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The 28 Best Things to Do in Central Park

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Use this list as a starting block for exploring the City’s favorite green space (though even if you do all these things, you’re still only scratching the surface).

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Find the best sights and activities in New York City's best-known park. Hit the zoo, check out free concerts, walk along the Mall and explore the park.

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101 Fun Ways to Keep Kids Learning all Summer Long

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101 Fun Ways to Keep Kids Learning all Summer Long

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Summer is my favourite time of year. The long, warm, sunny days. School finished for the year so no frantic rush of the school day mornings or taxiing kids between after-school activities. The smell of freedom is in the air...at least until my kids start nagging me to go out everyday...or the guilt of too much screen time begins to weigh on my conscience!

If you are heading into summer with your kids, this printable list of fun, playful activities is sure handy to have hanging on the fridge, as a prompt to get kids thinking about what they can do next whenever they're feeling bored or at a loose end.

As well as being fun, the activities on this list all promote playful investigation and/or learning. Perfect for keeping kids learning all summer long...without them even realising it! Plus, it's the perfect partner to our other printable 101 activity list - 101 Things to Do Outdoors.

Printing Your 101 Summer Learning Activities Poster

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MORE SCREEN FREE SUMMER FUN FOR YOUR FAMILY

There's no end to the fun you can have with these ideas:

For more ideas for enjoying your summer vacation with kids, check out these fun posts - 50 totally cool staycation activity ideas and 26 Boredom Busting Ideas for Tweens.

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Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

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At the Strong National Museum of Play, this collection recognizes toys that have inspired and entertained for years.

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The Strong's National Toy Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired creative play and enjoyed popularity over a sustained period. Each year, the hall inducts new honorees and showcases both new and historic versions of classic toys beloved by generations.

Inducted Toys

To date, 74 toys have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

National Toy Hall of Fame Selection Criteria

Icon-status: The toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered.

Longevity: The toy is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over multiple generations.

Discovery: The toy fosters learning, creativity, or discovery through play.

Innovation: The toy profoundly changed play or toy design. A toy may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.

National Toy Hall of Fame Selection Process

The public can nominate toys online through the National Toy Hall of Fame website, via email, or by U.S. mail. Each year, an internal museum advisory committee comprised of curators, educators, and historians reviews the submitted nominations and pre-qualifies the 12 toys that best meet the criteria for selection. Final selections are made on the advice of a national selection advisory committee comprised of historians, educators, and other individuals who exemplify learning, creativity, and discovery through their lives and careers.

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Bright Smiles, Bright Futures - Oral Health Education

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BE FEARLESS BE KIND is Hasbro's new signature philanthropic initiative. It's designed to inspire and empower kids to have the compassion, empathy and courage to stand up for others and be inclusive throughout their lives. Our call to action is simple: BE FEARLESS BE KIND. We know it's not always easy to be kind. It often takes courage to do the right thing. That's why we use the words BE FEARLESS BE KIND.

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BE FEARLESS BE KIND is Hasbro's new signature philanthropic initiative. It's designed to inspire and empower kids to have the compassion, empathy and courage to stand up for others and be inclusive throughout their lives. Our call to action is simple: BE FEARLESS BE KIND. We know it's not always easy to be kind.

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A collection of stories read to you by your Kindergarten teachers!

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K Summer Website - 📖 Kindergarten Library

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Calendar with Kindergarten Website Links 2020-2021

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Calendar with Kindergarten Website Links 2020-2021

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What is Sumdog?

Questions are embedded into games, with different games for different learning styles - racing games, cooking games, flying games - there's something for everyone. Sumdog is all about personalizing the experience for each child. The questions adapt to meet your child where they are while letting them play with friends, a robot or kids from across the world.

Available on desktop and as an app for Android or iPhone, kids can practice anywhere.

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The U.S.: 50 States (Cartoon Version) - Map Quiz Game: Learning the U.S. states has never been so much fun! This map quiz game includes colorful cartoons that represent the state or region you click on. To see them all, you'll need to identify all 50 states.

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WNET Free At-Home Education Resources for Grades PreK-12

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WNET Free At-Home Education Resources for Grades PreK-12

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DIY Science Activities for Kids from Generation Genius

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DIY Science Activities for Kids | Generation Genius Videos & Lessons

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Do you want to make your own lava lamp or a secret message writer using household ingedients. We have fun activites and experimetns for kids in grades K-8!

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Math Words and Ideas provides a clear, interactive review of different concepts. Many include an animation; all include a “Try It” activity.  Includes concepts for grades K through 5. Filter by grade using the bar at the left. Click at the top right to view in Spanish.

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Children can explore with minimal oversight. Explore arts and crafts, sports and games, performance skills, scientific concepts, and elements of storytelling.

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Join us for a whole new way to experience summer camp during a decidedly different sort of summer. The TFK team has created and curated daily roundups of free, kid-safe content that parents can trust and kids can enjoy on their own, or with minimal oversight. Campers will explore arts and crafts, sports and games, performance skills, scientific concepts, and the elements of storytelling-all in the safety of your base camp: home. Activities can be accessed below. Each week includes five days' worth of activities, plus a "trunk list" of any supplies needed. (We've limited the necessity of purchasing supplies; most items will probably be in your home already.) We recommend that you sign up using the widget at the bottom of the page. Registrants will receive a welcome email and be kept up to date on future Camp TFK news.
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Junior Geologists Camp

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOLDIEBLOX

Is your kid interested in volcanoes, gems, and weird rock formations? In this camp they'll join other young geologists, uncover terrestrial secrets, and work on the included GoldieBlox Crystal Growing Kit.

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Click on "Let's Go" to explore at your own pace. Free virtual experiences designed to keep kids K-8 engaged, curious, and having fun.  Search through past, and upcoming adventures. Each has activities for you to explore, create, read, play, and move.  Choose the ones that interest you.

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Camp Kinda offers hours of engaging virtual adventures for curious kids. It's like summer camp... kinda.

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Pre-literacy skills, English as a second language, art and socio-emotional skills are taught through videos, songs, and games for children 3 to 6 years old.

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Ubongo creates edutainment that helps kids learn, and use their learning to change their lives. STEM and life skills through videos, songs, and games for kids up to age 14.

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Join them as they put their math, science, and tech skills to the test, from understanding fractions with fruit to creating electricity. With the help of their animal friends, Mama Ndege, Uncle T, Ngedere and Tiny Tembo, they prove a little music and lot of brainpower can turn any problem into an exciting adventure!

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Scholastic Storybook Treasures in Spanish, Mandarin, and English.

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Inside the Orchestra - Music from Around the World Part 2

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Let's explore music and arts from Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. Check out Music From Around the World Part 1 here.

Japan

Shojoji is a Japanese nursery rhyme about a hungry raccoon-dog, called a tanuki. In the song, the tanuki taps on its belly like a drum. At Tiny Tots, we featured the Margaret Ozaki Graves and her taiko drum along with the orchestra. Though in Japan, taiko refers to any kind of drum, outside of Japan they usually refer to a type of drum called wadaiko.

The Art of Katsushika Hokusai - Activity for Preschool and Older

Mount Fuji is an instantly recognizable feature of Japan and the artist Katsushika Hokusai did an amazing job depicting Mount Fuji along with traditional Japanese landscapes and subjects in his most famous work, 36 Views of Mount Fuji. This wonderful slideshow shows all of Hokusai's 36 images.
How to Explore:

Play an easy game with your child(ren)- have them find Mount Fuji in each picture. As you play this, you can point out and discuss other elements of Japanese culture in the images, like the style of buildings and the landscapes.

Next, take a look out your window. Is there a defining feature of where you live? In Colorado, that may be the mountains. Perhaps it's your favorite building in your town, a special type of flowers that pop up each spring, etc. Draw a series of pictures viewing this feature at different angles in different ways and display them in your window to share with people walking by.

Rainbow Veggie Sushi - Activity for Toddlers and Older

Australia

Waltzing Matilda is so important and well-known to the people of Australia that it's often referred to as their unofficial national anthem. It tells the story of a wandering worker in the Australian bush. It was written around 1900 and first recorded in 1926. Many of the words may be unfamiliar to US audiences even though the song is in English, but they are important parts of Australian culture: swagman, billabong, a billy, tucker bag, and more!
Make a Didgeridoo - Activity for Toddlers and Older

Explore Australia - All Ages

Check out this master list of crafts and learning resources about Australia to dive even deeper into this amazing continent. The list includes book suggestions, crafts and art projects, and more.

India

This song is from a 2002 Bollywood movie. Deepali Lindblom of Roshni joined us on this piece to perform a Kathak dance. Kathak is a traditional Indian classical dance that tells a story. Dancers of this style tell stories through their hand movements and footwork as well as their facial expressions.

Storytelling and Dance - Activity for Preschool and Older

This piece offers a great opportunity for physical storytelling. It is right around age 3-5 that children are learning the concept and order of time. Foster this learning by creating a short story or narrative with your children. We suggest a short, 3-sentence story using important benchmark words like "First...Next...Last." After you have created your story, make up a dance to go along with it. Encourage your child(ren) to be creative with their movements. What emotions might they be feeling and how would they show them using their body. How would they change their dance if you changed part of the story?

United States

Early in the Morning is a blues tune. The blues is a genre and form of music that originated in the deep south in the late 1800s, based on African music and spirituals and African-American songs. Blues music uses a specific chord progression that is instantly recognizable (and playable) by all jazz musicians. This piece was written in 1947 and uses Afro-Cuban percussion. Award-winning blues musician Lionel Young performs with our orchestra on this great rendition that was adapted especially for Tiny Tots.

Sing the Blues - Activity for Preschool and Older

Learn more the blues by watching B.B. King singing One Shoe Blues, the perfect silly blues song for kids. Talk with them about how when you sing the blues, you sing about things that are making you unhappy or bothering you, like when BB King couldn't find his shoe.

Then, have your child make up their own blues song using this music in the background.

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At our Tiny Tots programs last month, little ones and their grown-ups were encircled by our orchestra and special guest performers for a musical tour of the world. We played music from more than 12 different countries and cultures and featured 14 amazing individual guest artists. Here are just a few highlights with some activities to go with them.

Ireland - The Irish Washerwoman

About the Music

Leroy Anderson's Irish Suite was commissioned by the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1947 and he composed most of the work in just 11 days. Each movement of the six-movement suite features a different traditional Irish tune.

The Irish Washerwoman is the first movement of the suite. It's a lively jig that originated in the British Isles and is now well-known across the world. A jig is a style of dance and music that traditional features the Celtic fiddle and is usually bouncy and upbeat. The dance is a combination of hops and steps that repeat themselves over and over again.

Activities By Age

Preschool and Elementary: Make the cute dancing shamrock from this blog post. Display your shamrock by hanging it up in your house, but only after you've had it dance along to some Irish tunes!

Middle-Elementary and Beyond: Looking to challenge your kids (or yourself)? Learn to do a short Irish Jig sequence by following along with this video.

West Africa - Fanga Alafia

About the Music

Fanga, sometimes spelled as Funga, is a traditional welcoming dance from West African countries. The song Fanga Alafia is based on traditional Fanga song and dance and is often a call and response piece. It uses words from the Yoruba and Vai languages. The main words in the chorus of the song are "Fanga alafia, Ashe Ashe." This means something like, "We welcome you, Amen Amen." At our Tiny Tots concerts, we had dancers from Cleo Parker Robinson Dance join us for this piece.

Activities by Age

Babies at Toddlers: This music is driven by a percussion section featuring two djembe playing traditional African rhythms. Encourage your little ones to tap and bang along on drums, shakers, or just some pots and pans as they listen.

Elementary and Older: Follow this video to learn how to do a welcoming dance to Fanga Alafia.

Italy - Tarantella Napoletana and Funiculì, Funiculà

About the Music

A tarantella is an upbeat folk dance that originated in Naples and the Southern region of Italy. The name tarantella is actually inspired by the tarantula. The tarantula spider is very common in this region on Italy and the folklore says that the dance wards off spider bites or help victims after they've been bitten. Funiculì, Funiculà is a song that was composed in 1880 to commemorate the opening of a funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius in Italy. A funicular railway is a special type of railway that typically goes up a very steep incline like the side of a mountain.

Activities By Age

Venezuela - Alma Llanera

About the Music

Alma Llanera means "Soul of the Plains" and is a song about the beautiful landscape of Venezuela. It is a joropo, which is a traditional musical style from Venezuela and also the country's national dance. It was composed in 1914 as a part of a zarzuela. A zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, including opera, popular songs, and dance. Alma Llanera is considered to be Venezuela's unofficial national anthem. It's tradition to end any social reunion or party by singing or playing it.

Activities by Age

Preschool and Elementary: Learn more about Venezuela and its music!

Music of the World Playlist

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We Are Teachers Article -Summer Reading Programs Where Kids Can Earn Free Books, Gift Cards, and More

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Next to the benefits of playing and swimming all day long, reading is just about the most important thing kids can do this summer. This summer, reading takes on even more importance for kids who experienced a disrupted academic year due to COVID-19. Thankfully, a number of summer reading programs help keep the learning going over the next few months ... allowing kids to earn free goodies along the way. Get started today!

This program begins in May and runs through September. Kids can earn a FREE book after they read eight books and log them on the downloadable reading journal. The Barnes and Noble kids' summer reading program is only available to students in grades 1-6. Only one book is available for each child who completes a reading journal, and the choice must be made from the selected books available at the store.

With the Chuck E. Cheese kids' summer reading program, kids earn 10 FREE points each time they read for two weeks in a row. Complete the form to claim the free tokens. A food purchase is required.

Soar with reading while summer is out with Reading Is Fundamental, the nation's largest children's literacy non-profit. From RIF reading lists and a collection of free ebooks to interactive materials on Literacy Central and a brand new Literacy Central app, Reading Is Fundamental has tools for every level to raise reading to new heights this summer and beyond.

The Half Price Books kids' summer reading program hosts gift card giveaways on social media for kids who read for at least 300 minutes during the months of June and July. The program website also features printable coloring sheets, online storytimes, and mystery book recommendations for ages ranging from preschool to teens.

Check your local library for more free kids summer reading programs with activities and incentives for all ages. Most libraries also have storytimes and other reading-themed activities.

6. Professional Sports Teams

Many professional sports teams sponsor summer reading programs, including the Denver Broncos, the Portland Trailblazers, and the Tampa Bay Rays. Check with your local team to see if they offer a similar program.

Scholastic has a summer reading challenge in which kids go online to record the minutes they've read during the summer. This year, kids can build an avatar, make new friends, earn virtual rewards, and help unlock donations for kids with limited or no access to books. All you need to do is sign up and keep a "reading streak" in Scholastic Home Base over the summer!

The H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club, sponsored by H.E.B. grocery stores, gives out a free T-shirt to each child who reads 10 books this summer. This summer reading program is valid now until October 1, 2020.

Sync has a summer reading program just for teens that will give them two free audiobooks each week this summer. Perfect for both on-the-go and on the couch reading. Each week they offer a current YA book as well as a classic title that teens will be able to download for free through the SORA /OverDrive app. This summer reading program runs through August 1, 2020.

Kids can get a free Dog Man baseball cap with the Books-A-Million summer reading program! Start off by reading four of the 75+ qualified books. Then they fill out a journal to show their progress and return it to any Books-A-Million store.

Join BOOK IT for their first ever summer camp. Track kids' reading for the summer months in their digital dashboard. If they meet their monthly reading goal, kids then receive a free Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut!
What kids' summer reading programs have we missed? Come and share in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook. Plus, check out these scratch-off reading challenges and free, downloadable bookmarks.

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A resource for kids, parents, and teachers to find fun and educational materials related to health, science, and the environment we live in today.

Environment and Health A to Z

No two people live in the exact same environment. The SOIL beneath our feet, the AIR we breathe, and the WATER flowing through our pipes and waterways can all differ greatly, depending on where we live. On top of that, each of us eats different foods, shares our space with different plants and animals, and has access to different medicines and technology.

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Learn more about the environment, or the world around you - from the air we breathe to the water we drink - and how YOU can make a difference!

Environment & Health

Learn more about what scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are doing to make sure you have a healthy environment to grow up in.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Waste, and how we handle it, affects everything around us - air, water, land, plants, and animals. Do you Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?

Pollution

We all have a role to play in keeping our environment clean. Pollution happens when things get dirtied by chemicals or other harmful substances. Keeping our environment clean, will help keep us all healthy.

Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given.

Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given.

Scientists use experiments to find out about the world around us. Conduct an experiment or try out some fun activities yourself!

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This kirigami for kids page will teach you how to create simple but beautiful paper crafts with paper and scissors. Children have enjoyed cutting paper every since they are old enough to hold a pair of scissors. They do it at school, they do it at home: this in itself is nothing new. However, you can take cutting paper one step further and enrich your child's experience through kirigami. In Japanese, the word kirigami means:
kiru = "to cut"
gami = "paper"
so kirigami is "to cut paper". Kirigami involves not only cutting paper, but folding and cutting paper. The paper will then unfold to give various symmetrical patterns.

Paper Snowflakes and Decorations
Most people will remember kirigami as a way to make paper snowflakes. Unfolding the paper snowflake is a delightful surprise because it's almost impossible to make the exact pattern twice. In addition to snowflakes, you can also use kirigami to cut paper flowers (great as a spring and summer activity); paper spider webs (great for Halloween); and other decorations (great for everyday!).

Pop-Up Cards
Pop-up cards are sometimes categorized under kirigami since it involves folding paper and then cutting it. If your child has mastered the above crafts, then s/he is ready to try making some pop-up cards. These pop-up cards are easy to cut, but changing the flat sheet of paper into something that pops up takes a bit of fiddling. You might even say that it takes a certain amount of spacial reasoning.

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With all the hype that neuroscientists and Silicon Valley engineers are getting these days, it's easy to start thinking that your kiddo needs to be a star mathlete or a budding biologist to get ahead in tomorrow's job market. Yes, it's true that all children need a thorough grounding in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), in addition to reading and writing. After all, 20 years from now, the majority of job openings will likely be in STEM fields. And teachers, salespeople, and product designers alike will need to be STEM-savvy just to use the increasingly sophisticated tools of their trades, notes University of Missouri developmental psychologist David Geary, Ph.D.

Yet there's another set of skills that experts say all kids will need to succeed, no matter what field they go into. "Almost every employer, in every occupation, prefers workers who know how to problem-solve, be creative, work collaboratively, and communicate well," says Steven Paine, Ed.D., president of the educational advocacy group Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Far from taking time away from your child's current curriculum, these six skills can all be worked into other lessons - both in school and out. "It's about how we teach, not what we teach. Kids need to learn deeper lessons by doing project-based work so that they don't forget the facts after the test is over," notes Paine.

Fortunately, you can hone those essential abilities through cool activities and games that make long car trips and rainy afternoons whiz by. Read on for inspired ideas that will ward off "I'm bored" blues - while boosting the skills that all 21st-century kids need:
Skill #1: Problem-Solving
To get ahead in a competitive world, your child will need to be able to think critically - to observe, analyze, and come up with smart solutions to complex dilemmas. It's the quality kids need to write a persuasive ad campaign, say, or to fill out a new prescription for a senior on multiple medications.

"It means answering higher-level questions that require thought and exploration," explains high school science teacher Jeff Charbonneau, of Zillah, WA, a 2013 Teacher of the Year. To get there, your child needs to learn to ask questions like "why?" and "what if?" and to think through all sides of an issue. Here are two ways you can encourage him:

Turn questions into projects. If your child asks "Why do I have so many freckles?" flip it around on him: "Why do you think you do?" ("Kids learn more from discovering answers on their own than having you explain things," says Charbonneau.) Have your child come up with a couple of theories, then do some online research while you supervise. "Finally, ask him to explain what he's discovered in his own words to help him process what he's learned," Charbonneau says.

Invent a superhero. If your child complains about being bored, point him toward the junk drawer. Suggest he sculpt his very own superhero from the stuff he finds, using modeling clay or glue to assemble it. To tap into his problem-solving prowess, tell him you have to be able to spot his hero's special powers from the way he looks: For instance, Elastic Man might wear a rubber-band sash. That extra step will give your kid practice in mulling options and picking a strategy.
Skill #2: Playing Well With Others
The most successful companies know how to hire the best people and get them to work toward a common goal. That's one reason teachers love classroom projects - they teach kids the value of teamwork. As they toil together, kids learn self-control (how not to melt down when classmates decide to take a different tack), diplomacy (how to urge on a slacker without name-calling), empathy (how to take a teammate's feelings into account), and time-management (how to finish in the time frame). Leap ahead 20 years as your child slogs with colleagues to launch the first hack-proof credit card, and all those lessons come into play. Meanwhile, to raise a child who works well with others, your family could:

Host a bake-in. Cooking with siblings or playdate buddies not only sharpens math and reading skills but also boosts teamwork. After all, taking turns with the mixer (and sharing the beaters) is the first step toward learning cooperation. Cookies are always a hit, but older kids can get creative with ingredients and try whipping up an entire meal. If they have to toss their culinary masterpiece in the trash afterward, so be it - teaching kids to deal with failure is also important, and this is a low-stakes way to do it, says Charbonneau.

Shoot a flick. Making a movie helps kids channel their imaginations to create something fun while also negotiating who will do what. They can come up with the plot and script, act out the scenes themselves (or set them up with dolls or action figures), and delegate someone to snap pics with the smartphone. Then you can help them use the iMotion HD app (iTunes, free) or Lego Movie Maker (iTunes, free) to create cool time-lapse videos from the photos.
Skill #3: Smart Tech Reliance
Sure, you turn to your kid for help when you set up a new smartphone, but an ease with operating gadgets isn't the same as understanding the best practices for using them. Digital natives must learn to judge the validity of the streams of information and to navigate social media.

It helps to consider digital media as you would food, says Michael Levine, Ph.D., of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a nonprofit that deals with educational media for kids. Empty calories (think Candy Crush) should be occasional treats, but allow healthy sites more freely. (One to try together: Code.org, which teaches kids easy ways to write the computer code that creates websites and apps.) Other ways to get them up to speed on all things media:

Become co-bloggers. Team up with your child to create a family blog (free at a site like Blogger.com), where you can post pics, news, and her latest artwork. Work with your kiddo to edit things down so relatives don't get flooded with too much info - a valuable lesson for when she's eventually writing PowerPoint reports. Bonus: Blogging also boosts writing chops.

Laugh at e-errors. Teach your kid to approach the web with a healthy dose of skepticism. Show her your iPhone's silliest autocorrect errors and explain that computers can make similar mistakes when she looks to them for help with, say, spelling or translating. Or take an age-appropriate current event and see how the same story gets a different spin, depending on the site.
Skill #4: Thinking in 3-D
The ability to visualize objects - and the way they fit into a space - is what experts call spatial awareness. We use the skill every day when we merge our cars onto highways, for instance, or find our way around a new store.

Spatial awareness is second only to basic math as the building block for STEM learning because it teaches kids how to manipulate shapes in their head, says Vanderbilt University psychology professor David Lubinski, Ph.D. Boosting it pays off for all sorts of professionals, including architects, surgeons, and fashion designers. All need to imagine their end product as they work, whether it's a new heart, a house, or a couture gown.

Cultivating the skill is especially helpful for girls, since the toys parents give boys - train sets, Lego kits - give them an edge in terms of thinking about how things fit together. Still, neither gender gets much training at school, says Lubinski. Thankfully, there are ways to get it in at home:

Encourage gaming. Video games tend to get a bad rap, but the ones that spur kids to make cities out of virtual blocks, like Minecraft, are great for building spatial skills. "It's a blend of entertainment, engineering, creativity, and social media skills," says Levine. "And it's fun for older and younger siblings to play together."

Cue the construction. A good way to teach the relationship between 3-D objects is by having kids decide whether a Lego piece or an ice-pop stick should go under or over another piece, or adjacent or perpendicular to it, when your child builds bridges or parking garages. Charbonneau asks his 7-year-old to build two towers and then make a zip line from string between them for an action figure to ride. "It's a challenge to build a structure that can carry a heavy load," he points out. To spur more elaborate buildings in the future, take a pic of your child's creation when he's finished.

Turn off the GPS
Maps are a one dimensional way to visualize the distance between two points, so keep an old-school one in the car, and you'll be ready when your kid asks "Are we there yet?" Help him pinpoint where you're headed and ask him to track your movement along the route, letting everyone know when you're halfway there, three quarters of the way there, and about to arrive.
Skill #5: Communicating Clearly
Your child needs to say what he means - succinctly and diplomatically - whenever he explains ideas in class or argues for more privileges with you.And with higher-tech ways to communicate evolving, your grown-up kiddo will have to tap into this ability constantly. After all, he'll be connected with coworkers and clients in real time almost nonstop - all around the world - and can't afford to have anyone second-guess his intentions. How to help:

Follow the leader. Any activity that calls upon your child to listen to or give directions - even playing pretend - can help him become a great communicator. To give these skills a super-workout, try this: Slip on a blindfold and follow your child's directions as you move through the room to pick up an object. Then switch, so your child gets the chance to practice both listening and describing the obstacles in the room.

Tell spellbinders. Story chains are a great way to spend a car ride or to keep the conversation going at mealtimes. Begin the story by creating a hero and setting. The person next to you adds more to the tale, and so on. Encourage everyone to contribute for a full 15 to 30 seconds. With practice, your kids will learn to really hear the storylines that come first, to layer their contributions onto those, and to tee up the next person with clever cliffhangers.
Skill #6: Out-of-The-Box Concepting
Creativity is the process of imagining what can be - the skill any boss requires, whether your adult kid is teaching a class full of fidgety second-graders or isolating the genes that trigger depression. Parents can encourage original thinking by getting kids to go through the same process engineers do, says Charbonneau: First they identify a problem or question, then brainstorm solutions, and then invent a plan and put it into action. These activities are great for doing just that:

Channel Rube Goldberg. Give your grade-schooler a ball of string and some tape and see if she can use her supplies to mastermind a way to turn on her bedroom light from down the hall. "It's tricky for a child because she has to figure out how to lift the wall switch from outside the room," says Charbonneau. Hint: Hooking the string over an unused picture nail, bunk-bed post, or door may do the trick. But don't spill the beans! The idea is to get your child to come up with a plan without help.

Create rainbows everywhere. While you do the dishes - or drain pasta - near a sunny window, amaze your child with the rainbow you can make by pouring water through a strainer. Then encourage her to find other ways to refract light - outside with a garden hose or using a spray bottle and a flashlight. She can also look for household objects (jewelry, a crystal vase) that work as prisms.

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The Emotional Basics

Children learn about face and body clues in order to understand what emotions look like.

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Studies show that deep breathing brings more oxygen to the brain and has a measurable physiological impact.

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The great thing about charades is it doesn't really require any materials or prep beyond your imagination and a list of words to act out. This game can be easily customized to suit just about any age group. Use this no-frills Charades Generator to pick a word for you to act out in front of the camera, then see who in your audience can guess!

Put your drawing skills to the test with a game of virtual Pictionary.

Pictionary

If you don't have an easel handy, you can play Pictionary with Zoom's whiteboard feature. If you click on the "share screen" button and select whiteboard you can use the annotation tools that allow you to use your mouse to draw. The Game Gal's word generator helps to keep the family-friendly words flowing.

Related: 63 Easy Science Experiments to Do At Home

Battleship

"You sunk my Battleship!" If both participants have the board game, simply pull one of the game boards out of the box, and start playing. It's a lot harder to peak at your opponent's ships when you are playing on Facetime (wink wink).
RELATED: Activities to do with grandparents on Zoom.
Hedbanz

Hedbanz is a fun family guessing game that is great for larger virtual groups or just a couple of people. This game is the perfect choice for all ages - there is no reading required!

Name that Tune

Without signing actual words, hum a song into your device's microphone. See if your family or friends can guess which song you are humming in a certain amount of time.

Karaoke is perfect for video calls - you can mute the performer at any time! Photo courtesy Emily Mills via Flickr.

Karaoke

Virtual Karaoke requires a little extra set-up before you begin. In addition to a Zoom, each player should also set up an account with Watch2Gether. This app allows everyone to watch the same karaoke video at the same time. You can find karaoke songs on YouTube by adding the word "karaoke" to the search words. For example, if you want to sing Let It Go, search for "Let It Go Karaoke" It might take a few tries to get the kinks out, but once you do, you are set up for endless fun.

Family Joke-Telling Session

A round-robin of classic "knock knocks" is sure to lift your spirits! Check out our list of 40 Jokes for Kids to get your party started!

Related: Best Podcasts for Kids

Freeze Dance

Pre-load a killer playlist and get those bodies moving! Blast some tunes and dance it out in front of your camera as long as you hear the music! When the music stops - FREEZE! If you even wiggle a toe, you are out!

Scavenger Hunt

Before you log-on, designate one adult as "the host." The host will create a list of items for participants to collect around their homes. Think of general categories that most people will have in their homes, like "something with wheels," "something red," and "a piece of jewelry." The host instructs each player to go "find something with wheels" and whoever brings it back to the screen, wins that round!

Bingo

Make your own bingo cards by following these directions or download an existing set (make sure no one is using the same card). One adult will call out the numbers and the fun will begin.
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by Jessica Magenheimer, M.A., L.M.F.T.

In today's "go, go, go" culture, anxiety, and stress seem to be a typical part of adult life. Indeed, anxiety is a normal emotion, but for younger children, feeling anxious may be a more confusing and even frightening experience. Kids may not understand or have the words for what they're experiencing and may believe there is something terribly wrong with them. Given that anxiety disorders are currently the most commonly experienced childhood mental disorders (as many as one in five children meet criteria for a diagnosis), it's all the more crucial that parents and caregivers are equipped to identify and communicate with their kids about anxiety.

Describing Anxiety to Preschool and Elementary School-Aged Children

The first step in supporting younger children with anxiety is learning to identify when it is happening. This can be difficult, given that symptoms of anxiety can manifest differently from child to child: one might complain of stomach aches, whereas another might cry when dropped off at school or left in a dark room. Parents should be vigilant for signs of shyness, deviations from a child's normal behavior (such as avoiding situations or people) or recurring, vague physical complaints.

Parents can and should gently ask questions about their children's fears and worries on a regular basis. Approach the situation calmly and with curiosity, speaking from what's observed rather than making assumptions or interpretations. Use phrases like "I've noticed that _______. Can we talk about that together?"

The experience of anxiety is threefold: it can occur in thoughts, feelings and in body sensations. While younger children may not have the language or abstract thinking ability to talk about their thoughts, they can communicate their feelings (using words like "scared," "nervous" or "worried"). They can be taught to connect sensations in their head, chest, and stomach to anxiety. Kids may benefit from creative or imaginative approaches to describing how anxiety affects their bodies, such as visualizing themselves tightly wound up like a spring or with shoulders up to their ears (a demonstration from a parent or trusted loved one can make this clearer).

Encourage, Normalize, Validate: Talking to Children About Anxiety

Once anxiety is identified, parents can make space for conversation with their children by following these steps:

1. Encourage: Advise the child to share his or her fears and worries when they arise. Create a safe space where talking about worries is not a big deal, and asking questions is celebrated.

2. Normalize: Reassure the child with statements like "A lot of other people are scared of _____ too, and it's normal." If the parent has experienced a similar worry or anxiety in general, that can be shared in return. Remain calm and open to the child's experience.

3. Validate: Underscore that the parent believes what the child is saying and that it makes sense. It's helpful to say something like "I understand why you'd feel that way" or "If it were me I think I would feel the same way." Children with anxiety can feel isolated or alienated; understanding that they are not alone goes a long way.

At the same time, parents should be careful not to feed into a child's anxiety by allowing avoidance to continue. For example, if a child experiences social anxiety, the parent may be tempted to respond by never taking the child to a peer's birthday party. While this reduces the worry about being around others at the moment, it reinforces the child in thinking that she cannot manage her anxiety.

Moreover, it reduces opportunities for the child to develop greater comfort in social situations. Parents can prompt gentle, gradual exposure to feared situations while offering reassurance, conversation, and empathy to support the child's growth. If the fear continues to interfere with a child's functioning despite parental interventions, consulting a mental health professional who specializes in treating children may be helpful.

Provide Support and Tools to Decrease Anxiety

Parents can serve as powerful models for their anxious children by demonstrating and openly practicing anxiety management skills. All of these suggestions are modifiable and effective for any age.

1. Deep breathing: Advise the child to imagine a balloon in his belly; when they inhale the balloon gets filled with air. Conversely, exhaling lets air out of the balloon, and their bellies get flatter. This form of breathing activates the diaphragm, which allows the brain's natural "calm-down" chemicals to kick in.

2. Grounding exercises: Direct the child to focus on the sensation of her bare feet on the ground to feel connected to the Earth, or (if verbal) to look around and name three things she sees, hears and smells.

3. Physical activity: Movement is particularly good for the muscle tension that accompanies stress, and it can be fun to boot. Kids can stretch their limbs, wiggle around or have a full-on dance party to dismiss the jitters.

4. Mindfulness: Children of preschool age or older can be taught short meditation practices (often focusing on the breath or on various parts of the body, or the visualization of a calming scene). Tech-savvy kids can make use of the many available mindfulness apps for mobile phones, with the supervision of their caregivers.

Once children have a handle on the above techniques and feel comfortable talking about anxiety, they can get in on the action as well. Kids may be able to recognize anxiety in friends or schoolmates and often feel empowered and in control of their worries when they can share the tools they've learned.

A Final Word on Self-Care

For parents and children alike, the value of a regular and intentional self-care routine cannot be overstated. Irregular sleep, poor nutrition, a jam-packed schedule and lack of activity can all contribute to and intensify anxiety, so taking steps to correct these problems if present is vital. Families might consider instituting a daily check-in of Brillia's five pillars, both to instill and follow healthier habits and to combat anxiety in a frazzled world.
Jessica Magenheimer is a freelance writer and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. She treats mental health concerns and addiction utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other evidence-based modalities and is employed in both private practice and treatment center settings. In addition, she is the founder of the Sensitive Love Coach, where she empowers Highly Sensitive People and others with dating anxiety to reclaim their agency and enjoyment of the dating process.
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1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954816/#ref2
2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-017-0772-y
3. https://adaa.org/finding-help/helping-others/children
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455070/
5. https://discoverbrillia.com/blogs/stories/mindfulness-apps-for-kids-with-anxiety
6. https://discoverbrillia.com/pages/five-pillars

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Note: All the family movies here are rated G or PG, but parents should of course use their best judgment when choosing films for their kids. All movies listed are available on popular streaming services, but some may require a rental fee.
Preview: Auggie was born with severe facial deformities and has undergone 27 surgeries in his short life. After several years of homeschooling, Auggie and his family decide it's time for him to enter fifth grade at the local elementary school. His story of courage in the face of bullying will inspire kids of all ages. (PG)

Bonus Features: Spread the message of Wonder far and wide with the free printable Choose Kind Bingo game found here.

2. The Wizard of Oz

Preview: This is one of those classic family movies everyone should see. Dorothy is swept away to the land of Oz, where she must journey along the Yellow Brick Road with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion to see the Wizard. Can he send her home again? (PG)

Bonus Features: Build your very own Tin Man to take along on all your own adventures! Get the DIY here.

Preview: This is the true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, which faces early (and embarrassing) defeat only to come back stronger than ever. The final nail-biting gold medal hockey match against the U.S.S.R. will keep you on the edge of your seat, even if you already know the outcome. (PG)

Bonus Features: No need to get to an ice rink for hockey practice; you can make this mini-rink at home in the freezer!

4. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Preview: The Baudelaire children are orphans sent to live with their evil Uncle Olaf who only wants their fortune. The children must work together to outwit their fiendish foe. Tip: If your kids enjoy the movie, there's a whole series of books to devour too. (PG)

Bonus Features: You'll find a whole collection of free printable Lemony Snicket activities here , like an anagram word scramble based on the books.

5. Swiss Family Robinson

Preview: Some family movies have been classics for generations, and this is a great example. Follow the adventures of the Robinson family when they're shipwrecked on a deserted island. They quickly learn to survive and thrive; the only question is, will they ever want to return to civilization? (G)

Bonus Features: Not everyone can build a treehouse in their own yard, but anyone can create one from cardboard! Learn more here.

6. Stuart Little

Preview: Kids who are always begging for a new pet will love the adventures of Stuart Little, a mouse adopted into a human family. Not everyone in the family welcomes him at first, but this charming mouse eventually wins them over. (PG)

Bonus Features: Take inspiration from Stuart and craft your own tiny boats from pool noodles. Hold races in a nearby creek (or bathtub).

Preview: Miguel's family has a generations-old ban on music, but he dreams of becoming a musician nonetheless. He journeys to the Land of the Dead to learn more about his family history and find a way to achieve his dream. (PG)

Bonus Features: Color and decorate your own sugar skull masks (also known as calavera) using this free printable template.

8. Legend of the Guardians

Preview: Two young owl sons are enthralled by their father's tales of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, who fought an epic battle to save owlkind from the Pure Ones. When the owl brothers are taken captive by the Pure Ones, they must rely on the Guardians to rescue them and defend owlkind once again. (PG)

Bonus Features: Paint a whole beautiful owl army of your own using the easy instructions here.

Preview: Plan a double feature with the original animated Peter Pan and the Robin Williams sequel Hook, which tell the tales of The Boy Who Never Grew Up and his many adventures in Never Never Land. ( Peter Pan, G/ Hook, PG)

Bonus Features: Kids will want their own pirate ship after watching Peter Pan and Captain Hook's adventures! Get an easy but awesome DIY to build your own here.

10. Big Miracle

Preview: A small-town news reporter in Alaska pairs up with an environmental activist to save a family of gray whales that have become trapped by unexpected ice. And they fallyn1

in love along the way. (PG)

Bonus Features: Craft a pod of adorable egg carton whales and recreate your favorite scenes from the movie! Here's how to make them.

11. Charlotte's Web

Preview: The rollicking songs in this version of Charlotte's Web have made it one of those perennially popular family movies, but the ending still packs the same emotional punch. (G)

Bonus Features: We've got lots of great Charlotte's Web activities here, but the watercolor-resist spider web painting project is definitely one of our favorites.

12. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Preview: When the Grace family moves to the dilapidated family estate, they're not prepared for the strange world they find there. Jared discovers a field guide to the magical creatures who live on the grounds and quickly learns that all those magical creatures want to get their hands on the book too. (PG)

Bonus Features: Put your imagination to work and create a new creature for the Spiderwick Chronicles universe using the characteristics from this free printable sheet.

13. How to Train Your Dragon

Preview: Vikings and dragons live together in peace on the island of Berk until the evil Grimmel launches a plot to wipe out all the dragons. Viking leader Hiccup and his dragon Toothless must unite the clans to defeat Grimmel and return peace to the island. (PG)

Bonus Features: You'll have so much fun designing and assembling your own dragons from felt and pipe cleaners! Get the DIY instructions here.

14. The Muppet Movie

Preview: This family movie classic tells the story of how Kermit, Fonzie, Miss Piggy, and all the rest united to become The Muppets with an epic cross-country road trip. Everyone should see the movie that gave us the beloved "Rainbow Connection," a song every kid already knows. (G)

Bonus Features: Make your own "rainbow connection" with this fun coffee filter project that combines science and art for a colorfully cool result!

15. The Princess Bride

Preview: What's this fantastically fun family movie about? Oh, just "fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles ..." Have fun storming the castle! (PG)

Bonus Features: "Drop... your... sword!" Get ready for your own epic sword fights with this inconceivably cool cardboard craft.

Preview: In a bleak future where humans have polluted the Earth and it's no longer a safe place to live there, a little robot named Wall-E works tirelessly to clean up the planet. One day, he discovers a single living plant, and sets off an adventure to the stars to report his findings ... and bring the humans home. (G)

Bonus Features: Plant a boot full of flowers to honor the tiny botanical refugee that sends Wall-E on his epic adventure. Learn how to make a boot planter here.

17. The Sandlot

Preview: This one is for all the baseball fans out there, who will root for the ragtag team that plays in the neighborhood sandlot. The real trouble starts when they lose a valuable baseball over the fence into the yard of an utterly terrifying neighbor and must figure out a way to get it back again. (PG)

Bonus Features: Grab an old baseball (or softball) from the garage and turn it into a snazzy bracelet for boys or girls. Here's the DIY.

18. Inside Out

Preview: Ever feel like your emotions have control of you? That's exactly what happens in this hilarious and touching Pixar movie. When 11-year-old Riley's family moves across the country, her emotions (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust) tell the story ... and save the day. (PG)

Bonus Features: Get in touch with your inner emotions, then turn them into Inside Out stress balls! Find out how to make them here with balloons and flour.

19. The Sound of Music

Preview: The Sound of Music belongs on every list of classic family movies. Musical nun Maria takes a job as governess to the Von Trapp family, where she teaches them to embrace music-and just happens to find love for herself. Their escape from the Nazis over the mountains is the feel-good scene you need right now. (G)

Bonus Features: Re-create the famous marionette scene with these adorable paper goat puppets. (You'll have to learn how to yodel on your own, though.)

20. Finding Nemo

Preview: When Nemo the clownfish ignores his nervous father Merlin's warning not to stray too far from the coral reef, he's netted by a hobbyist and carried off to a far-away aquarium tank. Merlin teams up with the forgetful Dory to travel the wide blue ocean and bring his son home. (G)

Bonus Features: Painting rocks is always fun, and these Nemo and Dory rocks are so cute! Find out how to make them here.

21. Paddington

Preview: You probably already know Paddington, a bear from "darkest Peru," from the beloved children's books. In this version, the marmalade-loving charmer joins the Brown family in London for a variety of adventures. But an evil taxidermist has her on eye on him ... can he escape her clutches? (PG)

Bonus Features: You too can always have a marmalade sandwich under your hat when you cook up your own delicious batch. Get the recipe here.

22. Toy Story

Preview: What do our toys do when we're not in the room? The immensely popular Toy Story and its three sequels answer that question, with characters that immediately bring everyone's favorite childhood playthings to mind. (G)

Bonus Features: If you love Woody's always-loyal Slinky Dog, you definitely need to make this cute little pipe cleaner craft!

23. Harry Potter

Preview: The Harry Potter books started a reading renaissance among kids and teens, and the eight family movies have been no less popular. Follow wizard Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry as they attempt to overcome Lord Voldemort and his evil gang of Death Eaters. (PG/PG-13)

Bonus Features: Use a little Muggle magic (i.e. a hot glue gun) to turn ordinary pencils into fantastic wands just like Harry and Hermione's. Here's how to do it.

24. Mary Poppins

Preview: Is there anyone so charming as Mary Poppins, who's "practically perfect in every way?" This nanny with a touch of magic in her bag brings the Banks house to life, and truly connects a father and mother with their children for the first time. (G)

Bonus Features: If the weather cooperates, find a windy hillside and go fly a kite! If you can't get out, make these colorful kite suncatchers instead.

25. James and the Giant Peach

Preview: The orphaned James lives in London with his two cruel aunts, until the day he discovers an enormous magical peach. Together with the friendly insects who live inside, he sets sail in the peach across the sea to New York and a new life. (PG)

Bonus Features: Make a batch of creamy peach and honey frozen pops to snack on while you watch the movie.
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