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Here are a few things that can be done during the time away from school:
- Establish a schedule. Spend a few hours a day on learning activities.
- Establish a space for learning to take place.
- Utilize some of the district resources: Study Island, Exact Path, Pearson sites.
- Schedule time for exercise. Google GoNoodle, Jack Hartmann videos, The Learning Station, etc.
- Teach life skills: cooking, counting money, assign chores, sewing on a button, changing the oil, prepare a favorite recipe, etc.
- Play board games.
- Use your imagination.
- Create a tent in the living room.
- Create sock puppets and use them to retell a story that you read.
- Act out a favorite story.
- Play charades.
- Read books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
- Conduct simple science experiments.
- Talk to your child(ren) about COVID-19 to ease anxiety.
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
- https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html
- https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/10-tips-for-talking-about-covid-19-with-your-kids
