School’s Out, Learning’s In: Home-Learning Activities to Keep Children Engaged, Curious, and Thoughtful

This book is an accessible guide to helping boost your child’s language, curiosity, and problem-solving abilities outside of the classroom. Packed full of learning activities for children and teaching advice for parents, this book is specifically designed to support parents engaging your children in thought-provoking conversations and problem-solving strategies.

Divided into two parts, the authors first guide readers through "Learning Pit" theory, then present a range of lesson suggestions and useful resources for parents to draw on. This book will give you:

• ideas for learning with friends and family
• tools to ensure your children make the most of the feedback
• resource cards and practical suggestions with each activity
• confidence in your ability to impact your child’s learning

The perfect resource for parents supporting learning outside of school, School’s Out, Learning’s In will help you to boost your child’s language, curiosity, and problem-solving abilities.

Jill Nottingham is Co-founder as well as Company Director of Challenging Learning. She is the principal author of the 200+ lesson resources they have online, as well as their two published lesson plan books. She is also co-author of their books about feedback, dialogue, and early learning.

Carmen Bergmann is Senior Consultant and Regional Manager for Challenging Learning’s work in North and South America. She has dedicated her adult life to improving education. She is especially passionate and involved in creating educational environments that are accessible and effective for all children.

James Nottingham is Co-Founder of Challenging Learning and a leader in transforming up-to-date research into best practice for teaching and learning. He has also authored several books on encouraging learning and optimal classroom environments.