Discuss the subjects your children need to work on with each of their teachers. You want to be tutoring and teaching your child in a similar fashion to his of her other educators to prevent any misunderstandings or communication problems with the child's academics.
Ask your child's teacher to provide any necessary books and educational materials you will need for your children. You can provide paper, pens or pencil and note cards at home. Your child's teacher should be able to supply you with any educational textbooks and worksheets you will need at no or low cost.
Set up a learning center in your home. Use a table with four chairs or purchase a small desk for each child to sit at. Use bins or folders for each child to hold his or her work and educational supplies so nothing gets mixed up or confused.
Set up rules and expectations for each tutoring session. Talk with your children and answer any questions or discuss any concerns each child has. Write down the rules and hang them on the wall where you have set up your learning center. You also can provide each child with a copy. You should set up the same rules as in your child's classroom to keep learning consistent.
Schedule a consistent time for each child to be tutored by you. A two-hour period of time will give you 30 minutes with each child. Each child can use an additional hour to work on homework and lessons you have provided. The other 30 minutes can be used for creative play, a snack or time to unwind after his or her lesson.
Keep a notebook for each child's progress and periodically discuss his or her academics with the child's teacher. This will keep you up-to-date on your child's classroom progress, as well as giving you a chance to update your child's teacher on work being done at home. Problems that have been identified by either party can be discussed and an action plan can be developed to best help your children.