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Making the Most of Covid-19 School Closures

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Making the Most of Covid-19 School Closures

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By: Sophie Bellenis, OTD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist; Real-life Skills Program Manager and Coach

COVID-19 was recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), and it is quickly becoming a pervasive force that we are all attuned to. As our healthcare providers, scientists and officials focus their energy on social distancing recommendations and public health measures, it seems as if time spent at home with our families - whether self-imposed or mandated - is inevitable. With our hardworking community members and officials focused on large-scale responses and issues, let's take some time to discuss how we can create positive and productive environments in our own homes with our children while so many schools are closed.

Create Routines - Our children thrive on routine. Consider keeping their regular bedtime and morning routines, sitting down for lunch at the same time as they do at school, and writing out a daily schedule so that they know the plan for the day. Keeping these small things consistent can help our kids to feel regulated, calm and make a potentially scary situation feel much more predictable.

Request Work from Classroom Teachers - Most teachers will be sending home classwork to keep children engaged while they are out of the classroom. Make sure to request passwords to online learning sites used at school (raz-kids.com, IXL.com, etc.), have access to books at an appropriate reading level, ask about sites that provide printable worksheets, and, if still in school, bring home worksheets that could be completed during time off.

Schedule Recess/Playtime - While home is often seen as a place to relax and have fun, scheduling recess or play/downtime may help kids to feel like there is more of a routine. An average day at elementary schools fluctuates between time spent on learning, time to process and reflect, and time to have some fun. With an extended stay at home, it may help to touch on all of these activities. Scheduled recess allows for a child to predict when they will have a break to move their bodies and decompress.

Use Screens Wisely - Many parents will no doubt be working from home and have significant to-do lists of their own. While watching movies and favorite TV shows is likely an inevitable - and in many ways beneficial - tool to pass the time, consider exploring some more educational screen-based options as part of your child's day. Resources such as National Geographic Kids, PBS KIDS.org, ScienceDaily.com, educationworld.com, TIME For Kids, Smithsonian Tween Tribune, among others can help to provide more academic content, including Social Studies, Science, Current Events and more. Commonsensemedia.org is also a great resource for finding age appropriate options.

Move Your Body - While getting outside for some fresh air is the ideal way for our children to move their bodies, this may not be an option. Thankfully, there are some creative ways to make sure our kids get in time for gross motor movement. Consider options such as GoNoodle.com, Cosmickids.com and Gaia.com for whole body movement and yoga videos. If you are looking for options other than video-based activities, consider building a pillow fort, keeping balloons off of the ground, having a dance party or setting up a home-made obstacle course.

Bolster Life Skills Education - As Kelley Challen, NESCA's Director of Transition, so aptly explained in her blog post, the process of teaching our kids to become functional adults starts at birth. Consider spending this time teaching some skills in the home: have kids help with the process of doing a whole load of laundry from start to finish, work through a recipe for dinner together or clean surfaces around the house while explaining how to safely use different cleaning products. All of these experiences help a child to understand their future role as independent adults.

Work on the Broader Executive Functioning (EF) Skills - EF includes skills such as problem solving, time management, goal setting and organization. Provide sorting activities, have a child create their own schedule, set a daily goal, practice telling time or play some problem-solving games such as Heads-up, Charades or Guess Who.

About the Author

Dr. Sophie Bellenis is a Licensed Occupational Therapist in Massachusetts, specializing in pediatrics and occupational therapy in the

developing world. Dr. Bellenis joined NESCA in the fall of 2017 to offer community-based skills coaching services as well as social skills coaching as part of NESCA's transition team. Dr. Bellenis graduated from the MGH Institute of Health Professions with a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, with a focus on pediatrics and international program evaluation. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, as well as the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. In addition to her work at NESCA, Dr. Bellenis works as a school-based occupational therapist for the city of Salem Public Schools and believes that individual sensory needs, and visual skills must be taken into account to create comprehensive educational programming.

To book an appointment or to learn more about NESCA's Occupational Therapy Services, please fill out our online Intake Form, email info@nesca-newton.com or call 617-658-9800.

Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents (NESCA) is a pediatric neuropsychology practice and integrative treatment center with offices in Newton, Massachusetts, Plainville, Massachusetts, and Londonderry, New Hampshire, serving clients from preschool through young adulthood and their families. For more information, please email info@nesca-newton.com or call 617-658-9800.

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We came across this creative sample schedule from Jessica McHale Photography that may help your family get through the next few weeks. 

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Dana Howell shares information and tips on using positive reinforcement with children.

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What if I told you that positive reinforcement involves more than just rewards?

Positive reinforcement is the addition of a stimulus, which increases the likelihood of a behavior happening again in the future. It is one small part of a larger concept - operant conditioning.

In my experience, the concepts of reinforcement and punishment are the hardest to understand in relation to behavior change. It is all about what happens directly after the behavior, which results in an increase or decrease in the behavior over time.

For most of us, the ADDITION of a paycheck each week results in an INCREASE in the likelihood that we will go to work every day.

The things that function as positive reinforcement are different for everyone.

For example, when I go for a long run, I typically will give myself a few jelly beans from my stash at the end of every mile. The ADDITION of jellybeans INCREASES my running behavior. However, my guess is that not everyone is willing to run 26.2 miles for a few handfuls of jelly beans.

Occasionally during a consultation, I will hear, "but there is nothing that X finds reinforcing." I always encourage those people to look a little deeper. Frequently, the things that one person loves are not as reinforcing to someone else.

It is important to look beyond the basics and figure out what things your client/student/child desire the most.

Would you like a printable version of this 8.5×11 inch poster for your classroom or to post on the fridge? You can grab it for free in my resource library or via my TPT store.

Are you interested in additional behavior resources? Check out my Remind and Reset Behavior Cue Cards or First/Then Boards and Icons.

Also, make sure to follow me on Instagram so you don't miss out on future Behavior Tip Tuesday posts!

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Behavior Tip Tuesday: Positive Reinforcement - BIAS

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All of the lessons are expertly designed to engage students, achieve learning outcomes, and be easy to use. Lessons have short mini-lessons that are completely digital and full lessons that include an activity. All of the activities are designed to use simple supplies a parent will likely already have at home. All lessons are free through June due to school closures.

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ABCya! • ABCya! • Learning Games and Apps for Kids

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Scholastic Teachables - browse all worksheets, resources, printables, and more for the classroom! Save hours of prep time with our online treasure trove of ready-to-go lessons, printables, and activities for every grade, subject, and skill level.

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Looking for ways to make your math learning a little more interesting? Grab a few decks of playing cards and introduce some of these math card games to your class. Your students will have fun in spades!

1. Try for a total of 10.

Play this math card game alone or as a team. Lay out 20 cards on the table (leave out face cards or change them to equal 0, while aces equal 1). Kids remove sets of cards that add up to 10, ultimately trying to remove all the cards from the table. It's harder than you think!

Learn more: The First Grader Roundup

2. Declare a fraction war.

War is one of the original math card games, but this version adds a fraction aspect. Students deal two cards, a numerator and denominator, then determine whose fraction is the largest. The winner keeps all four cards, and play continues until the cards are gone. ( Click here for more fun and free fraction games.)

Learn more: Mrs. Weigand's Mathematics Resources

3. Learn numbers with card bingo.

Remove the face cards and have each student lay out a 4 x 4 playing "board" of cards. Remaining cards (or another deck) are placed face down, and a caller flips over a card. Any player who has that number on their board turns the card face down. Play continues until one player has a row flipped over horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and calls "Bingo!"

Learn more: Top Notch Teaching

4. Find a way to make 10 (or 15, or 20 ... )

One of the terrific things about math card games is that many of them can be customized for various concepts and skill levels. The original goal of this game was to look at the cards you're dealt to find ones that add up to 10, but it can be changed to 15, 20, or any number you choose. You can also add to the difficulty by allowing addition and subtraction (for example, you could use 8+4=12 or 12-2=10). Get the rules and free printable mats at the link below.

Learn more: Mama.Papa.Bubba

5. Practice number sequencing with builder's paradise.

Simple math card games can help kids learn how to put numbers in order. To play builder's paradise, discard the face cards and lay out the 4 sevens in a deck side by side. In each round, players work to add the next higher or lower number in each suit, trying to be the first to get rid of all their cards. Get the full how-to at the link below.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

6. Do some basic fast facts practice.

Give your flash cards a rest and practice facts with math card games instead. Simply lay down two cards from the deck (remove the face cards first) and add, subtract, or multiply them. Kids can work on this alone, or you can make it a contest to see who can call out the correct answer first.

Learn more: Top Notch Teaching

7. Play pyramid solitaire alone or in teams.

Some versions of solitaire are really just sneaky math card games, and pyramid is one of them. Try to find cards that add up to 10 as you clear your pyramid row by row. Learn how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Multiplication.com

8. Go fishing for pairs that make 10.

Your students probably already know how to play Go Fish, but in this version, they're fishing for pairs that add up to 10. Have them ask: "I have a 2. Do you have an 8 to make 10?" Change aces to 1 for this game and leave face cards out entirely.

Learn more: Mrs. Weigand's Mathematics Resources

9. Challenge them to beat the teacher.

Practice place value by drawing cards and trying to build the largest number possible. Kids play against the teacher to see who wins! Get the rules at the link below. ( Find more fun place value activities here.)

Learn more: Relief Teaching Ideas

10. Use Close Call to practice two-digit addition or subtraction.

The best math card games are simple at heart. To play Close Call, each player deals themselves four cards then determines how to arrange them so they make two two-digit numbers that add up close to 100 without going over. For a subtraction version, work to get as close to zero as possible. Learn how to play at the link.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

11. Use order of operations to get to 24.

Math card games aren't just for little kids; even adults will find this one a bit tricky. Each player is dealt four cards, then uses the order-of-operations rules to try to make a number as close to 24 as possible. Simple but challenging!

Learn more: Learn With Math Games

12. Let card color indicate negative or positive.

In this game, red cards are negative integers while black cards are positive. Students attempt to play pairs of cards that total 6 or -6. You can change the goal number as needed.

Learn more: Filing the Frame With Learning

13. Take a trip around the card spiral to practice math facts.

You'll need a pair of dice for this math card game. Lay cards out randomly in a spiral formation as shown, and set a marker for each player on the center card. Player one rolls the dice then moves their piece that number of spaces shown. They then must multiply (or add or subtract, depending on preferences) the card number by the number on the dice. If they get the answer correct, they stay where they are. If not, they return to their original card. Play continues until one player reaches the end.

14. Be the fastest in the race to pi.

In this game, kids work to lay out the digits of pi in order. It's a simple draw-and-play game, but will help familiarize students with this important number. You can write out the digits first or see who knows them from memory. Find out how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

15. Take a gamble with triple-digit dare.

Each player gets three cards and privately determines the highest three-digit number they can make (you can use decimals or not, depending on age). Then, each player has a turn to stick with the cards they have, swap with one from the deck, or steal one of the other player's. All players then lay down their best number to see who wins. See more at the link below.

Learn more: Math Coach's Corner

16. Try reading minds to figure out the correct numbers.

Two students draw a card from the deck without looking and hold it up to their forehead facing out. A third student mentally multiplies the numbers and gives them the product. The students then must figure out what number each is holding. You can do this with addition and subtraction too. You'll find this game along with dozens of other math card games in the free printable book at the link below.
If you like these math card games, check out this collection of dice games that teachers and students will love. Teachers know that pretty much anything can be used for learning. Here are 13 classroom math hacks you're going to want to try next.

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12 famous museums offer virtual tours.

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Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it also probably means you're in for a lot of boredom, a lot of Netflix, and a lot of browsing the internet.

But there is a way to get a little culture and education while you're confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.

Now, you get "go to the museum" and never have to leave your couch.

Google Arts & Culture's collection includes the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about art, history, and science. This collection is especially good for students who are looking for ways to stay on top of their studies while schools are closed.

Take a look at just some of Google's top museums that are offering online tours and exhibits.

British Museum, London

This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts on the museum's virtual tour.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

Google's Street View feature lets visitors tour the Guggenheim's famous spiral staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary eras.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This famous American art museum features two online exhibits through Google. The first is an exhibit of American fashion from 1740 to 1895, including many renderings of clothes from the colonial and Revolutionary eras. The second is a collection of works from Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

You can virtually walk through this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works from French artists who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get a peek at artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

One of Korea's popular museums can be accessed from anywhere around the world. Google's virtual tour takes you through six floors of Contemporary art from Korea and all over the globe.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

As one of Germany's largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer - even if you can't physically be there. This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient artifacts including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a Street View tour of this iconic museum, so you can feel as if you're actually wandering its halls.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, ingenious painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum - the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

European artworks from as far back as the 8th Century can be found in this California art museum. Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

This less well-known gallery houses the art collection of one of Florence, Italy's most famous families, the de'Medicis. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 specifically for Cosimo I de'Medici, but anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.

MASP, São Paulo

The Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and Brazil's first modern museum. Artworks placed on clear perspex frames make it seem like the artwork is hovering in midair. Take a virtual tour to experience the wondrous display for yourself.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Built in 1964, this museum is dedicated to the archaeology and history of Mexico's pre-Hispanic heritage. There are 23 exhibit rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.

Sadly, not all popular art museums and galleries could be included on Google Arts & Culture's collection, but some museums are taking it upon themselves to offer online visits. According to Fast Company, the Louvre also offers virtual tours on its website.

To see more of Google Arts & Culture's collection of museums, visit the collection's website. There are thousands of museum Street Views on Google as well. Google Arts & Culture also has an online experience for exploring famous historic and cultural heritage sites.
This article originally appeared on TravelandLeisure.com.

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Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch

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Pioneer Valley Books is offering their "Book Builder" site for free during school closures. You can personal and print books for your student by adding their name and their friends' names.

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BookBuilder Online :: Build a customized children's book :: Brought to you by Pioneer Valley Books

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Astronauts read stories from space!

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Story Time From Space | T2 Science & Math Education Consultants

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Story Time from Space Directory

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars - Coming Soon

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The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm - Coming Soon

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Click here to access the catalog or your account or enter your search term below.

The Shiawassee District Library uses Apollo from Biblionix as its catalog and circulation system. Additional functions will gradually become available. Users are encouraged to log into their accounts and set up their preferences.

Materials not owned by the library may be available through MeLCat. This is a patron initiated interlibrary loan service. Library staff can also assist you in locating other items.

Additional e-books and audio books are available as free downloads. Both Kindles and Nooks are supported.

Need help finding a good book? See our lists of recommendations. You can even subscribe and have new issues sent you through your e-mail.

To make recommendations for library purchases, log into your account and click on the Reserves/Request tab. The last option allows you to make a request for purchase or interlibrary loan.

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Oxford Owl required a login, but it is free. The books can be read aloud. There are also TONS of resources regarding phonics and spelling.

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With a library of activities and resources for every stage of the learning journey, curated by the team at Oxford University Press, we are here with inspiration to help your little ones learn, grow and flourish at home, in the classroom and beyond.

Just click on the sections in the menu to explore by subject, or use the options below to uncover content by age group.

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Google allows you to explore U.S. National parks using 360-degree virtual tours.

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Exploring the world is something that's always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yourself in virtual environments that give you a real sense of what a place is like, without actually being there. Google has been taking advantage of things like VR field trips and virtual reality to transport students to distant lands, but today it's releasing a way to explore scenic wonders closer to home: the U.S. National Parks.

The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks is a new Google Arts & Culture exhibit and interactive documentary, timed to launch in celebration of this month's NPS Centennial.

The exhibit allows you to take 360-degree tours of some of the most remote and beautiful U.S. National Parks. Instead of featuring much-documented vistas like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, for example, the exhibit instead focuses on a selection of parks you may not have traveled to yet (or may never see), including the Kenai Fjords in Alaska, Hawaiian volcanoes, New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns, Utah's Bryce Canyon, and Florida's Dry Tortugas - the latter which was reviewed this month in a New York Times travel piece which called it an "under the radar" national park.

In the video experience, a local ranger will guide you through each park, allowing you to do things like fly over the active volcanoes in Hawaii, snorkel the coral reefs in the Dry Tortugas, or kayak through Alaska's fjords, among other things.

The virtual tours are available both online, in the Google Arts & Culture App on iOS and Android, as well as in the Google Expeditions app for use in the classroom.

Expeditions, available here on Google Play, is Google's virtual reality teaching tool that lets students travel the world with their teacher acting as the guide. The app offers 360 degree and 3D imagery of over 200 places around the world, and allows for a VR experience when used with the Google Cardboard viewer.

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Google now lets you explore U.S. National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours

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Exploring the world is something that's always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yourself in virtual environments that give you a real sense of what a place is like, without actually b...

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The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games.

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Explore the surface of Mars!

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NASA, JPL, and Google bring the real surface of Mars to your browser.

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Explore Yellowstone via virtual tours.

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Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don't have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park. Included with each map-based tour is additional information about visiting in person.

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Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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K-12 science programs that explore real-world phenomena through student-driven investigation and discovery. Download packets to print or participate online.
FREE access while schools are closed.

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This youtube channel posts new lessons every weekday. Here you'll find all kinds of art lessons for kids, including how to draw for kids, even painting and origami for kids.

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Hey, art friends! Welcome to Art For Kids Hub! 🎨✏️ Here, you’ll discover all sorts of awesome art lessons, from drawing to painting, and even some super cool origami. Whether you’re a beginner or a budding artist, there’s something fun for everyone! I’m Rob, and along with my amazing wife, Teryn, and our four creative kids, Jack, Hadley, Austin, and Olivia, we make art together as a family and love sharing it with you. ❤️ Ready to jump in and start creating? Most of our art lessons are self-contained, so grab your favorite black marker, some paper, and your coloring supplies, and let’s get drawing! 🖍️📒 Join us on this colorful adventure, and let’s make art that brings smiles and joy. Happy creating! 🌟

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Our kids love following along to the these drawing videos!

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Pick your favorite drawing lessons on Harptoons. Complete listing of how to draw videos by Steve Harpster

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Wilbooks is making over 1,000 of their online books free to use during school closures.

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Wilbooks is committed to providing your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students with the highest quality children's books at the best prices.

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You can find AN AMAZING AMOUNT of resources on Dr. Drizzle' Padlet including the brand new Learning at Home series.
https://padlet.com/daciajones/drizzleresources

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While schools are closed, all stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.

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This is a free web program for teachers, parents, and students to help student master basic math facts.

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XtraMath - 10 minutes a day for math fact fluency

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XtraMath is a free program that helps students master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.

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Create a free account to gain access to reading passages and question sets. Printable versions are available as well as text to speech so students can listen while they read.

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ReadWorks.org | Solving the Reading Comprehension Crisis

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View and share our one-pagers where you will learn how to:

Set up your free parent or guardian account

Create a digital class or learn how to print

Access easy-to-use reading materials and instruction, like Article-A-Day

Use offline mode to access assignments, regardless of internet connection at home

Do the 40-min student independent work routine

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View and share our one-pagers where you will learn how to: Set up your free parent or guardian account Create a digital class or learn how to print Access easy-to-use reading materials and instruction, like Article-A-Day Use offline mode to access assignments, regardless of internet connection at home Do the 40-min student independent work routine

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Newsela publishes current event articles in varying reading levels to make the content accessible. Caregivers can create a free event to access articles for their child/children.

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It's such a thrill when someone new lands in our sparkly corner of the universe.

Our business began by sharing what I was teaching in the art room that worked - and what didn't work. From my first blog post in 2009, teachers from around the world have shared their stories and struggles, asked for advice and direction. Now twelve years later, we couldn't be more proud to not only design lovely lessons, but to be a supportive guide through many art teachers' careers.

I'm so glad that your interest in children's art guided you to us. This page shares our story - how it all began plus I'll point out all the resources our team has created to help you create an art program, share art with your children or even start an art business of your own...

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We make teaching art to kids easy by providing elementary art lesson plans, kid's art tutorials and creative teaching resources.

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Art ideas while you are away from school from an elementary art teacher in Dewitt, Michigan.

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Nutritional information, activities, and videos for kids to make eating healthy more fun.

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Hey everybody! School is out, and summer is here! I can't talk about summer without mentioning my favorite healthy summer snacks for kids. Check out these fun recipes for juice pops, sweet potato fries, and more.

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KidZone - Fun Stuff for Kids | FoodPlay Productions

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Catch FOODPLAY on: YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook! FOODPLAY Free Downloads Tickets to Fresh Adventures recipe cards: Full Color Black & White - Color them in yourself! Take The FOODPLAY Challenge! - Coloring Poster FOODPLAY Snack Card Snack-Attack Guide FOODPLAY Certificate Get up and Play!

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This is a list of activities that "will help foster peace with our children, inspire fun with our families and shine a healing light of love upon our world."

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Take a virtual tour of the museum.

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Explore

About the Michigan History Museum

The flagship of the Michigan History Museum System, the Michigan History Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century. The museum's five floors provide a walk through time, beginning with Michigan's first people's, the Anishinaabe, and ending in the mid-20th century. Yearly special exhibitions provide a deeper look at Michigan history topics.

Look Around

Take a virtual tour of the museum, courtesy of Able Eyes.

More Information

Updated 05/23/2019

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The flagship of the Michigan History Museum System, the Michigan History Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century. The museum's five floors provide a walk through time, beginning with Michigan's first people's, the Anishinaabe, and ending in the mid-20th century.

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Scholastic and the U.S. Postal services have joined together to provide letter writing lessons and materials.

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Teachers! Chance to Win a $100 Gift Card

Mail in a completed survey or answer online at scholastic.com/letterwriting/survey
for a chance to be one of five teachers to win a$100 gift card plus 5 free books!

SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK

ABBREVIATED RULES:
For additional terms and conditions, please visit scholastic.com/letterwriting/rules. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Enter by mail or online at scholastic.com/letterwriting. Fully completed surveys must be submitted by 6/7/20 (online) and received by 6/14/20 (mail) in order to be eligible to win. Five (5) winners will be selected at random from among all eligible surveys received and will each receive five (5) free books (average suggested retail price: $5 to $15 each) and one (1) one hundred dollar ($100) gift card. Promotion is open only to teachers of grades 3-4 who are residents of the United States (50 US or DC) and who have received or downloaded the Show Someone You Care materials. For information regarding Scholastic's privacy policy, visit scholastic.com/privacy.htm. For more information regarding the USPS® privacy policies, visit usps.com/privacypolicy.

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Mail in a completed survey or answer online at scholastic.com/letterwriting/survey for a chance to be one of five teachers to win a$100 gift card plus 5 free books! SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK ABBREVIATED RULES: For additional terms and conditions, please visit scholastic.com/letterwriting/rules. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited.

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Author Rob Biddulph is posting videos to show kids how to draw some of the characters from his books. We recommend using YouTube Kids to view drawing videos.

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Rob Biddulph is a bestselling and multi award-winning children’s author and illustrator. His books include Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, Blown Away, Odd Dog Out, Kevin, Dog Gone and Show and Tell. In March 2020 he started #DrawWithRob, a series of twice-weekly draw-along videos designed to help parents whose children were forced to stay home from school due to the coronavirus pandemic. It proved immensely popular, garnering millions of views and national/international media coverage. It has been used as a learning resource by thousands of families and schools across the globe. Find him on Twitter (@RobBiddulph), Instagram (@rbiddulph), Facebook (robbiddulphauthor) and TikTok (RobBiddulph). And at his website: RobBiddulph.com
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This website is geared for families with kids ages 3-6 years old. It was created by experts at Chicago University and other universities around the country. It provides engaging math activities that foster math learning.

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The site also offers expert insights into how to spark your child's interest in math and promote positive math attitudes. You also can share your experiences with other families and ask questions of our math learning team. Explore the links below to get started and keep our guiding principles in mind - Math is a Process, Math is Everywhere, and Math is Social.

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The Michigan Department of Education has compiled websites, books, videos, online modules, and handouts to support child and adult emotional health.

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Social and Emotional Learning Resources
Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Children Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Adults
*The resources with an asterisk were selected from a larger body of work produced by colleagues at the Midwest PBIS Center.
For additional resources, please visit the following two MDE web pages: Online Learning Resources for Educators and Administrators

Michigan Virtual

Digital content of 70+ high-quality online courses youth can access from home. Plus, a host of online professional development resources for educators

Michigan Virtual

Free resources for schools to support the creation of local learning continuity plans.

A Facebook group to support educators to share resources and best practices in online and blended learning.

Michigan Virtual

MVU will host webinar series on:

*Readiness for learning continuity

*Best Practices for effective online teaching

*Serving remote students with accommodations

*Integrating high-quality digital content into your existing courses

*Stakeholder communications

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals

Considerations in the immediate/ short-term for the learning continuum for students

For School Districts planning for instruction, consider the following:

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Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Children Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Adults *The resources with an asterisk were selected from a larger body of work produced by colleagues at the Midwest PBIS Center.

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Free age appropriate articles and resources to teach kids about the coronavirus selected by the editors of Scholastic Magazine.

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We have heard that many of your students are worried about the new coronavirus. We've created this collection to help you ease their fears and empower them with age-appropriate information. These teaching resources were carefully prepared by grade-level to help your students understand what is being done to keep them safe and how to prevent germs from spreading.

-the editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines

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Free Resources to Teach Health in Grades K - 12 | Scholastic Classroom Magazines

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We have heard that many of your students are worried about the new coronavirus. We've created this collection to help you ease their fears and empower them with age-appropriate information. These teaching resources were carefully prepared by grade-level to help your students understand what is being done to keep them safe and how to prevent germs from spreading.

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Discovery Education features a grade-band appropriate learning activity for every day of the week. From digital interactives to virtual field trips to fun science experiments and more, these daily activities are great for keeping the learning going at home!