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Are you inside with the kids today? Someone’s sick? Raining outside? Something else keeping you inside? This booklet provides 10 ways you can talk, read, sing, and play your way through the day—just with things you might already have at home. Pick and choose the ideas that work best for your child’s age and interests. And follow your child’s lead on other ways they want to play!
Families, looking for a coaching plan for the next two weeks? Scroll through for week 1 and week 2 or download the guide below.
News of the coronavirus COVID-19 is everywhere, from the front page of all the papers to the playground at school. Many parents are wondering how to bring up the epidemic in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be. Here is some advice from the experts at the Child Mind Institute.
In order to assist educators with the implementation of the Common Core, the New York State Education Department provides curricular modules in P-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics that schools and districts can adopt or adapt for local purposes. The full year of the Listening and Learning Strand for Prekindergarten English Language Arts is available.
This instructional resource page was developed to provide families in San Diego Unified School District support during school closures. For each category, you will find activities, lessons, and digital resources to engage your child during this time. Please watch the informational video and use the links to access resources to use with your child at home.
Fostering healthy behaviors, staying active, and eating nutritiously at home are vital for children’s development for many reasons, in addition to the obvious. When kids are out of school for any reason, whether it’s the weekend, a holiday break, or a school closure, parents and caregivers can use these activities and resources to keep their kids moving, learning, and eating healthily.
Immigrants Rising is committed to serving undocumented communities during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They put together a list of resources to help undocumented immigrants navigate the crisis.
Wonderopolis® is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, they pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
The Campaign for a Creative Generation is a global campaign working to ensure that the next generation reaches their full potential to solve society’s greatest challenges. With intergenerational leaders from around the world, the Campaign is dedicated to inspiring, connecting, and amplifying the work of individuals and organizations committed to cultivating the creative capacities of young people.
The Family Engagement Playbook is a collection of promising research-based approaches to strengthen individual competencies, interpersonal relationships, and organizational structures that build capacity for meaningful co-created family engagement. The Playbook offers ideas, models, and tools that can be easily integrated into any training, continuing education, and organizational learning opportunities in a variety of settings, including higher education, schools, early childhood programs, afterschool programs, and libraries, among others.
There are nearly 100 Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in the US and Territories. These centers are working with families of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, birth to 26; helping parents participate effectively in their children’s education and development; and partnering with professionals and policy makers to improve outcomes for all children with disabilities. Find your Parent Center here.
Established by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, the National Network of Partnership Schools brings together schools, districts, and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive programs of school–family–community partnerships.