If you can reinforce the message your child will have heard at school it would be a big help:
‘Hard Work = GOOD RESULTS’
Beyond a strong work ethic, there are a great many activities that can be done in family time to keep various, useful topics fresh in your child’s mind:
Maths:
- Spend some time on Mathletics or MyMaths (your child has a password for these)
- Recite times tables
- Work out the distance/speed/time for a journey
- Use weights and capacities in cooking
- Have your children tell the time, in both 12-hour and 24-hour format
English:
- Write a story or keep a diary
- Read books (fact or fiction), newspapers and magazines
- Learn spellings
- Read with your child
Geography:
- Plan a walk
- Have a look at local Ordnance Survey maps
- Use your atlas to learn the location of countries and their capital cities
French:
- Plan to have a French meal and try to talk to one another in French around the table!
- If you are on holiday in France, ask your child to speak in French:
- Order the meal for the family at a restaurant
- Send them into the boulangerie to buy something yummy for breakfast
History:
- Visit a local castle or stately home
Science:
- Go on a bug hunt
- Try to find different constellations at night
- Grow some seeds under different conditions
The school holidays can still be educational without wading through books from school and revising.