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The IB recognises the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our schools, students and their families. For us, the wellbeing and safety of our educators and students are of utmost concern.

We would like to reassure schools and parents that we understand that remote learning may look and feel very different around the world. In an effort to support you as best as we can at this time, we have put together some resources and templates to help you navigate learning and play with your PYP students or children outside of the school setting at this time.

Above all, we understand that it is okay if you are finding this new learning landscape difficult to navigate. We see how so many people are doing their best to carry on, which is incredibly admirable, and the resourcefulness of the IB community is a daily inspiration. We also understand that there are communities, schools and individuals who are more heavily impacted by the pandemic than others, and we would like to offer support, reassurance and hope that any feelings of not being able to support your child's learning are understandable and normal, but rest assured your child is still learning from you every day. This may not look or feel like a normal school year, but the IB and the PYP team are here to support in any way we can.

Sharing the learning

We would like to acknowledge and applaud the incredible work of PYP educators around the world who have stepped up to provide each other with support. Through the sharing of knowledge, expertise and resources, you have truly embodied the spirit of the global PYP community. Thank you.

In the spirit of inquiry, remember to allow yourself time to adjust to and explore different approaches to remote learning and teaching. If you would like to share your experience, your learnings, your challenges and your successes, please share through the communication channels or consider writing a blog.

For schools

We ask that you consider the needs of your community, your teachers, your students and your parents/caregivers when formulating your online learning plans with the IB online learning guide.

Continuity of learning

For those schools who are modifying their regular Programme of Inquiry, here are some suggestions to maintain a continuity of learning.

Continue to support international-mindedness. What does it mean to be knowledgeable, principled, reflective, open-minded, balanced and caring through times of global challenge? How can you be a thinker, a communicator, a risk-taker and an inquirer when you are not in school? How do our personal actions support collective action?

Support the ongoing development of the approaches to learning. How do we continue to develop skills for learning outside of our regular learning environments?

Support the ongoing maintenance and reinforcement of literacy and numeracy.

As an additional resource, Personal inquiries in the PYP - supporting PYP educators provides teachers with examples and prompts they may wish to use with students to maintain continuity of learning. The section ' Sample c entral ideas based on the learner profile ' offers a starting point to build a personal inquiry and the optional personal inquiry planner templates (see below) can be used with students to document their own personal inquiries.
Personal inquiry partially completed planner Personal inquiry planner template one Personal inquiry planner template two
For parents and caregivers

For many PYP parents and caregivers, this may be an introduction to the PYP, and they may be asking for more support in how to continue learning at home. The resource Inquiry through play - supporting PYP parents is a resource for parents of early learners. A short introduction to the power of play, how to support learning through play and some examples of what this could look like. The Parent guide to personal inquiries in the PYP provides suggestions on how parents can support older children with their personal inquiries.

Exhibition

We understand that the PYP exhibition may look very different for many schools this year. We remind you that the exhibition should focus on the process as opposed to the final product and physical exhibit is not necessary. Much of the process can be done digitally with guidance and feedback from the teacher and mentor remotely. These exhibitions may not be as in-depth but there are lots of opportunity for exciting learning experiences for the students. We look forward to hearing of the many innovative solutions schools have adopted to support students through their exhibition.

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PYP digital exhibition

Our Primary Years Programme (PYP) students are launching a digital exhibition to showcase their work. To view and support their content, please visit our dedicated page where you can view, support and share their work using #PYPX2020.

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The IB recognises the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our schools, students and their families. For us, the wellbeing and safety of our educators and students are of utmost concern. We would like to reassure schools and parents that we understand that remote learning may look and feel very different around the world.

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Are you planning for a school closure? Need a way to communicate and work with your students from home? Learn how Fusion can do just that, on any device, in any language!

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Here at AIS Kuwait we've recently moved to virtual school as part of local efforts to contain Coronavirus. As well as supporting the teachers I work with to design online learning, I'm also aware of the fact that this is a new experience for our families too. Over the next few weeks I'll share some tips, ideas and resources to support families managing Virtual School at home.

For today's post we're going to talk about schedules.

Your kids are quite likely used to having a relatively fixed school day schedule. One of the practical necessities of school is that we have set times for breaks, lunch, different lessons, etc. The prospect of weeks without a schedule can be fun, but it can also leave kids feeling unsure of what to expect.

Below you can see, download and edit a couple of different examples of a daily schedule.

As Mum to two young kids (5 and almost 2) I needed something that gave my 5 year old structure and balance. I also wanted a schedule that he could read independently. You'll notice the schedule combines some set learning time with routines and time to play. I'm not expecting we'll follow this to the minute everyday, but it at least helps him to see what his day might look like and separate school days from weekends.

Use child friendly images to encourage independence in children who are still learning to read.

Adding in activities that children enjoy such as time for video games is a great motivator to work hard during school hours.

For older children it will be useful to separate school time into individual lessons to help them stay focused and manage their day independently.

Editable versions of these schedules can be found here.

When making a schedule for your child(ren), here's a few ideas to consider:

Can they read it? Use recognisable words and pictures to make a readable version to promote independence and literacy

Is there time to play? Balance is important and we don't want our children to be sat in front of screens all day long

Is there time to move? Our children are used to having recess, PE, and any number of other activities - how will you keep them moving?

How long are the blocks of time? The longest block we have is 2.5 hours - but thats time with me doing 'school' - anything I want him to do semi-independently is shorter

How much supervision is there? My husband and I are both working from home, as a family we're trying to balance our son having different things to do with a practical sense of what he can manage with different levels of involvement

When do 'work hours' end? With the switch to working from home it's going to be easier than ever for these lines to blur - setting a clear block of time as a family is an important way to help us finish work each day

Intensity - some moments of quiet, of relaxation and even boredom are important. These help kids regulate energy, think about what they have done and spark creativity.

I'm a primary school teacher working in international education. I live with my husband Mark and our 2 kids. View all posts by Emma Wheatley

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O n Thursday, on the heels of Zoom's biggest day ever for downloads the day before, CEO Eric Yuan was taking the time to remotely sign up schools to free accounts of his videoconferencing software. First was a prestigious school in Silicon Valley, then two schools in the Austin, Texas area.

"They told me they'd connect with my team, and I said, 'no, I'll do that for you,'" said Yuan, reached by Zoom at the San Jose, California-area home that is now his office for the foreseeable future. "I did it manually myself."

As the Covid-19 virus sweeps across the planet, leading to quarantined cities and shut-down schools, Zoom has emerged as one of the leading tools to keep businesses up and running and students learning. On Wednesday, the most recent day for which data is available, 343,000 people globally downloaded the Zoom app, 60,000 in the U.S. alone, according to mobile intelligence firm Apptopia - compared to 90,000 people worldwide and 27,000 in the U.S. just two months ago. (Zoom doesn't share such numbers and wouldn't comment on a third party report.) And overnight, having already removed the time limit from video chats using Zoom's free service for affected regions in China and elsewhere, Yuan took another measure to help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus: he decided to remove the limit for any K-12 schools affected in Japan, Italy and the United States.

Students or teachers who fill out an online form using their school email addresses and are then verified by Zoom will have any accounts associated with that school's domain also gain unlimited temporary meeting minutes, according to a site set up for the process overnight. The free Basic accounts are also available by request in Austria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, Romania and South Korea, a spokesperson for Zoom said. "Given that many K-12 schools are starting closing, we decided to offer Zoom access to all K-12 schools in the country starting tomorrow," Yuan wrote in an email overnight.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, seen here in his San Jose office, now works from home like his 2,700-plus employees. "I think after this crisis is over, people will realize that to work at home probably is not bad."
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Such generosity is nothing new for Yuan, who was known to hook up nonprofits and other institutions in need with prized free access to Zoom's online video communications since he cofounded the business in 2011. But now his leadership is taking on global importance as Zoom has become one of the most in-demand software tools for the work-from-home economy.

Zoom is far from the only tool standing to benefit from this trend. Analysts point to others like file-sharing service Dropbox, e-signatures business DocuSign and emergency communications business Everbridge as obvious fellow cloud companies that will likely see a boost in usage as the world moves even more online. But few are as richly valued as Zoom, whose shares are up 77% since it went public in April 2019, making Yuan a billionaire. Last Wednesday, the company reported an earnings beat and year-to-year revenue growth of 78%, GAAP operating margins of 5.6% and non-GAAP earnings per share nearly double analyst consensus - and still saw shares dip, though they remained up 24% for the past month as of Thursday's market close, versus a 27% drop for the S&P 500.

Zoom isn't just a focus for Wall Street, either. On Twitter, it's become a viral theme. "Just got an email from a prof: 'As a reminder, you are required to wear clothes during Zoom meetings.' Rules are made when they become necessary, not before," one Twitter user quipped to more than 84,000 likes."I'm seeing a lot of funny tweets now, so this is something new," says Yuan, who retweeted that one, but not the viral tweet from Box CEO Aaron Levie, or the viral joke about presidential debates happening over Zoom.

With the increased demand has come another question: can Zoom possibly keep up? "Is your platform prepared for practically every college class in America to be using it? Simultaneously? Asking for a whole lot of friends," tweeted academic Dr. Adrienne Keene.

Yuan, the entrepreneur who knows that answer best, is unperturbed. He's already working on new features for Zoom focused on a work-from-home lifestyle, from better face lighting to a lecture tool for professors, while he continues to roll out Zoom free to affected schools. Above all, he argues it's actually a pretty great time to work at Zoom. "I feel like overnight, this is one of the catalysts where in every country, everybody's realized they needed to have a tool like Zoom to connect their people," Yuan says. "I think from that perspective, we feel very proud. We've seen that what we are doing here, we can contribute a bit to the world."

Zoom's CEO instructed staff not to ramp up sales or marketing due to the coronavirus crisis. "If you leverage this opportunity for money, I think that's a horrible culture."

Since Zoom went to a work-from-home policy nine days ago, Yuan has been learning how it holds up as a full-time remote tool firsthand. So far, he's pretty happy - if a bit worn down by the volume. "On the one hand, we like working from home; we're using our own services," says Yuan. "On the other hand, somehow, I do not know why - maybe because of the recent demand, maybe the working at home - we just have more meetings working at home than in the office."

Yuan says Zoom first started to brace itself for huge changes when the Covid-19 virus disrupted business in China starting in January. At that time, customers like Walmart and Dell started to reach out with concerns, Yuan says, wondering if their local employees would be able to move full-time to communications through Zoom. In the run-up to going public, Zoom had trained staff on responses to natural disasters, though the company didn't anticipate such a disaster would come through a pandemic. Zoom's servers - distributed across 17 data centers globally, which Zoom operates itself - have so far been able to handle the increased volume of videoconferences and calls.

In those data centers, Zoom operates a cloud architecture using auto scaling, a method that monitors usage of applications and makes it easier to add more computing power when demand increases, then ratchet it back down to save costs when demand drops. Zoom's data centers were set up to handle surges of traffic of 10x the normal, or 100x, says Yuan. "The beautiful part of the cloud is, you know, it's unlimited capacity in theory," he says. And by employing engineering teams across the globe, including in China and Malaysia, Zoom has technical talent able to remotely monitor its systems around the clock. Yuan says any mental images of Zoom technical staff forgoing sleep to keep your weekly team meeting running are unbacked by reality. "Working the whole night is not scalable," he says.

Zoom's creator is betting that staff working from home will want to see each other. "I can feel very lonely now," Yuan says.

Zoom is already working on new features from user feedback from the work-at-home surge. One would be a tool, inspired in part by consumer apps like Instagram and Snapchat, that would provide a filter that frames a user's face in better lighting, or with blemishes tuned out. "We want to have a touch up to your appearance just from one feature," says Yuan.

Another feature that has moved up on the product pipeline came from feedback from a professor using Zoom to host lectures for his class. The new lecture-focused feature would make it so that every student's video was appearing as though shot from the same angle, allowing the teacher to see how students are reacting - and who is paying attention - like they were physically in class.

Yuan doesn't agree with the skepticism of reporters like The Intercept's Sam Biddle, who recently warned that Zoom's software offers "attention tracking" that marks attendees who haven't had Zoom open or top of their screen for more than 30 seconds. Is a future of Zoom calls from home more invasive than office life? To Zoom's creator, there's a key distinction between an online meeting you take on the fly - perhaps while grabbing a coffee, or in transit - versus a work-from-home environment. There, he's betting staff will want to see each other. "I can feel very lonely now," he says.

How much Zoom stands to profit from calamity is another sensitive subject. Originally from Shandong Province in eastern China, Yuan doesn't have family left in China who are affected by the virus, but he says he's concerned just like any parent still dropping their kids off at school. Yuan says the decision to make free Zoom use unlimited in affected regions - first China, and now Italy and in K-12 schools - was unanimous among his direct reports. "I told the team that with any crisis like this, let's not leverage the opportunity for marketing or sales. Let's focus on our customers," he says. "If you leverage this opportunity for money, I think that's a horrible culture."

Culture is important to Yuan, who built Zoom after running engineering for Cisco's competitive product, Webex. (For more on Zoom's rise, see Forbes' feature story from last year: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!) That's left analysts optimistic, but uncertain, how much Zoom's business will benefit from its current surge, as much of the new use is believed to be among free users who may or may not convert to paying customers over time. "Zoom is being a good corporate citizen," says Sterling Auty, an analyst at JPMorgan Equity Research. "They are not looking to take unfair advantage. They are looking to help and we think that goodwill carries a long way."

At Zoom, Yuan does allow himself to be excited about one vanity metric: his app store rank, which he says tells him that people are finding his product useful. Mid-conversation on Thursday, he holds up his iPhone to the camera. Then (and again on Friday), Zoom ranked No. 3 among all free apps in Apple's App Store, behind only TikTok and Google. "This is the first time you have a business app there," Yuan says. "People are getting it."

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3. Can I share the code with parents?

Yes! Choose the method that works best for you. Email, text, or WhatsApp the code to parents. Share it on class blogs, school social media pages, or publish it on your school website with a link to Twinkl. Print out stickers and stick these into reading diaries or learning journals. Pop a slip of paper into book bags. We don't mind how you do it - but we do want to help as many schools and families as we can, with your support.

Make sure you direct parents to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer. This will be the quickest and easiest way for parents to get set up.

4. How can I help parents to use Twinkl independently?

We have a number of really helpful guides, designed for parents, for different areas of the curriculum. You can direct parents towards our dedicated Parents' Hub which contains hundreds of educational activities designed for use at home. Or, browse this area yourself and hand-pick individual resources to share.

For parents with children in EYFS, take a look through our EYFS for Parents area to find some really useful guides and activities to share.

For primary-aged children, take a look at our 5-11 area. Again, this was created with parents in mind so it's filled with guides and information about what children should be learning in each year group, for each curriculum area.

For parents with secondary-aged children (for ages 11 to 16), take a look at the Beyond area of the website. Resources are available for English, Maths and Science, as well as languages, art, humanities and other curriculum areas. Lots to keep older children occupied.

Our Parents User Guide and general Twinkl Membership guide are both useful documents to refer to for general information about the site, our content and how to find it.

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There are a number of simple ways you can curate and share content from the Twinkl website, as well as many useful areas that parents can easily use.

Using our Home Learning Packs

We have put together Home Learning Packs from Year 1 to Year 6.

Our EYFS Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS1 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS2 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our Secondary Home Learning Packs can be found here and here.

Our SEND Home Learning Pack is available here.
These packs are available as ZIP files. For guidance about how to download and open this type of file, take a look at our FAQ.
We're also putting together Interactive Learning Links resources. These are interactive PDF resources which link to other helpful materials on the Twinkl site that you can use without a printer:

We've also added a new feature to our app, where you can annotate PDFs in the app with any info you like.

Sharing from the Site

Share a resource directly using our sharing tools, found at the top-right of a resource preview. You can share to a class Facebook group or send via email to multiple addresses. Or simply copy and paste the URL and pop it into a class blog. Use our Save For Later feature to organise resources into folders on site to make sharing resources linked to a topic or theme easier.

Using Google Classroom

Google Classroom is designed to upload resources, create deadlines, mark work and start discussions with your class online. This way they're still learning and not falling behind whilst not in school. We've made it easier for you to work with Google Classroom by including a Google Drive Button next to all our resources, where available. This allows you to download the resource straight to your drive, which can then be uploaded into Google Classroom.

Read our guide to Google Classroom here.

Creating Lessons in Twinkl Go!

Twinkl Go! is a really useful tool that can be used to curate our interactive content. Within the Twinkl Go! area of the site, you can find online games, self-marking comprehensions, audiobooks and more.

If you're teaching a particular topic or area of learning, you can group together all related activities in a lesson, then share this lesson with parents using a code. It's really easy to do and a very efficient and effective way to create online lessons for your pupils. Again, lesson codes can be shared through class blogs, email, your website or printed out to send home at the end of the day. A video tutorial for how to do this can be found here and we also have a Twinkl Go! user guide for further information.

We've also put together a selection of lessons within Twinkl Go! for different age groups. Check them out here. Really useful, really simple and available to anyone who has full access to the site.

Using Twinkl Originals

Parents may feel more comfortable and confident in using books as a starting point for learning. Our Twinkl Originals books were created to encourage a love of reading and enhance curriculum-wide learning through accompanying teacher-created resources. Each book is available in different formats - PowerPoint, eBook or audio book (available through Twinkl Go!) - and has been written using age-appropriate vocabulary and themes. Books are available for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 and each comes with ready-made resources to support writing, maths and other curriculum areas. Once you've found a book within the Twinkl Originals page, click to see all supporting resources. If you're covering a particular topic at school, this is a great way to continue this learning at home.

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Twinkl Imagine gives you a different photo every day with a range of activities for KS1 and KS2 children designed to be done independently or with an adult.
Activities cover English, Maths, Art and Design, research challenges and engaging discussions. There are also topic webs with ideas on how each topic can link to a child's learning across different subjects.
With over 400 photos to choose from, there are lots of different topics to explore.

Lapbooks and Workbooks

For parents who may prefer a topic-led approach, we have a fantastic range of lapbooks to choose from. Browse the options online - again, these might align with topics being learnt at school. There's also a helpful guide which explains how to make a Twinkl lapbook. Super simple and a really enjoyable activity for children and parents alike.

Our maths workbooks offer a really simple solution. They're organised by age group and topic, and are available with answer sheets for easy marking. Use ready-made workbooks from the site, or create your own to print out and share with parents.

Other Useful Resources

Twinkl Boost offers step-by-step lessons and interventions. Designed for use in class, there's lots that parents could select for their children at home.

Our Maths Mysteries are incredibly popular, self-led activities. Perfect for use at home.

For hands-on, fun science activities, take a look at our Awe and Wonder collection.

How can we discuss Coronavirus with children?

Inevitably, children will have questions about the Coronavirus and want to find out more. To support parents and teachers with these conversations, we have a range of suitable materials on site. Discuss good hygiene and hand washing using our display packs, or take a look at our child-friendly news reports in Twinkl Newsroom - designed for use in KS2 (ages 7 to 11) with new stories added each day. Or search 'coronavirus' on the Twinkl site to find other related materials.

As ever, if schools, teachers or parents have any questions, we're always here to help. Contact TwinklCares using the help icon at the bottom of the page to send a message to our experienced team of teachers. Our Facebook communities are a fantastic source of ideas, knowledge and support for parents and teachers alike. Furthermore, we'd love to hear any other ideas you might have which we can share with the wider Twinkl network.

In unexpected times, we all play our part in helping in whichever way we can. The help we are offering would not be possible without the continued support of our members - thank you. We're hopeful that we've been able to make a challenging situation a little easier and our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected.

Jonathan Seaton

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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.

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British Museum, London

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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

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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

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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.

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