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Sounds,10 May 2020,21 mins

How to teach ‘hard’ subjects with Bobby Seagull

Bitesize Primary Parents' Survival Guide

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Fellow frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from mum Adaeze about her busy home life and why she’s overwhelmed trying to teach maths, a topic she struggles with. They are joined by primary teacher and University Challenge finalist Bobby Seagull who shares his best advice for getting to grips with tricky topics and points parents to some easy wins and crowd-pleasers for primary kids on the Bitesize website. Bobby’s recommendations on Bitesize: Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica (7-9s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Ancient Egypt (7-9s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb Karate Cats (5-7s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkphbk/articles/zf4sscw You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer. There are plenty more resources for parents on Bitesize, from wellbeing tips to practical advice on activities. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’ Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes

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