Students learning at home

Parents in Kansas and Missouri are taking on the new role of being a teacher since most schools have switched to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ARE YOUR KIDS LEARNINGFROM HOME FOR THEFIRST TIME?41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSTALKED WITH AN EXPERTWHO SHARES SOME KEYSTO HOME SCHOOLSUCCESS.Jordan Betts, 41 Action News"Parents are used to droppingtheir kids off at schools likethis one Monday throughFriday.

But because of theCoronavirus, the learning hasmoved into your homes whichis panicking parents.

Don'tworry, we have some tips froma mom who has beenhomeschooling for years."Tonya Blythe, Homeschoolingteacher"I have been homeschoolingfor six years."TONYA BLYTHE USUALLYHOMESCHOOLS THREE OFHER KIDS.

BUT NOW, SHEIS TEACHING.....ALL SIX OFTHEM.Tonya Blythe, Homeschoolingteacher"yeah there is this sense offreaking out, and what is thisgoing to look like."SHE AT FIRST THOUGHTSHE HAD SCHOOLINGDOWN."I felt like i was until thisweek.Now, I think it is forcing me torecreate some things."BUT, WHILE SHE JUGGLESTEACHING AND HELPINGOTHER PARENTS IN HERMOM'S GROUP, SHE HASTHREE TIPS IN HOW TO BETHE BEST TEACHER.FIRST"Giving yourself grace, givingyour kids grace knowing we alltrying to figure this out as wego."SECOND."Know your family.

If your kidsthrive on that routine and stufflike that, prioritize thatmorning routine, bed times, tryto keep those parts of yourdays consistent as you can."AND LASTLY."Making a lot of time for playand kind of down time.

Someof our kids are reallystrugglingunderstand what is going oaround them.

I think the moretime that they to play andprocess through that on theirown then that keeps theirminds fresh for when they dohave to sit down and learn."THIS MOM IS ALREADYSEEING PARENTS DO ONEMAJOR MISTAKE."I would caution people to nottry and recreate their schoolday at home.

Your home isobviously very different than aclassroom."BLYTHE SAYS while manyparents MIGHT THINK BEINGYOUR CHILD'S TEACHERISN'T POSSIBLE, SHE SAYSIT IS."I am freaking out too.

I wouldjust say to keep your chin upand kind of just do the bestthat you can."