Ask HN: How do you help your kids with schoolwork?

[pards]

How do you help your kids with their schooling (beyond homework)?

I'm interested in things that you feel advance their understanding of math, sciences etc.

My oldest son is 10 and in Grade 5, and I feel like the classroom curriculum is targeted at the slowest student, and the average and above-average students aren't challenged enough.

[nekopa]

My son, 6, just started primary school at the beginning of September. The only thing I am trying to do right now is foster an enjoyment of learning. I am doing this by showing him how to take what he learns in school that day and apply it to things that he enjoys.

For example, he is learning about spelling and reading right now. I asked him what things he would like to watch on youtube, (robots) and then we spent time learning how to spell that word together so he could find a cool video on robots.

For art (which he doesn't like very much) I've been getting him to draw out designs for things he wants and then I build them out of wood for him. So while he is not painting beautiful rainbows or anything (yet) he has designed some cool amphibious vehicles and Mars rovers which I went on to make for him.

It seems to be working so far - but hey, I am only a month in. The key seems to be in getting him to figure out what he wants to use the information for.