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Tips of encouragement for parents trying to teach their kids at home:
- Practice self-compassion and abandon the idea of there being a right way - feel out your child(ren) and home demands - create a flexible schedule that works for your household - children thrive when they know what is going to happen, but also seek novelty and variation - this means FLEXIBILITY is good for everyone.
- In this unchartered territory, SELF-TRUST is more important than ever, so as online instruction/assignments begin to emerge from schools, walk with your child(ren) in a spirit of hope and possibility. Adopt a growth mindset and allow room for trial and error - there is no playbook and your little people need know, "we are all just going to do the best we can"
Resources to use when teaching at home:
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Scholastic Learn at Home Projects
Scholastic has started a Learn at Home series, which will keep children learning even though schools are closed. Each day, Scholastic will add four different learning experience videos to their website for different grade levels. Learn More about the Scholastic Learn at Home Projects.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Children's author Mo Willems has been releasing “Lunch Doodle” videos on The Kennedy Center’s website, which encourages children of all ages to draw and write with him. Be sure to have crayons, paper, pens or pencils ready and join Mo Willems each weekday at 1 p.m. Learn More to access the link to Mo’s videos.
Cape May County Virtual Zoo School
The Cape May County Zoo will hold their own Virtual Zoo School on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. via their Facebook page. The videos will feature different animals each day along with a challenge to do at home. They encourage attendees to share photos or videos on social media showing how they completed their challenge along with #cmczooschool. Learn More to watch Virtual Zoo School via Cape May County Zoo’s Facebook profile.
Live Children’s Book Reading by Josh Gad (Olaf)
Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf from the Frozen franchise, has been reading children’s books via his Twitter account. Since Frozen 2 was just released, this is the perfect way to wind down the day and get your kids ready for bed. Learn More for Josh Gad’s Twitter profile.
Prodigies Music Online Classes
Prodigies Music offers online classes and activities for children to teach them musical skills through video lessons, worksheets and sheet music. Children will learn how to sing in tune, understand music notes and how to play an instrument. Learn More to sign up.
NGAkids Art Zone
The National Gallery of Art presents NGAkids Art Zone, an interactive and informative way to introduce art and art history to children. It features activities like creating animated portraits, decorating 17th-century dollhouses and making three-dimensional geometric shapes, which will entertain your children while they learn about art and art history. Learn More to access NGAkids Art Zone.
Online Language Classes
Conjuguemos teaches students how to learn a new language through different types of interactive activities, quizzes and games. They offer these courses in Spanish, French, German and Italian, just to name a few. Learn More to sign up and get started.
Daily At Home Science Experiments
Club SciKidz have been posting daily science or cooking experiments that are safe for children to try at home. These experiments are interactive and will help viewers learn more about elements, matter, sound and more. Learn More to access these at home science experiments.
Bamboo Learning through Amazon's Alexa
Bamboo Learning has integrated voice-based learning through Amazon’s Alexa, making it easy for kids to learn since almost everyone has this tool in their homes. They have a variety of different tools that will educate children on subjects ranging from math and reading to music and history. Learn More to enable these tools to your Alexa.
Kid-Friendly Workouts
Sworkit, an at home fitness program and app is now offering kid-friendly workouts to help your kids stay active while at home. Ranging from warm-ups and strength to agility and flexibility, these videos are sure to keep your child engaged and occupied. Learn More to get started.
