thanks to Books2Door I was able to place an order online and have them delivered to the door in just a couple of days and they have been a real life saver!
We ordered the Biff, Chip and Kipper Stage 3 16 book collection but there are a variety of titles to choose from all in the same Oxford Phonics series. 
The 16 book collection includes 8 stories providing phonic-based reading practice, while 8 use every day language to broaden your child’s wider reading experience. The titles include the following:
- Gran’s New Blue Shoes
- Save Pudding Wood
- Secret of the Sands
- Craig Saves the Day
- Dolphin Rescue
- Egg Fried Rice
- Hungry Floppy
- Husky Adventure
- Looking After Gran
- Seasick
- Trapped
- Hairy-Scary Monster
- Ice City
- Mountain Rescue
- The Lost Voice
- Uncle Max
We have one set of Biff, Chip and Kipper Stage 3 Read with Oxford Phonics 16 Books Collection Set to giveaway with a RRP of £79.84. Simply enter via the link below and one winner will be chosen at random at close of giveaway on 28th June. Good luck!
** We were gifted a voucher from Books2Doors in exchange for our post **
make it fun
try and have fun
The best way to support your children while they learn at home is to be available for help without overwhelming them. Letting them know that you are there if they need some extra guidance without being involved in every stage of the work will encourage them to explore the problem themselves and find a solution. The more they work independently the stronger their problem-solving skills will become and they will explore the topics and projects for themselves.
First of all start off with little tasks. Too many can overwhelm anyone. If work can be completed by using play or methods found around the house, let it be. Have small breaks and just see how much they want to do. They can only do their best, as can you.
Don’t put too much pressure on the kids or yourself. Try to make it more fun and practical and try not to get too stressed out!
little and often and most of all make it fun
Don’t compare yourself to other people on social media.
Stay calm be organised and try and make learning fun
Patience and not to compare yourself to other families homeschooling, especially on social media!
Chill and make it fun
Routine and a timetable of different subjects and including practical activities!
Have a routine but don’t worry if things change if anyone needs a break then stop and do something else.
Try to keep a balance between learning and having fun x
Do not stress, do it at times that suit your homeliving/ working routine, it does not have to be between 9 and 3pm
Don’t fret about ‘getting it wrong’. Read everything aloud, your shopping, post, road signs. Put socks in pairs, count them in twos. Sort washing into colours, give them names, like pavement grey, apple green. Sing. Read books with rhythm and rhyme.
Enjoy it, make it fun, if it becomes a boring chore that you try to fit in, nobody will gain anything out of it. Easier said than done I know!
Mixing it up between learning, exploring, having fun and just taking time to understand rather than preach.
^^^^^^ reposting as above sent before I could finish adding my email Enjoy it, make it fun, if it becomes a boring chore that you try to fit in, nobody will gain anything out of it. Easier said than done I know!
Involve the family! I have been doing zoom lessons with my grandchildren, Matthew is coming on a treat playing his recorder and I have been doing a social history project with my eldest grandchild on our town.
I tried,failed and gave up.
Try to make it fun!
Don’t stress and just do a little everyday
Stick to a routine and make it fun
If the child is struggling , praise them and give them encouragement.
Make it fun,stick to a timetable,but with breaks for family fun
ha keep calm
Yes, my 9 year old and I was homeschooling my 5 year old too but she’s back at school now – however, they aren’t reading with them so these books would be perfect as she’s currently Level 2.
Little and often:-)
I would say don’t stress and try to make it fun
My tip is so make it exciting and fun so they want to learn about stuff that they might not enjoy but still need to learn about
Have lots of patience and try 1 hour slots with a break inbetween to have some fun
not! but would love to read yours!
Make it fun
We write up a schedule every day as it really helps my children to see how many things they need to do and how close they are to finishing for the day. We also make sure to include daily exercise or we start to see tantrums and frustration (and that’s just me, mum!)
Make it fun and interesting with lots of creative activities.
Share out the teaching tasks. If grandparents are particularly good at maths, have a skype call with them so they can help. If nothing else, grandparents will often love just letting the little one’s read out loud to them for a little while.
Set a routine, but try to keep it relaxed and fun
Try not too be too strict
Try to stick to a routine and have lots of breaks.
Make it fun and exciting for the kids! For example, we used pairs of socks to practice counting in two’s, we used teddies to practice adding up and taking one away…
make it fun and as enjoyable as poss
The teacher won’t be marking you. Do as much and as well as you can. Beyond that, don’t worry.
Lots of breaks!
Wine, lots of wine…ha, breaks are important!
Make a timetable with plenty of breaks and rewards and stick to it, try and keep it fun when possible too.
Keep a sense of humour x
Don’t worry if its not working one day leave it until the next, persevere
Go with the flow
No, I’m the grandma so I don’t have to do it, they most probably know more than me anyway
I THIN 2 HOUR BURSTS OF WORK THEN A BREAK ARE GOOD .
I have just been trying to only have about 20-30 sessions at a time and making sure all the important parts are in the morning as my daughter struggles to concentrate a bit more in the afternoon.
Have lots of patience. Dont stress you or your kids out with too much work all at once. Take it day by day. X
Patience and fun
You don’t have to replicate school at home. Allow the children to choose the topics – you can work literacy, maths and anything else into a topic!
Take lots of breaks and notice when they are becoming tired or fed up of a subject and change it up a bit.
Have fun, plenty of tips and ideas online
Just do your best,that’s all we can do x
its not about replicatiing school environment its about making the most of the tim at home with the tools you have and to ensure your child learns useful skills out f it
Make it fun, things like baking teach reading, maths, home economics – you could even add science and English by writing out ingredients and method as you would with an experiment
The most important thing to have is Patience. Keep making sure you’re not pushing too hard and everything will be ok xx
To put to much pressure on yourself! I learnt that the hard way a couple of weeks into it.
Know your strengths and weaknesses and don’t stress the stuff you can’t get your head around
Do small amounts of learning at a time
try and make it fun
Try and keep a routine. Also don’t feel bad if you are unable to juggle everything as well as you think that you should.
I am very fond of these books from when I worked as a teaching assistant in school and would enjoy shring them with my grandchildren!
I was already home educating before lockdown, my only tips are to make it fun and appealing, search online for activities that include maths and English rather than just sitting with a piece of paper – make it interesting and fun 🙂
If anyone is having a bad day just leave and come back to it later. Nobody will learn if they are feeling like that…
Keep your cool, take a break and come back to it later. You can’t learn anything if you’re frustrated.
A proper routine, it was very hard first of all but now we are in a good routine and kids do love routine. These books would be fab for my 5 year old.
Be organised and have a routine. I’ve found that setting out the next day’s books and activities the evening before, after the kids are in bed, really helps!!
ignore what everyone else is doing and concentrate on yourself!
A timetable with lots of scheduled breaks for fun activities especially towards the end of the day
To be honest i am really struggling with home schooling
have breaks in between school work
Yeah, do it first thing in the morning to get it out of the way x
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Try and get into a routine where you’re doing the same schooling hours each day and the same times for breaks etc.
Do a little a few times a day
Just not to force it and not stress about it. A little is better than none, we play alot of board games and then do little bits throughout the day.
Try and stick to the school times your kids are used to. So have breaks and lunch at the equivalent times they would if they were at school.
Have a daily plan but don’t stress if it doesn’t work out
My kids loved Biff, Chip and Kipper so hoping the next generation will to.
Try and get it done first thing or it won’t happen at all. Also be prepared to bribe.
Perfect prize for me to read to my two new grandsons.
Just relax and go with the flow.
my foster son has ADHD, I found that home schooling had to be done in tiny 5 minute sessions, broken up by bursts on the trampoline, or a run around the garden etc
Don’t be too rigid with the timetable.
make it fun
Lots of variety
Buy Text books from whsmiths to help with home schooling.
make learning sessions short with lots of outdoor activities
Dont stress about it as if you are agitated it rubs iff in the kids. Make learning fun; make up games & songs
My tips would be to take regular breaks, try to make it fun if possible and if all else fails try bribing them.
My tips are to make learning fun, incorporate elements of fun and games into learning and try to vary the subjects around over the course of the week.
Take plenty of breaks!
I remember these books from my childhood, absolutely loved them!
Also, don’t compare your home schooling to anybody else’s, (influencer or mums from school). Each journey is unique 🙂
Make it fun and have regular breaks. Also don’t put too much pressure on yourself or your child
Make a realistic schedule. Don’t try and cram too much in. Prioritise the most important activities first.
Be very, very patient and count to ten a lot!!
Home Schooling :- Perhaps a must due to the present situation i.e. The Coronavirus (covid 19) Pandemic. We are all individuals :- Similar, but yet not the same. So :- In reality School Curriculum, What is expected of the child for age and stage within schooling. That is why Educational support from school, teacher/s, Education Authority/ies all impact on child. Private (fee paying) school may be different to state school system / provision. Yet each child is expected to aim to Reach potential. Educational attainment can impact on life, and future, particularly employment opportunities, future financial opportunities,, quality of life, etc.
Therefore these really can be trying times for parents / unpresedented times. Yet staying calm, being patient, understanding, compassionate, empathic may be beneficial. Have fun, we all learn better when relaxed, happy, etc. Remember you are not a trained teacher ( unless you do just happen to be, and if so may specialise in another age group, etc). So try to be patient, kind, considerate, etc with yourself also.
Regular breaks, we all need rest, leisure, refreshments, etc. Little and often probably works best. Count you Blessings! Celebrate achievements.
For some this added workload / commitment may be an additional stressor. Hopefully school staff / educational authorities, etc are putting in what extra supports possible. As we are told Everyone Matters.
Once children do return to school it is likely to be a new normal. Therefore the children are likely to require support and encouragement. Hopefully that will be provided via parents, family, communities, local authorities, etc, etc. As parents with employment, lacking of employment, etc will also have to be dealing with ‘the new normal ‘ from their prospective, and the various aspects of life.
Best Wishes!
the best tip I have is to make it fun!
Be very patient and organised.
Try to keep to school times.
Try to be patient, I know it’s easier said than done.
Routine and fun
Get a job as a key worker and send them back to school..
Make it fun with lots of praise and little presents
We have found with our kids age 2, 4 and 6 that is been really important to have a routine. We do written work and reading every morning and then relax with more fun activities each afternoon.
Most important is on days when the kids are not feeling happy about it. We don’t push it, mental health is more important and they are learning at there own speed. I would love to win these books for my 4 year old.
Fabulous giveaway especially appreciated during these times when our year 2 children are at home !
What child doesn’t love to read the many escapades of Biff,Chip & Kipper!
No tips I’m terrible I can’t wait for school to start properly again
Take it one day at a time, & be kind to yourself!
Have a routine and a schedule – although it’s difficult to get into kids thrive on structure and it will make life so much easier in the long run
Have a schedule and try to keep to it as much as possible!
My tips are to get the kids in a daily routine and don’t let them sleep in too late.
Khan Academy is a great free educational andriod app for younger children.
Always make it fun
Make it fun, for example I found it good to play shops to help with maths.
Remember every child is different and learns at different levels Never stress over what hasn’t been done but applaud what has been done I always find setting things out the night before really helps and encourage them to try different topics if not it doesn’t matter
Try to make it fun, try different themes or topics, Engage with them but don’t stress
Make it fun and don’t put too much pressure on yourself or your children
Try not to stress and try to make it fun if you can. You can incorporate things at home in to learning such as cooking, building lego, playing games. It doesn’t all have to be pen and paper learning.
Enjoy lots of books
Stick to set times and relax and enjoy it make it fun for everyone don’t worry about trying to make it like school your not teacher trained so it will never be the same
I am finding that being more creative with my kids is working better than making them sit and do written work.
My daughter found that havinf a variety of different materials helped with homeschooling my granddaughter. She used printed worksheets from various on-line sources, which included reading, writing and arithmetic worksheets, and added colouring by number, colouring by reading the name of the colour, join the numbered dots, etc.
Just do your best and use all the resources available to you, and plenty of breaks.
Preparation is key so plan your homing schooling schedule and stick to routine
Patience and try and make it fun