Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
Tag: school
Need a mood lift? The magic lies in your 5 senses. Create sensorial experiences for yourself and your child while homeschooling
See the clouds floating above. Watch the bees buzz. Follow the ant line. Get up and smell the coffee. Go out and smell the roses. Put on some perfume. Lick the chocolate from the mixing bowl. Munch on cucumbers. Have a mango feast. Listen… Continue Reading “Need a mood lift? The magic lies in your 5 senses. Create sensorial experiences for yourself and your child while homeschooling”
How to survive this perfect storm and teach life skills to your child?
No eating out. No hugging friends. No inviting people home. No going to people’s homes. No travelling. No theatre. No museum. No hanging out. No school. No college. No canteen. No playground. No… There are so many “No” category of activities since February 2020… Continue Reading “How to survive this perfect storm and teach life skills to your child?”
Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?
In absence of the safety net of vaccine and in order to put millions of children world over back into school, blended learning is emerging as the mid path for schools and for higher education. This year for sure and who knows, perhaps going… Continue Reading “Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?”
You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.
“Mummy I don’t like this (online) class. I can’t share this rubber (eraser) with my friend”. How can parents and teachers help this little one in her personal, social and emotional development when physical classrooms are closed? Preschools are normally alive with the sounds… Continue Reading “You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.”
#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers
Teachers are now the one big constant in the lives of our children. We need to rally around the teaching community even more than earlier. Much like how the society needs to be with the health workers – the school leaders, management and parents… Continue Reading “#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers”
Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…
New era new rules. So the eras that are relevant for our students and/or children are BC, DC and then hopefully soon AC … Before Corona, During Corona and After Corona. These are the eras that I think should be considered to define the… Continue Reading “Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…”
The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew
With the imminent extension of lockdown and schools remaining closed for a longer period, school leaders, staff, students, parents are grappling with uncertainty, confusion, expectations from themselves, helpless ness, anger and hope in various degrees at various times depending on what is up close… Continue Reading “The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew”
Holiday Learning Pack by Scholastic – A review
” If you eat me today, what will you do for the rest of your life? Spare me and I will bring you three scrumptious books every day.” “A three-course meal every day? For the rest of my life? I will never have to… Continue Reading “Holiday Learning Pack by Scholastic – A review”
“Sorry” the magic word.
“Sorry” the magic word. When did you last say “sorry” to your friend? Your sibling? Your teacher? Your parent? Anyone? How did you feel after saying “sorry”? What did it make the other person say/feel when you said “sorry” to them? Was it easy… Continue Reading ““Sorry” the magic word.”
Do you think your child is lazy?
Take a couple of minutes to answer these 15 questions about your child: 1.Is s/he spending more time than usual on phone? 2. Is s/he regularly falling behind in his/her homework? 3.Is s/he often oversleeping or taking extra time in the bed after waking up… Continue Reading “Do you think your child is lazy?”
Nivedita Mukerjee 