Re: Child who doesn't want to do any school... advice?
What mamacat said. Sometimes you just need to change things up, if only for a day. That age can be very complain-y. Sometimes a check list helps, or a visual of some sort with goals and rewards or "if/then". My oldest likes to use the white board and write up things for ME to do when she's done with her work.
Does he like read-alouds? You could choose a book together to read, or do his work orally for a bit as long as he cooperates, or let him type it up? (My two oldest HATE to write a lot, especially before 10 yo, but they'll type on the computer.)
If you want to do games, Khan Academy is fun for math at that age. We have a stash of learning games - Wrap-ups, I Sea 10, Bananagrams, Timeline, Logic puzzles, STEAM challenges, even games like Scrabble and Clue.
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