As the summer holidays are about to start we have discovered that a substantial number of children in the same class as our eldest are all signed up for summer tutorials in preparation for the 11+ which is taken in Sept at the beginning of year six.
No my son is not in year 5 but year 4. The 11+ is 14 months away. I looked on some websites and it seems lucky that I didn't delay. The more well organised started 11+ training in year 2 or 3!
I have discoved construction toys are good for 11+ because help many logical and non-verbal reasoning skills.
So playing with lego is OK for my 9 year old this summer holiday but TV will be severely limited.
Reading and puzzle books are to be encouraged.
Playing most DS & Xbox games are not.
And will all this careful planning of leisure activities, practice papers and private coaching help? Well, apparently yes: www.suite101.com/content/video-games--computer-aids-for-eleven-plus-preparation-a377852
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