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Offering dozens of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning. TrueFlix is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.

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Offering dozens of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning. TrueFlix is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.

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From TCEA: a Technotes article designed to help you create choice boards for your students.

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Ready to create interactive learning opportunities for students? Take advantage of choice boards. In this blog entry, we'll explore a few reasons why they are powerful and provide examples you can adapt. First, let's answer a simple question.

What are Choice Boards?

"Teachers will plan in a whole new way," says Kathi Kerznowski (). Wondering what choice boards are? Some define them as graphic organizers that provide students choices about how they learn. "Choice boards are awesome," tweets Stacey Noonan (@snoonan44)

"Choice boards are set up in a grid, generally with 9 squares," says Cassidy Reinken. She says, "You can require that students complete items from the choice board in a specific way." This can involve expecting students to choose choices in a row, one activity from every colored section or choose at random. You can vary level of difficulty. Cassidy makes four suggestions about choice boards:

1. Focus on a single concept or learning expectation.

2. Each activity square should relate to a different multiple intelligence.

3. Encourage students to complete three activities in a row.

4. Each square, with the exception of the interpersonal square, are individual activities.

Watch this short video how to teach with choice boards(updated video):

Why Choice Boards?

Here are ten reasons why choice boards engage learners. Choice boards:

1. Facilitate differentiated learning opportunities.

2. Can be used in any subject.

3. Provide different contexts for students and engage a variety of their senses. These approaches are supported by research (Source).

4. Offer learners of all ages choices in how they learn about a new topic or understand a familiar one.

5. Provide tiered levels of learning opportunities.

6. Serve as a contract between student and teacher.

7. Can be adapted for special education or individualized education plans (IEPs).

8. Increase student ownership.

9. Focus students on essential knowledge, skills, and strategies aligned to curricular goals.

10. Make it easy to manage "a single lesson, a week-long lesson, or even a month-long period of study" (Source).

Want to see some examples of choice boards or learning menus?

Where Can I Find Choice Board Examples?

Looking to get started with designing choice boards? Some choice board sources include:

Wondering how to design your own digital choice board? Read Caitlin Tucker's instructions.

Create Interactive Learning with Choice Boards

Begin with digital choice boards. Use tech tools like Google Docs, Microsoft Word Online, or Microsoft OneNote. Adapt these tools to create choice boards. All of them support tables, image insertion, and sharing with students. Make a digital choice board to facilitate access to activities, and be sure to include multimedia.

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Innovative teachers empower students through the use of the choice board, either in paper or digital format. Learn how and see examples in this blog.

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more!

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Evidence-Based Practices in Online and Distance Learning

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Evidence-Based Practices in Online and Distance Learning

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A research review from Connecticut Center for School Change for educators during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Eliminate distractions and ensure safe, kid-friendly videos in your lessons. Safe YouTube provides a "pure view" of any YouTube video that is permitted. In my quest to find phonics, brain breaks, and mathematical videos, I have yet to have Safe YouTube decline to generatee the safe link. A true must have for every teacher...especially during remote and virtual instruction.

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BookFlix: Where Stories and Nonfiction Connect

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20 Best Practices for Remote Learning in K-12

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As technology and internet access have become widespread in recent years, remote learning has soared tremendously in popularity. But despite how popular and ubiquitous it has become, there's still a learning curve for K-12 educators and students.

If you find yourself being thrust into academic cyberspace, don't worry, we're here to help. From online-class etiquette to the best technologies and even virtual office hours, there are specific conditions to remote learning that'll help you and your students succeed.

To help educators transition to remote learning, we're offering all K-12 schools RingCentral Office ® for free . Educators will have access to two essential remote learning tools, both on a single application:

Meetings: Host classes through our video conferencing tool that allows up to 100 participants per meeting. Students can also host meetings with fellow students (up to four participants) for group studies, assignments, and discussions.

Messaging: Teachers and students can also engage with each other using group messaging. With a group messaging tool, teachers can form teams/groups so students can interact with members of their own group for group assignments.

Here's a list of best practices for educators embarking on the remote-learning journey:

1. Be as present as possible through video.

Although remote learning seems like it's a solo endeavor, students still need to trust and listen to their teachers. That's why being as present as possible is essential-and the best way to do that is through frequent video connections.

Spend as much time on each online video lesson as you would in the classroom.

Keep lesson plans the same-dedicate time for instructions, assignments, readings, prep, and so on.

Upload a profile picture.

Aim for at least 480p 30FPS video quality, if not 720p 30FPS.

Instruct students to keep their videos on.

Hold virtual "office hours."

2. Continue engaging students.

When broadcasting lessons, make sure to dedicate time for students to ask questions. Pause periodically to invite participation. Remember to also ask probing questions to the entire class, groups, and individual students throughout each lesson.

3. Make active learning a priority in the virtual classroom.

We all know how hard it can be to stay focused in a long, boring lecture. With online learning, you can bet it's even harder. Take your normal classroom practices and incorporate them into your virtual classroom.

Make it a priority to:

Coordinate with other teachers to ensure there are adequate breaks between sessions.

Encourage discussions.

Assign homework.

Assign group work.

Use videos as part of the lesson plan.

Take breaks.

4. Communicate in writing which apps and tools your class will be using.

Send out an email with clear instructions on how students and parents can acquire the apps you'll be using. Consider customizing this email for your own needs:
Moving forward, our class will be conducted via the [insert video platform] online meeting system. Classes will still continue as they normally would, and students are expected to attend. Everyone should have their webcams turned on and microphones muted. If you have a question, you can raise your hand or type a question in the chat. Click here to download [insert video platform]. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email, and I will help you get set up.
5. Choose a communications solution that combines both video meetings and messaging.

It's much simpler to have both video meeting and messaging capabilities on the same app than on two separate apps. Students and parents only have to download a single app, and communicating is also much easier.

For example, an entire class can be added to a single team in the app. When class begins, the teacher can select the right team and start a video call with just a click. When class is finished, students and teachers can keep the dialogue going by chatting through the team or messaging specific people directly, and even posting a recording of the class for those who missed it or want to revisit the content.

6. Teach with a wired headset.

Built-in microphones on laptops don't offer the best sound quality, and when you're teaching a class, you'll want the audio to be crisp. At the same time, wireless headsets can run out of juice before the end of your day, leaving you with your low-quality laptop microphone.

Consider investing in a wired USB microphone or headset. There are tons of affordable ones (less than $30) on Amazon that'll do the trick.

7. Use a wired internet connection.

Wi-Fi is handy and convenient, but we've all had disconnects at critical times before. To make sure your internet connection is as solid as possible, use a hardwired Ethernet connection from your PC to your modem/router.

8. Mute participants who get too noisy.

Just as teachers can silence their classrooms before a lesson, they can do the same in their virtual classrooms with just the click of a button. This can be useful if a student gets too loud or if they have unmanageable background noise. Of course, make sure you're the host of each of your video sessions so you have full control over your class.

9. Record lessons for videos on demand.

One of the strongest advantages of online education is that lessons can be accessed by students whenever they need it. Subject moved too quickly? They can simply go back and rewatch the video to learn it at their own pace.

If your school has a group messaging app, recorded sessions can be posted into each class's messaging group for easy access.

10. Have students drive their own research to share in class.

The flipped classroom approach goes hand-in-hand with online education, since much of the research is done online. Consider pointing students to the right resources (videos, websites, files) and allow them to be contributors to their own learning. This allows online class time to be more interactive and collaborative than instructional.

11. Post lesson materials online.

Some students might not absorb information as quickly as others, and if a presentation moves too quickly, they can get left behind. Materials posted online or in the related messaging group for download can give those students a chance to catch up at their own pace. It also removes the need for extensive note-taking during class so they can focus on the lesson instead.

12. Screen share PowerPoints, documents, videos, etc., during the lesson.

Just as in class, lessons should come with visual substance. Screen sharing is like having a projector in your virtual classroom, and every student tuned in can see the image, video, document, or website you're sharing from your PC.

13. Use larger fonts and sizes when screen sharing.

Students' abilities to see and hear you will depend entirely upon their own computers and internet connections. When you share screens with the class, make sure fonts and sizes are larger so they can be easily read no matter what latency issues they might have.

Remember to set your presentations to Present mode for the best viewing experience.

14. Make presentations more colorful than wordy.

As every educator knows, students get bored easily. Presentations should be as picturesque as possible, with the focus on students seeing images and diagrams while listening to you speak.

15. Break students into small, collaborative groups.

Even when students can't be present at school, working together is crucial to their relationship and collaboration skills. Consider breaking students up into groups of 3 or 4 for group projects or even study groups to review and comment on each other's work using your remote learning platform.

16. Post all assignments early, and be flexible with due dates.

Students learn at different paces, especially when they are going fully remote. Give students extra time to be prepared by posting assignments online early in the week.

Since learning from home can take some time to adjust to, give them some extra leeway for submitting assignments.

17. Encourage multimedia and creative assignments.

It can be convenient to simply assign students quizzes and essays, but students will be much more engaged when they have a chance to be creative. Consider incorporating multimedia, such as PowerPoints, videos, links, and presentations into assignments.

18. Assess students on a regular basis.

It's difficult to gauge how well students are keeping up without seeing them in person. Teachers can assess how much students understand a topic by having them answer online surveys. Google Forms is an excellent and free surveying resource.

Additionally, you can spend five to 10 minutes on a separate call with each student to ensure they're still engaged. You can create a Google doc or spreadsheet with each student's name and the last time you spoke with them, and follow up with an email or direct message.

19. Prepare for technical difficulties.

With so many students packed into a single virtual classroom, chances are that a few of them will encounter technical difficulties from time to time. It's recommended that you test your equipment beforehand and provide a checklist for students and parents to do the same.

If they have to disconnect from the class, make sure that all materials are posted online, and prepare to give them a rundown during office hours.

20. Dedicate some time off from lessons.

While the nature of online is that we're connected 24/7, teachers have lives, too. By dedicating specific times for lessons, prep, office hours, and grading, you can make time for yourself and ensure that your students are afforded the same.

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1. Have students share something special from their homes.

It can be anything, such as family photos, their pets, or a favorite collection. This helps students build camaraderie and a sense of community while learning from home.

2. Start off the day with a brain teaser.

YouTube is a great resource for logic puzzles, riddles, and brain games for all ages. And don't worry, most of them come with answers.

3. Build a newsletter of accomplishments.

That way parents and faculty know how successful your class has been in adopting learning from home.

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To be successful, remote instruction requires a lot of the same things any instruction does: clarity, review, checking for understanding, prompt feedback. But distance adds additional challenges, and these tips can help.

The sudden transition to at-home schooling has found schools and districts at different levels of preparedness. Some are simply sending home paper packets, while others are ensuring students have devices, WiFi, and coherent online curricula. A few high-achieving charter networks, like Uncommon Schools and Success Academy, are not only setting up plans for their own students but giving the public free access. Some high-quality curriculum providers are also providing free online materials.

But even in the best of circumstances, remote instruction can intensify challenges inherent in face-to-face settings. Research has shown that online learning doesn't generally work as well as traditional instruction-and that students who are already struggling are likely to be harmed the most. Still, in recent weeks some experts and practicing teachers have offered pointers that can help remote instruction be as effective as possible.

1. Get students into the habit of participating. The initial challenge is just motivating students to show up or complete assignments. According to the New York Times, some teachers are reporting that fewer than half of their students are regularly participating in remote learning. In Los Angeles, a third of high school students aren't logging in. The problem is particularly pronounced among students from the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum, in part because they often lack reliable access to the internet.

Harry Fletcher-Wood, an educator based in the U.K.-where schools have also switched to remote learning- recommends a few steps that can help motivate recalcitrant students. First, he says, make goals and expectations crystal clear. Teachers should specify when students should show up and exactly what tasks they need to complete. Playing on kids' FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) can help. Emphasize how many other students are showing up, or-if that figure is dismal-at least highlight a positive trend ("More students than ever completed the assignment"). It also helps to ensure that students have a clear plan for when and where they'll engage in schoolwork. Ideally, participating in remote learning will become a habit-although that may take time; on average, Fletcher-Wood says, it takes 66 days for a habit to form.

2. Focus on content, not comprehension skills. Once students show up, the next question is what to teach. At the elementary level, some districts are having teachers stick to reading and math, making social studies and science optional-the same approach many schools take in face-to-face settings. If possible, teachers should resist that pressure. Hours spent practicing reading comprehension "skills and strategies," disconnected from content, are largely wasted. Focusing on topics in social studies and science-and spending at least a couple of weeks on a topic-is much more likely to build the knowledge and vocabulary that are vital to comprehension.

Rather than having students practice "finding the main idea" on disconnected passages, it's best if teachers ask questions that get kids to think deeply about nocturnal animals or the solar system-or whatever substantive content is included in the curriculum. And before leaping to questions that require analysis, teachers need to check that students have a literal understanding of the subject matter by asking, for example, "What is a nocturnal animal? ... How are they different from other kinds of animals?"

One possible way to get students interested, and build their knowledge, is to teach about the current pandemic. "They've never been more engaged than when we analyzed the flattening-the-curve graph," a 4 th-grade teacher, Callie Lowenstein, wrote on Twitter-and offered links to materials. But teachers may want to evaluate their students' levels of anxiety before delving into this pandemic or others. A high school history teacher who thought about doing a unit on the bubonic plague told the Times he reconsidered after learning that the mother of one of his students had developed COVID-19 symptoms.

3. Keep it simple. Simple, clear directions and expectations are always important, but never more so than in a situation where teachers can't easily gauge when students are confused. Some considerations are logistical: try not to use too many different apps or platforms or Google docs-or different classroom routines. On the substantive front, it's important to be cautious about introducing new material. Distance learning generally works best for review. Teachers need to concentrate on reinforcing what students have already learned, lest they forget it.

4. Connect new content to old and provide examples. Of course, given that this situation is likely to go on for a while, teachers will inevitably need to bring in new material. As with classroom teaching, it's best to connect new information to what students have already learned-or, if they've forgotten the context that will help them understand and remember the new material, let them know where they can find it. As education expert Paul Kirschner has said, "The most important factor in learning new things is what one already knows."

When introducing a new concept or skill, teachers should provide students with examples. They might show kids a math problem that is already worked out or a video in which they demonstrate how to solve it, explaining what they're doing and why.

5. Dole out new information in brief doses. It's always best to limit the amount of new information students are getting within any one session. That's even more true in a remote situation. According to some research, student engagement drops significantly when videos last longer than nine to twelve minutes. Rather than a 45- or 60-minute online class, provide segments of no more than 15 or 20 minutes, especially if the subject matter is new or students are younger. Breaking up the information and delivering it in shorter sessions-and returning to the same points later on-takes advantage of what psychologists call the " spacing effect " or distributed practice, which boosts learning.

6. Make online learning as interactive as possible. Students need opportunities not just to listen or read but to actively process the information being presented. Some platforms allow teachers to give brief quizzes and get immediate results. Even if teachers don't have that option, having students quiz themselves periodically or answer questions about when, what, where, or why something happened is a form of retrieval practice, which helps students absorb and remember the material. One high school English teacher, Jasmine Lane, makes recordings of herself reading a class text aloud and periodically asks students to pause the video to respond to a question she's posed. Ideally, teachers will not only ask questions but hear or see answers-and if they're wrong, either provide students with the right answer or guide them to figure it out.

7. Balance synchronous and asynchronous learning. Remote learning can be done either synchronously, with everyone online at the same time, or asynchronously, with students accessing the same lesson at different times. Synchronous lessons are harder to engineer and don't allow as much time for practice, but it's important to include at least some time when an entire class is online together. Not only does that allow for prompt teacher feedback, it enables teachers and students to maintain connections and feel part of a group-which is more important now than ever. And with younger students, asking parents to supervise asynchronous learning can be a disaster.

Even if it's impossible to implement all of these tips, bearing them in mind can help. And as we learn more about how remote learning works, we can try to do it better-because even after the current crisis is over, we may need to do it again.

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With distance learning, schools and teachers face a whole new set of challenges as they aim to make learning equitable in this new environment. As a classroom teacher, you might be wondering what you can do to meet the needs of students with learning and thinking differences, like dyslexia and ADHD.

You might be asking yourself, How can I support students who struggle with staying focused? How can I provide accommodations for students with special education needs? How can I help students who are falling behind?

Since this is a new learning environment, teachers have to rethink how to meet students' needs. You might notice some students who had been doing well are now falling behind. They might be struggling with social and emotional issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. Or they might be struggling to adjust to distance learning. (You might also notice that some students who struggled in the classroom are thriving in a distance learning environment where they have more flexibility.)

Here are four tips to help you support the diverse needs of students during distance learning:

1. Help students develop new routines and strategies.

Many students who learn and think differently struggle with changes in routine and loss of structure. Help them use this time as an opportunity to develop new strategies to help with focus and learning.

Depending on the grade you teach, you might also help your students create new routines and schedules that match their strengths. You could even design a lesson around this as a research project or an essay.

Older students might want to come up with their own strategies to try. Younger students might need more help coming up with strategies and learning how to use them. Have students start by choosing two to three strategies to try. After a week or two, have them evaluate which ones helped and which strategies they want to try next. Possible strategies include:

Schedule work times and break times.

Set a timer and keep working until it goes off.

Try different apps to help with focus.

Set a goal. For example: I will write one paragraph before I take a break.

Create a checklist.

Work on the hardest or easiest thing first (choose one).

Put your phone in a different room or in your backpack.

Find a quiet space or use headphones to block out noise.

2. Keep the easy part easy.

Think about the last time you forgot your password to an account and got locked out -- yet again. Or the last time you read complicated directions and couldn't figure out what you were supposed to do.

What might seem like a minor stressor to you can be the difference between whether a student finishes a lesson or not. Adults have more coping strategies than kids do to persist through challenges. Kids and teens are still developing this resiliency.

Students who learn and think differently have an added layer of difficulty. A student with dyslexia might struggle to understand complex directions. Students with ADHD or executive function issues might find it difficult to break assignments down into manageable chunks. These challenges can cause more frustration and stress that can interrupt the learning process.

You can help reduce these barriers to learning by using best practices for designing online assignments. Try these ideas for how to keep the easy part easy:

Teach students how to access class information.

Simplify directions.

Be consistent in how class materials are organized and presented.

3. Find new ways to meet students' needs.

Students with individualized education programs (IEPs) should still get the accommodations they need during distance learning. Their needs and accommodations might look different in this new learning environment, though.

For example, accommodations that help with focus in the classroom -- like being seated in the front of the class -- may need to be adjusted for distance learning. Work with students and their families to find creative solutions. Does the student need a daily check-in? Can the student learn how to use self-management strategies like a timer or a goal tracker?

For online classes, teachers also need to ensure their lessons are accessible. Make sure that materials can be read by a screen reader and that students who use text-to-speech technology know how to use it. Some video-streaming apps like Google Hangouts offer live captioning. Using best practices for online learning like these can help you make sure your lessons are accessible.

Is your school providing distance learning through printed packets? You may need to be even more creative in how you provide accommodations. For example, if you have a student with dyslexia who needs materials read out loud, you might consider scheduling a call with that student or providing a recording. Brainstorm ideas with your school, the student, and their family to figure out how to meet individual needs.

4. Keep up positive relationships with students and families.

Maintaining positive relationships with students and families is essential, especially during distance learning. Students who learn and think differently and their families will likely need more frequent check-ins. Use these check-ins to:

Make sure students understand lessons.

Find out whether students have what they need to do their classwork.

Help students develop learning strategies.

Talk about student accommodations and support.

Better understand students' social-emotional well-being.

Teachers will need to work with their school district and families to figure out the best platform and format for checking in. Keep in mind that families might have a lot going on right now and be unable to respond.

For students who are struggling, frequent check-ins can help you figure out why they're struggling and what might help. Remember, trauma or long-term stress can make it very difficult to focus on schoolwork. Your students are experiencing a variety of stressors right now that could affect their learning. Learn five tips for supporting students socially and emotionally during distance learning.

To find out about more ways to support students who learn and think differently, go to Understood.org.

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SciShow explores the unexpected. We delve into the scientific subjects that defy our expectations and make us even more curious! For more from SciShow, check out SciShow Kids and SciShow Tangents, along with SciShow Space and Psych.

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The Brain Scoop! - Grades 6-12 (but may be of interest to those younger and older)

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The Brain Scoop! - Grades 6-12 (but may be of interest to those younger and older)

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From The Field Museum in Chicago, Emily shares the items in the collection with anyone watching.

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I'm Emily, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum in Chicago, former volunteer of the University of Montana Zoological Museum, and I'd like to share some of the amazing things we have in the collection with the Internet!

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Students can learn country profile and geographical information on countries like Hong Kong, Egypt, Thailand, Germany, Vatican City and more.

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The GEOfocus channel is all about geography! I love geography, maps, flags, culture, languages, and travel. The videos I create for this channel include prof...

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From ABC and Early Reader videos to videos about the US Constitution, Maya Civilization, and Erosion. Videos vary between 40 second to 20 minutes.

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FreeSchool is a safe and friendly place to expose children to famous art, classical music, children's literature, and natural science in an age-appropriate and kid-accessible way. FreeSchool is educational, enriching, and entertaining! Subscribe here and never miss an update - or, if you prefer, visit us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/watchFreeSchool

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Speaks for itself. I love the "Weird but True!" videos.

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Nat Geo Kids makes it fun to explore the world with weird, wild, and wacky videos featuring awesome animals like sharks, tigers and lions, cool science, funny pets, and more! Come back every week for new videos! Fuel kids’ curiosity with magazines designed to inspire and empower children ages 3 an…

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From fun topics like "What's Your Funny Bone?" and "How Do Temporary Tattoos Work?" to "Visiting the Dentist!" and "Make Your Own Secret Ink!". Exceedingly kid friendly!

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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids! Join Jessi, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as they conduct experiments, research new questions, and talk with experts to learn about the science-filled world around us.

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Explore "How It's Made" and "How the Universe Works". Videos range from 3 - 8 minutes. Geared more toward middle and high school students, you can extend these videos with in video quizzes by using tech tools such as Edpuzzle or PlayPosit.

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Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, & more with science videos & news from Science Channel.

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All about gradeschool science, from Earth, Habitats, Space, Chemical Reactions, Engineering and so much more. Fun and engaging videos vary from cartoon to footage from kids and teens.

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Welcome to Crash Course Kids! This bi-weekly show from the producers of Crash Course is all about gradeschool science. We'll look at Earth, Habitats, Space, Chemical Reactions, Engineering, and much much more with host Sabrina Cruz. So, join us every Tuesday and Thursday for new uploads.

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I enjoyed some of these, so they are not just for your students! Nice thing about this site is they have arranged all field trips in alphabetical order. From Africam (watch animals in the African bush live) and Ford's Theater (the site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination) to the International Space Station, Mount Everest (360 degree photes and informative articles), Power Plant Tour, Titanic Wreckage, and Zoo Tours from all over the US. There are over 42 trips to choose from, not to mention more links to explore on other sites like Discover Education and Google Earth.

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Free Virtual Field Trips - Freedom Homeschooling

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Through virtual field trips, your children can visit other states, countries across the globe, and even other planets.

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Scholastic has given kids the opportunity to travel the globe from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Students can select their destination or teachers, you can assign it! They can complete travel journals to document what they have seen and learned. Students can learn about each country, its background, history, climate, culture, foods, and people of each country. There are even writing prompts at the end of each information window and Kid Q & A paged where students from that country responded to various questions about life where they live. BONUS: Teacher Activity Guide is provided for you!

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Teaching Tools | Resources for Teachers from Scholastic

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Various Virtual Field Trips & Explorations - K-12

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Various Virtual Field Trips & Explorations - K-12

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From zoos and aquariums to national parks and Mars, kids can explore the world without having to travel it.

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Ellis Island Interactive Tour - Grades 6-12

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Ellis Island Interactive Tour - Grades 6-12

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Scholastic offers a great deal of interactive components. There is a "virtual field trip" (in video format) of Ellis Island that is 31 minutes long. Students can take an explore the island with photos, stories, video and audio clips of immigrant arrivals on the island. They can also hear and see the stories of real kids who have recently immigrated to the US and explore data on immigration. Very informative.

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Ellis Island Interactive Tour With Facts, Pictures, Video | Scholastic.com

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Learn about immigration on Ellis Island in this interactive, virtual tour. Facts about immigration, pictures of Ellis Island, oral histories, and videos help explain the immigration process to kids.

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National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tour - recommended for any age, but easier for Grades 3-12

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National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tour - recommended for any age, but easier for Grades 3-12

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Very cool way to visit the Museum without actually being there. Students can zoom and enjoy close up views, navigate between adjoining rooms, and follow the arrows on the floor or use the navigation map. While younger kids may enjoy this navigation can be tricky at times.

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.

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Science experiments gone wild! Engineering with marshmallows and spaghettie, building a fling flier, DIY hand sanitizer. Science teacher Jen Young puts science on video and makes learning fun.

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Program Director and Science teacher at the World of Wonders Science Museum in Lodi California This channel is all about learning through hands-on activities...

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Math games by grade, subject, or fun categories like Escape Games, Logic Games, Physics or Word Games. There are games for all ages and stages of math.

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Play Math Timed Tests Now! @ Hooda Math. Practice math the fun way, on your mobile phone or tablet like iPad, iPhone, or Android.

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Videos, interviews, and tutorials on creating your own technology.   From game creation to coding, there is something for most every Gurl!  As the name suggests, it is geared toward the female population, but may be of interest to anyone!

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A variety of sites to visit that will compliment your everyday curriculum lessons.  Comic maker to enhance story creation or to create charts for beginning, middle, end or other literature skills.  Bonomo art generator...have fun exploring that!  There are 6 other sites that you can visit.  Enjoy!

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Arts Education / Kid Friendly Art Websites

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Fun crafts and classes for your students, you, or your own kids! There is a free trial, but then a subscription is required. They offer 3, 6, and 12 month subscriptions. Check it out and see if it is for you.

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Coding puzzles and games for grades K-8. All activities are rated beginner, intermediate, advanced and will denote if there is voiceover to provide directions and commands. They now have coding aligned with conservation (UN) and space exploration (NASA). Super fun, easy way to bring coding to life.

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What is Hour of Code™

Hour of Code™ is a global movement to introduce people of all ages to computer programming in a fun way. Tynker's Hour of Code™ games and activities can be taught during the December event, or year-round.

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50+ fun coding activities to keep your students engaged, motivated, and rewarded as they learn programming the fun way!

No programming puzzle games experience is required of teachers or students!

Learn to program connected devices.

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Learn to code by playing fun coding game, puzzles & projects like Minecraft, Hot Wheels, Monster High, and many in Hour of Code activities. Tynker makes learning to code fun!

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Documentaries galore in science, history, technology, nature, society, lifestyle and kids. Thousands to choose from that can introduce, enhance, or complete your lessons. CAVEAT: It does require a subscription, but that is only $2.99 - 9.99 per month depending on the plan you choose (HD or 4K). Good investment for sure. While it can be used for educational purposes, I am awaiting the response as to whether they allow streaming in the remote classroom during live sessions.

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Curiosity Stream has thousands of documentaries that enlighten, entertain & inspire, all for just $20/year. What are you curious about?

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15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker - Pre-K-12

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15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker - Pre-K-12

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Bring coding to kids of all ages and stages.

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15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker

Due to Covid-19, people around the world are coming together for the greater good and at Tynker we certainly want to do our part to help. With kids at home for the foreseeable future, it's important for us as parents and educators to get them in a consistent and structured routine that will keep them happy, healthy, and motivated to learn.

Physical activity should be part of the plan every day, as should a little quiet time, especially with a good book. And, of course, Tynker is a great way to make kids' screen time creative and productive. Here are some ideas that we came up with at Tynker to get kids exercising their brains-for FREE.

Educators and students will have access to the complete Tynker School PreK-12 curriculum, including Tynker Junior for early learners, introductory and intermediate programming courses, and interest-based courses, such as micro:bit, LEGO WeDo, and drone programming.

All public and private schools are eligible and can apply to get full access to the entire Tynker School curriculum and platform at no cost until their school reopens.

Enroll in free training and get great tips on how to teach coding to kids, with a special focus on remote/online learning.

Students can dive into story-based coding puzzles, fun projects, and STEM challenges.

Check out these 3 highly-rated mobile apps for learning code. With Tynker Junior, Tynker, and Mod Creator, kids can create apps and games, make art, mod Minecraft, even control robots and drones-with 1,200+ activities!

Students love to use our Tynker block-coding with Minecraft: EE to build mods and add-ons.

Parents and kids learning from home can access our premium coding program, Tynker for Home, FREE during school closures.

With immersive story-based coding courses, Minecraft modding, multiplayer code battles, and 3D game design, there's something to engage everyone.

Parents can sign up to create free accounts for their kids. If they already have a free tynker account linked with a parent account, you're all set - they already have access.

Kids can fight zombies and solve mysteries with code in this immersive adventure that takes place in a haunted mansion.

With their webcam, kids can blend the real and virtual worlds to build games by waving their hands or dancing-and getting exercise!

9. Python 1 (free during school closures)

Kids can guide a warrior through a jungle maze and learn to code classic arcade-style games.

Kids will have hours of fun coding with immersive puzzles, interesting projects, and STEM challenges.

We don't have to tell you how much kids enjoy creating Minecraft mods, add-ons, texture packs, and more!

Kids can go on exciting space-themed coding adventures in collaboration with NASA!

Kids can explore six of the coolest careers ever and discover how coding concepts can be applied to each one!

Kids get to cast spells, collect power-ups, and defeat enemies with code as they battle in a wild shrinking arena full of lava!

Kids can explore global sustainability goals as defined by the United Nations.

We hope that we're able to help your students and kids maintain their academic goals in this trying time. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

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STEM activity links for lessons, activities and challenges. Have fun!!

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August 2020 Editor's Pick

Engage students in this refreshing summer project that focuses on design thinking! In this challenge, students prototype an ice cooler and monitor the effectiveness of its ability to keep a bottle of ice water cold in comparison to a bottle of ice water left at room ...

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STEM curriculum for K-12 - TeachEngineering

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August 2020 Editor's Pick Engage students in this refreshing summer project that focuses on design thinking! In this challenge, students prototype an ice cooler and monitor the effectiveness of its ability to keep a bottle of ice water cold in comparison to a bottle of ice water left at room ...

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10 Websites for Art Teachers at Middle and High School Levels - Grades 6-12

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10 Websites for Art Teachers at Middle and High School Levels - Grades 6-12

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A fellow educator shares art websites that can be used for teaching or just to inform and inspire.

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Monthly Mentor

Glenda B. Lubiner (August)
Each month, a different member is the guest writer for the NAEA Monthly Mentor Blog. Glenda has been an art educator in south Florida for 25 years. She has presented workshops and lectures at the state, national, and international levels, and has served on the board of her county art association and the Florida Art Education Association. Glenda has been a National Board-Certified teacher since 2003 and was awarded Florida Art Educator of the Year in 2014. Click "GO" to read her full bio.

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I'd like to share with you some really great web sites. Some I find really useful for teaching and some are just informational and inspiring sites. #1 Wesmont Hilltop School District I wish this were my home page! Michael Begenly...

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Bestselling Children's Author Mo Willems is Teaching Kids Drawing on YouTube - all ages

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Bestselling Children's Author Mo Willems is Teaching Kids Drawing on YouTube - all ages

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Enjoy a step by step tutorial to draw characters from Mo Willems books and more. So fun and great way to bring literature and art together.

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At the moment, around 300 million children worldwide can't go to their schools due to the coronavirus outbreak. So many parents face the struggle of keeping their kids occupied at home. As we've already learned before, homeschooling is not as easy as it seems; therefore, for this reason, various educational resources are popping up, making thousands of parents' lives way easier.

Mo Willems⁠-a bestselling author and illustrator⁠-has announced that he will be teaching drawing every weekday on YouTube to kids who are now at home. Mo will be having sessions called Lunch Doodles where he will occupy the little ones by doodling together with them.

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Well-known illustrator Mo Willems has announced that he'll be doing Lunch Doodles for kids on YouTube

Image credits: The Kennedy Center

Numerous parents all around the globe are struggling with their own jobs and homeschooling their kids, so bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems has come to the rescue!

The sessions will take place every weekday at 1 p.m. EST

Image credits: The Kennedy Center

Mo Willems, who is best known for his books "The Pigeon Has to Go to School!" "I Will Take a Nap!" and "Knufflebunny," has announced that he will be live streaming "Lunch Doodles" videos every weekday at 1 p.m. EST from his own house. The video sessions will be shared on the Kennedy Center's YouTube account as well as on their website.

The sessions are about 20 minutes long

Image credits: The Kennedy Center

"I know a lot of you guys are not in school," Willems said in an introductory video this Monday. "You're at home right now because of all the things that are going on. Well, guess what? I'm at home, too. We're gonna hang out together."

In them, Mo Willems will be drawing together with kids

Image credits: The Kennedy Center

The well-known illustrator and author is also encouraging kids to submit questions to LUNCHDOODLES@kennedy-center.org. Later, he will try to respond to them in his videos.

He also encourages children to submit questions, which he'll try to respond to in the videos

Image credits: The Kennedy Center

"Lunch Doodles" has already shared three episodes, each comprised of somewhere between 20 to 28 minutes. So tune in and don't forget to also follow Mo Willems' Twitter, where he announces of any technical difficulties he's having so that your little ones don't miss the show!

So far, people are loving the sessions

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At the moment, around 300 million children worldwide can't go to their schools due to the coronavirus outbreak. So many parents face the struggle of keeping their kids occupied at home. As we've already learned before, homeschooling is not as easy as it seems; therefore, for this reason, various educational resources are popping up, making thousands of parents' lives way easier.

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Art Lessons and Websites for Kids - K-12

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Art Lessons and Websites for Kids - K-12

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Links to sites that include a variety of things, from project ideas, games, online creation centers, to Smithsonian art classes.  Explore the sites and see what fits your needs and the needs of your students.  Sites are from institutions like Crayola, National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, NASA,and so much more.

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Art Lessons and Websites for Kids

The world of art includes a lot, from painting and drawing to acting and even singing and writing songs. You can learn a lot from making art, and it can be a lot of fun to create something new. You might even be able to make a nice gift for someone you care about! Look around online to find out more about art and some projects that you can do.

Indoor Activities for Kids
Is it a rainy day? You don't have to go outside to have fun! Pick from a variety of art projects you can create.

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10 Best Art Tools for High School - 9-12

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10 Best Art Tools for High School - 9-12

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From Common Sense Education, some fabulous sites to enhance and bring out skills in design, production, and to inspire creativity.

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10 Best Arts Tools for High School | Common Sense Education

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The best high school-level resources for visual and performing arts classrooms. Explore this 10 Best Arts Tools for High School Top Picks list of tools curated by Common Sense Education editors to find relevant and engaging edtech solutions for your classroom.

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The following resources are provided to encourage and support self-care for educators through COVID and beyond.

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Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums Around the World - K-12

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Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums Around the World - K-12

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Amazing way to introduce renowned artist, artistic genres, and more.  Use for introductions to lessons, writing & research, to enhance social studies and more.

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One can only color so many floral-trimmed affirmations before one begins to crave something slightly more perverse. An emaciated, naked, anthropomorphized mandrake root, say or...

Thy wish is our command, but be prepared to hustle, because today is the final day of Color Our Collections, a compellingly democratic initiative on the part of the New York Academy of Medicine.

Since 2016, the Academy has made an annual practice of inviting other libraries, archives, and cultural institutions around the world to upload PDF coloring pages based on their collections for the public's free download.

This year 113 institutions took the bait.

Our host, the New York Academy of Medicine kicks things off with the aforementioned mandrakes, and then some.

Medical subjects are a popular theme here. You'll find plenty of organs and other relevant details to color, compliments of Boston's Countway Library's Center for the History of Medicine, London's Royal College of Physicians, and the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (aka the Mütter Museum).

The coloring book of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library is a bit more all-ages. They certainly remind me of my childhood. The work of native son, Patrick J. Costello, above, figures heavily here. Either he deserves a lot of credit for developing the School House Rock aesthetic, or he was one of a number of hard working illustrators tapping into the cartoon-y, thick-nibbed zeitgeist

The Andover-Harvard Theological Library's coloring book has some divine options for those who would use their coloring pages as DIY 16th-century bookplates or alphabet primers.

Those who need something more complex will appreciate the intricate maps of the Lithuanian Art Museum's coloring book. Coloring Franz Hogenberg's 1581 map of Vilnius is the emotional equivalent of walking the labyrinth for god knows how many hours.

As befits a content website- cum-digital-National-Library, the Memoria Chilena Coloring Book 2019 has something for every taste: flayed anatomical studies, 1940's fashions, curious kitty cats, and a heaping helping of jesters.

Check out all your options here.

Once you've had your way with the Crayolas, please share your creations with the world, using the hashtag #ColorOurCollections.

Participating Institutions 2019

The New York Academy of Medicine Library

Royal College of Physicians, London

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Special Collections

Swarthmore College Libraries

South Carolina State Library

Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives

Biblioteca de la Universidad de Zaragoza

Christ's College Library, Cambridge

Tower Hill Botanic Garden

University of Waterloo Special Collections & Archives

Wageningen University & Research

Brunel University Special Collections

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Washington State Library

Saint Francis de Sales Parish United by the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish History Archives

Getty Research Institute

Auckland Museum

Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections

Seton Hall University Libraries

Bibliotheque interuniversitaire de Sante, Paris

Digital Library at Villanova University

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Bass Library, Yale University Library

University of Kansas Libraries

Medical Heritage Library

The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library

University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives

University of British Columbia Library

National Library of Medicine

Science History Institute

Ricker Library of Architecture and Art at the University of Illinois

Chautauqua Institution Archives

Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden

Auburn University Special Collections and Archives

Open Museum, Academia Sinica Center for Digital Cultures

Les Champs Libres

Lithuanian Art Museum

Memoria Chilena

Barret Library, Rhodes College

Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF)

Royal Anthropological Institute

Delaware Museum of Natural History

James Madison University Libraries

Utah State University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Stevens Institute of Technology / Archives & Special Collections

Waring Historical Library of the Medical University of South Carolina

Bernard Becker Medical Library at Washington University in St. Louis

University of Puget Sound

Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections

Queens' College Library, Cambridge

Stadtbibliothek Koeln

Andover-Harvard Theological Library

Rare Book and Manuscript CRAI Library at University of Barcelona

Newberry Library

Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Lambeth Palace Library

Folger Shakespeare Library

University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections

John J. Burns Library

Biodiversity Heritage Library

The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Digital Library

Tennessee State Museum

Center for the History of Medicine, Countway LIbrary

Russian State Library

South Carolina Historical Society

Library Company of Philadelphia

The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Pratt Institute Archives

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, University of Minnesota Libraries

Washington University Libraries Julian Edison Department of Special Collections

Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary

Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University

Susquehanna University, Blough-Weis Library

Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library

Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

Northern Illinois University

Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatan

Lake County Public Library

United Nations Library Geneva

Jeleniorskie Centrum Informacji i Edukacji Regionalnej Ksiaznica Karkonoska

Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago

Grand Portage National Monument Archives Collection

Jagiellonian Library

Botanical Research Institute of Texas

University of North Texas Libraries

Lehigh University Libraries Special Collections

Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Massachusetts General Hospital Archives & Special Collections

Clark Special Collections, McDermott Library, USAFA

Bibliotheque nationale de France

Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art Archive & Library

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

British Library

Western University Archives and Special Collections

Europeana

Denver Botanic Gardens

MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society

Grinnell College Libraries

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

National Library of Russia

Eastern Kentucky University Special Collections & Archives

Numelyo

Louisiana State University Special Collections

New York State Library

North Carolina Pottery Center

Royal Horticultural Society Libraries

Library of Virginia
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A site designed to explore and display art from students around the world.  CAVEAT: Make sure your school privacy guidelines are adhered to and that parents agree to have their child's work displayed.  Confidentiality rules and regulations at your school site and district may prohibit you from posting to this site, but it is still a fun way to get art project ideas.

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Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student art, published by teachers and students from around the world. Parents and family can view the art online, leave comments and order keepsakes featuring the artwork.

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Artsonia - The Largest Gallery of Student Art Portfolios in the World!

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Artsonia is a gallery of student art portfolios where young artists (grades PK-12) display their art worldwide. We have a vibrant community of art teachers who also share their ideas and lesson plans.

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This particular link has worksheets for math, reading, science, writing, and word lists. Can be a great compliment to lessons.

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Give your child a boost using our free, printable worksheets.

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Unite for Literacy - For Beginning Readers 

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With a library of over 400 picture books written in English and Spanish, there are audio narrations in over 40 languages. Great for EL students, SPED students, and all beginning readers. Topics range from academic concepts like numbers, shapes, and colors, to science, animals, health (including COVID), community, technology and oh so much more!

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Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children.

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Leveled guiding readers, phonics activities, and supplemental reading material geared to build literacy skills. English and Spanish versions of guided readers. Also has additional activities to enhance learning.

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The most comprehensive phonics-based reading program available for early learners.

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Learning game for kids addressing math, science, environmental skills, computer skills, health, language arts, and life skills. Fun, interactive, culturally diverse, and academically sound.

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Free and fun digital education for all children worldwide

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Using a world map to denote levels, students can explore various math concepts from number sense, to geometry, calculation, time and data collections, and more. Each continent has an intro with a child guiding the way in their native clothing and with native accents. Pretty fun way to compliment your math lessons.

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Love this site! Excellent, relevant, children's books being read by celebrities past and present. Great way to add a twist to reading, then you can follow up with companion assignments.

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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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Interactive Reading Notebook - Grades 1-2 (general level)

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Interactive Reading Notebook - Grades 1-2 (general level)

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4 weeks of reading activities for SPED and gen ed alike! This is a freebie from TpT, but more can be purchased if desired.

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Math games, videos, and worksheets all organized by grade level!  Has links for mobile games and a blog as well, which has more resources.

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Math Game Time - Free Math Games & Worksheets for Kids & Teachers

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Math Game Time offers free math games, worksheets, homework help & videos for teachers, parents & children. Start enjoying cool, fun math games online today!

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SwitchZoo Animal Games - Grades 1-8 (may need assistance with reading at lower grade levels)

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SwitchZoo Animal Games - Grades 1-8 (may need assistance with reading at lower grade levels)

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Amazingly fun for adults and kids!!   May games do require flash player, but are worth it.  Can be used for science, but also extended to writing and reading activities.  Has lesson plans in the Teachers' Resources section.

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Seussville - Pre-K-3 (maybe 4-5 if you celebrate Dr. Suess birthday).

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Seussville - Pre-K-3 (maybe 4-5 if you celebrate Dr. Suess birthday).

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This site is awesome whether teaching online or face to face! If you celebrate Dr. Seuss, then visit this site. Explore characters in the books, purchase books, learn about Dr. Seuss, watch videos and play games (only 3, but still cool).

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Grammar, geographt, math, science and more explored in game format.

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Put away your flashcards and workbooks and log on to see the new way to master educational skills! Top educators worked exclusively with Turtle Diary to create game after game with superior content and maximum fun for every child.

The concepts reviewed parallel those taught in the everyday classroom for grades K4 through 5th grade. Students focus on mastering the concept on their own with consistent and repetitive review. They won't even realize they're reviewing thanks to incredibly fun graphics, sounds, and interactive games.

These games will keep your kids coming back for more day after day. You can rest easy knowing they're working towards their future.

With skills backed by top educators, parents know that Turtle Diary is giving their kids the best they have to offer. The games help to solidify the necessary skills needed for their specific grade levels.

Turtle Diary's games are not only educational, but incredibly fun. They can even be a bit competitive at times when you choose a multiplayer option.

Students can also link up with kids in their classes and play games specifically recommended by their teacher. This helps them master the exact concepts they are working on in their classroom. The possibilities are endless, and the fun is never-ending.

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Educational Games | Educational Games For Kids | Turtle Diary

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1000+ Free Educational Games for kids in Grade K to 5. Play Online and learn math, science, language arts, geography & much more only with our award winning educational website.

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Games vary so choose wisely, but they are fun!!

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Cool Math Games - Free Online Games for Learning and Fun

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Coolmath Games is a brain-training site for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games. These games have no violence, no empty action, just a lot of challenges that will make you forget you're getting a mental workout!

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From basic math to brain teasers, you can find tons of math games here. There are also links for online manipulatives like ten-frames, number lines, and base ten blocks.

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Math and Games for Kids, Teachers and Parents. Math lessons and fun games for kindergarten to sixth grade, plus quizzes, brain teasers and more.

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From "Did You Know?" videos to jokes, surveys, games and exploration sections, Highlights Kids will compliment many types of lessons, from science to arts and crafts.

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BrainPlay Poll

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How can I have fun on a rainy day?

There are lots of ways to have fun when it's raining outside. You could create some art or bake something with a parent. Or escape to a new world with a good book. You could build your own cozy reading fort, turn out the lights, and read with a flashlight. Or you could try balloon tennis. Attach a paper plate to a paint stick or ruler to make your tennis racket. Blow up a balloon and let the games begin!

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The place for children of all ages to play games and discover new jokes, surveys, answers to science questions, and fun crafts and recipes from Highlights.

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Videos are restricted to US only, but games are available to everyone!

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Educational games and videos from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!

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More for parents than teachers, but it is another free curricular companion for all things math!

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SplashLearn: Fun Math & ELA Program for PreK-Grade 5

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SplashLearn is an award-winning learning program loved by over 40 million kids for engaging Math and ELA practice. Aligned with Common Core and various state standards.

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This site has tons of games, videos, reading and math activities.

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Learning games can be found by subject and grade level and include Art & Music, Language Arts, Math, Multiplication, Science, Social Studies, Typing, & Writing games.

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

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Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games… and more!

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Fun with letters, phonics, math and more.

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Created by one my interns, she gave me permission to share. Excellent resource for SPED MM and MS (designed for MS in mind). AAC tips, sample schedules, social stories, physical fitness activities,online resource links for academics and life skills, and more.

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BrainPOP ELL - Designed for all ages in mind, but geared toward Grades 4-10, ELL Level 1-3

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BrainPOP ELL - Designed for all ages in mind, but geared toward Grades 4-10, ELL Level 1-3

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Designed assist in English language development in the four main areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

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Designed for younger students in mind. Covers Science, Health, Reading & Writing, Social Studies, Math, Arts & Technology. Have fun!!

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Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health & SEL, Engineering & Tech. BrainPOP has something for most everyone.

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BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology

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YouTube Channel that explores and tackles a variety of topics on the human experience. Videos range from Kid President to My Last Days and Tell My Story. CAVEAT: Filter for grade appropriate content, some are more for primary while other videos are geared toward the middle and high school audience.

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soulpancake soul pancake inspirational comedy music art science education happiness love kid president "kid president" "my last days" "metaphysical milkshake" "rainn wilson"

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SoulPancake tackles the universality of the human experience. We are the dreamers, misfits, artists, activists, and innovators who have the power to positive...

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Books, audiobooks,and videos.

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Free for educators! Give students unlimited in-class access to the best books & videos on Epic

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Daily Free Learning Workbooks for Teachers to Share with Parents.

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Daily Free Learning Workbooks for Teachers to Share with Parents.

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Can also be used as additional activities within a lesson.

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Daily Free Learning Workbooks for Teachers to Share with Parents while Schools are Closed - Kids will actually do these!

Math Game that Kids can Play Daily

Get the free Let's Play School Math Game App by edHelper so your kids can practice math every day this summer. A new 5-minute math challenge will await them each day, and they only have to play once a day.

Printable for your Refrigerator to Record Scores After Kids Practice Their Math

Free math workbooks to use that you will WANT to print and use with your kids

These are math worksheets that will keep kids engaged in math and truly enjoying their learning experience. Why should you use these workbooks? Math is one of the school subjects that kids need to practice regularly. It's important to prepare them not only for standardized tests but also for life. However, kids quickly become bored with traditional worksheets. These workbooks were designed to challenge students and keep their interest levels high, and the puzzles are activities that even adults will enjoy. Keep your kids learning during COVID-19 and prepare them for when school reopens.

Free Math Workbook #1

Free Math Workbook #2

What is the Coronavirus Activity Pages Book with Time Capsule

Teach kids about the Coronavirus and follow it up with fun activity pages. Or try the book for older kids for things to try to keep busy at home.

Math with Critical Thinking Puzzle Worksheets

Teaching critical thinking skills helps kids learn to navigate an age where information is everywhere. These small workbooks will challenge kids to think creatively.

Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Grades 2 to 6

Free Math and Science for Little Kids Workbooks

If you want harder math, scroll below for all the free workbooks, but it's full STEAM ahead with these fun coloring math challenge with STEAM page books for younger kids.

Math Word Problems Worksheets Book

Reading Comprehension with Math - Book #3

Spelling Challenge Workbooks

Mind Bending Critical Thinking Puzzle Workbooks For Kids

Try these math and logic problem workbooks with your kids for some brain-boosting fun. Each workbook starts with a logic puzzle and is filled with math problems and more logic problems to keep them busy. Want to challenge your kids more? Try giving them work from a different grade. The books are not labeled by grade, so why not try a fifth-grade book as a challenge for a fourth-grader?

Art, Movement, and Reading Challenges for Kids - Perfect for your refrigerator!

Kids need to color these in as they do them. If you have more than one child, print one for each and write their name on the bottom.

Back By Popular Demand - More Coding Workbooks!

Along with the puzzle worksheets and math workbooks, these coding workbooks have been the most requested. So glad to hear how much kids are enjoying these, especially since they are a lot different from the usual teacher worksheets.

Idea for Today - How about Teaching Kids Cursive?

4-Page Sudoku Puzzle Workbook

Kids are going to love these little 4-page sudoku puzzle workbooks. These worksheets include standard sudokus, ones with spelling, ones with pictures, and math sudokus. Don't be surprised if your child asks for more!

This Week's Math Workbooks for Homeschooling

Daily workbook craziness continues! This week's math workbook is better than ever. Print it out and put it on the kitchen table. Don't feel as if you HAVE to print the grade that your child is in; use whatever works!

Ready to Homeschool Your Kids?

Parents, we are here to help with free worksheets that will give your kids practice in math, reading, and writing. Are you ready for them?

Sibling Challenge Word Search and Vocabulary Builders

Coloring with Math

It's always a great time to take a break with some coloring. Just don't tell your kids they will be doing math at the same time! These books are awesome!

Missing Digits Math Worksheets with Mixed Math Practice

Daily workbook craziness continues with missing digits challenge pages. Not only that - every other page is a mixed math worksheet page.

Homeschooling Worksheets to Teach Your Kids While School is Closed

Who doesn't like a good word search? But these books will introduce kids to so many different puzzles. And, yup, some math pages also!

Math Workbooks

Daily workbook craziness continues! How about an all-new math workbook to challenge those little ones stuck at home? Throw it on the kitchen table and let them pick and choose the math pages to do!

Coding Workbooks

If you want more math or you prefer reading or writing, look below. But for now, how about a coding book?

Math Puzzle Worksheets

Who doesn't love a good puzzle? These small puzzle books are easy for kids to do and will give them some new challenges for following directions.

Reading Comprehension with Math - Book #1

Math Workbook for the Week!

These are perfect little math workbooks to share with parents. It combines a mix of fun math puzzles and challenging problems that won't bore kids.

Kids will enjoy some creative writing with this writing challenge workbook.

Free Amusing Activity Book for Kids

Are your kids ready for spring? Baseball may be delayed, but the flowers won't be. Let them enjoy this amusing workbook!

March Jumbo Math Worksheets Books

Try these workbooks for lots of pages for you to randomly give your kids!
Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, or middle school math pages for your kids!
Set a Realistic Schedule and Have your Kids Try To Make One

At one time or another, most adults have probably dreamed about being forced to stay home and tackle those projects that never seem to get done. While initially this may be the case and lonely drawers will finally be organized, lazy pajama days may need to be replaced by a schedule of some sort. Setting a family schedule may help save your sanity and create a sense of normalcy for your kids.

When you think through a daily schedule for your family, be sure to keep your expectations realistic. If your children are not voracious readers, don't suddenly expect them to read independently for six hours a day. Map out a day that includes time for academics with and without technology. Create an opportunity for some worksheets, online math games and search YouTube for art lessons. Incorporate daily movement outside with the help of sites like Go Noodle or YouTube. Set aside time for journaling or letter writing. You may also want to include time for life skills. These weeks at home are perfect for cooking, baking, laundry and house cleaning.

This may be challenging for the younger kids to make their own school day schedule, but they will be able to handle it. Even if they end up with a 90 minute snack time, let them work through the schedule one day to see how they did. Then maybe they can make a BETTER schedule for the next day!

Print Practice Pages

Daily practice and review of skills will be very important over the next few weeks. Take advantage of these fun and engaging daily workbooks from edHelper.com. These varied activities will give you both something to look forward to. They will enjoy having something fun and different to do each day. You will enjoy the fact that you aren't stuck wasting time scouring the internet for quality practice pages.

Keep Calm and Parent On

Remember that your children will look to you as they determine how they are supposed to respond to their time at home and the current state of the world. Approach each day with a sense of hope and hug those you love, but stay six feet away from everyone else! Use the tools at your disposal and make the most of this time you have together.

Here is also FREE Handout to E-Mail Parents

If you're a Tiger Mom, ferociously looking for more math materials for your children, look no futher than our Math Worksheets and Math Challenge Books. Allow your child to review critical skills or push them to think critically about new ones. While there are several options for online math games, videos, and tutorials, research still shows the power of paper and pencil when it comes to developing and internalizing skills and standards. Allow these resources to help you limit screen time and encourage strategic academic growth.

As a new homeschooling parent, you most likely have a new appreciation for what your child's teacher does each day, especially when you consider that he or she works with close to thirty students at a time! When school finally resumes, parents will no doubt be ready to shower their children's teachers with praise, but, until then, edHelper.com will keep you and your children engaged with the high-quality and engaging materials you need.

More Free Printables, Ideas, and Reading

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Daily Free Learning Workbooks for Teachers to Share with Parents while Schools are Closed - Kids will actually do these!

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Daily Free Learning Workbooks for Teachers to Share with Parents while Schools are Closed - Kids will actually do these! Math Game that Kids can Play Daily Get the free Let's Play School Math Game App by edHelper so your kids can practice math every day this summer.

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School House Rock - Complete Video Series

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School House Rock - Complete Video Series

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From math to grammar to social studies, these are great additions to lessons.

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classic 70's schoolhouse school house rock channel abc tv videos video series

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Comprehensive k-12 curriculum for Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish. Free classroom accounts are available, but it is well worth the subscription (in my opinion-used if for 2 years as a supplemental activity).

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IXL | Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish

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IXL is the world's most popular subscription-based learning site for K-12. Used by over 15 million students, IXL provides personalized learning in more than 10,000 topics, covering math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Interactive questions, awards, and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

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48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers

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48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers

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Still applicable for Fall!!

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Can't afford that summer vacation schlepping around Europe? No worries, just pull up Toporopa on your nearest browser and learn all about the geographical, political, historical and economical aspects of the wonderful continent.

ReadWriteThink creates a lot of great educational resources. With Printing Press, students can create a booklet, flyer, brochure or newspaper fairly easily. There is a nice guide that walks you through the process, and the focus is on writing. There is a place within each publication for a picture, but not one that you can add from your computer. This space is reserved for students to draw a picture after printing. I'm all for creativity, but it would be nice to have the option of adding a photo or graphic.

Spell With Flickr is a simple site that allows you to enter any word, and will then create a photo representation of that word using pictures from Flickr.

Freeology is a fantastic resource for teachers to download pre-made or create a plethora of free graphic organizers, forms, calendars, certificates, worksheets and more!

Tagxedo is a Wordle-esque site that allows students to create beautiful word clouds. The great thing about Tagxedo that in my opinion is where Wordle falls short is the ability for users to save their creations (without logging in) as either a jpeg or png.

Learn Your Tables is a nice interactive site that allows students to practice their multiplication times tables. Learn Your Tables is ideal for introducing topics on an interactive whiteboard (not that you'll have one over summer, but it's good for thinking about next school year), and for extension material on individual computers or in a lab.

Virtual Sistine Chapel is an amazing 360-degree interactive view of the Sistine Chapel brought to you by your friends at the Vatican. You can fly around the astounding artwork and zoom into the frescoes at a pretty decent level. This site would be great for art history and religious studies.

Probably one of my favorite math sites, Cool Math is "designed for the pure enjoyment of mathematics." This interactive site features a plethora of fun games, puzzles, calculators and lesson plans.

Science Bob is a fun, interactive site that has several different areas for kids to choose from. There are videos, experiments, science fair ideas and a research help link with many fantastic links to other sites. Don't forget to click on the "Whatever you do, DON'T CLICK HERE" button (or not).

Grammaropolis is a fun, interactive site that helps students learn about the parts of speech.

Math Live, a fantastic site for upper elementary students, is full of cartoon math tutorials on subjects like fractions, multiplication, area and perimeter, tessellations, probability, and a variety of other topics. The glossary section is an amazing collection of math concepts animated for more solid understanding.

From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, the Animal Diversity Web is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification and conservation biology. Students can browse the information on individual creatures from the Kingdom Animalia and find thousands of pictures on specific animals. What's great about the Animal Diversity Web is that students can sign up to become contributors to the website. To do this, teachers must submit a request form.

PDF to Word is a fantastically simple site that allows you to do just what the url suggests: convert PDF documents to fully editable Word documents. You simply go to the site, upload your pdf, select either .doc or .rtf, enter your email and click convert. PDF to Word then emails you the word file upon completion. There is no signup necessary and the turnaround time is approximately ten minutes.

e-Learning For Kids is a great site with some wonderful interactive learning games that are engaging and fun. Students click on their grade and can then choose from a list of games divided into subjects.

Rhymes.net is a simple search site that returns rhyming words to whatever you enter in the search field. The rhyming words are divided into syllables for ease of use, and there is a list of photos of whichever word you search for. Even better, Rhymes.net automatically generates citations for bibliographies.

NeoK12 is a fantastic collection of videos, arranged by subject, that have been individually reviewed by K-12 teachers. The videos are all (at least the ones I've seen) via YouTube, all the ads have been stripped, and all related videos removed which, for an educator, is a great thing! There are also quizzes, games and puzzles as well as a cool presentation creator that helps teachers or students create presentations within the site. Also cool is the How it Works section.

SweetSearch is a safe searching site for students. Most search engines search billions of websites and return tens of millions of results; some are from reliable Web sites, some are not. SweetSearch searches only 35,000 websites that have been evaluated and approved by a staff of Internet research experts at Dulcinea Media, and its librarian and teacher consultants.

CELLS Alive! represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research. The site has been available continuously and updated annually since May of 1994 by Jim Sullivan, and now hosts over four million visitors a year.

The educational goals of Catch the Science Bug are to increase science literacy and raise environmental consciousness by adhering to national standards and guidelines for content, to use different teaching methods for engaging all types of learners, and to encourage life-long learning by featuring scientists who model this behavior.

Safeshare is a great site for showing YouTube videos without distractions. You simply enter the url of a YouTube video, and Safeshare removes all the distracting related links and comments from the initial viewing page.

ABCya! is a fun site for lots of great games and activities. There is a nice word cloud generator very similar to Wordle that creates nice-looking word clouds. The one-up ABCya! has over Wordle is that you may directly save your word cloud as a .jpg without any registration.

Ribbon Hero is an add-on for Microsoft Office that allows you to play a game within the Office application (e.g., Word), teaching some of the unique features of the program. Users playing Ribbon Hero earn points for doing different tasks within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Invention at Play is a fantastic interactive website from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. When asked what inspired them to become inventors, many adults tell stories about playing as children. The Invention Playhouse takes this fact and offers up great activities to increase problem solving ability, visual thinking, collaboration and exploration.

As a computer teacher, I can see this site as having huge potential. Virtual Piano is a beautifully sounding piano that you play by typing on your keyboard. You can play "Für Elise" by following the key-pattern available. As this is in beta version, I'm guessing that over time, there will be more song choices and hopefully more learning connectivity with the computer keyboard.

Story Jumper is a wonderful site that allows children to create their very own books. You can create cover pages, add text, upload drawings or photos to illustrate your story, and you can use the Story Jumper clipart gallery, too. One of the best things about Story Jumper is that it is easy for teachers to create and assign student accounts.

Web search can be a remarkable research tool for students -- and Google has listened to educators saying that they could use some help to teach better search skills in their classroom. The Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help you do just that. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline, so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions.

Kubbu is an e-learning tool designed to facilitate teachers' work and enhance the learning process. Teachers can create games, quizzes or crosswords; make them available online for students; and then view and analyze the results.

Merriam-Webster Word Games is a nice collection of games that gets students thinking and improving their lexicon. There are crosswords, cryptograms, word searches, jumbles and a plethora of other brainy games.

Questionaut is a Math, English and Science game from the BBC. The premise of the game is your standard question/answer delivery, but what I really like about this game is twofold. One, the artwork, created by Amanita Design, is amazing. You could get lost in just looking at all the beautiful details. The second thing that really brings this educational game to a higher level, in my book, is that students will have to work and explore to be given the questions. Within each level, the player will need to complete a series of clicks to release the questions, adding a very subtle think-out-of-the-box element to the game.

I'm a big fan of quality educational games, and this site takes it to the next level. Games for Change is a non-profit organization which seeks to harness the extraordinary power of video games to address the most pressing issues of our day, including poverty, education, human rights, global conflict and climate change. As of this writing, there are quite a few dead links to the games (Balance of the Planet, ElectroCity, Globaloria), but I have high hopes that updates will come soon, as I really like the idea of this site.

You know that, with a name like Who Pooped, this will be popular with the younger students. Who Pooped is a science site created by the Minnesota Zoo to help students begin thinking like scientists. One way scientists learn about animals is by studying their poop -- also called "scat" or "dung." Who Pooped allows students to investigate various types of scat and try to match the scat with its creator. A very interactive site which would pair well with IWBs.

Number Gossip is a simple search box where you enter any number and receive back "everything you wanted to know about the number but were afraid to ask." For example, I entered the number 38 and got these facts: 38 is the magic constant in the only possible magic hexagon (which utilizes all the natural integers up to and including 19); XXXVIII (38) is lexicographically the last string which represents a valid Roman numeral; 38 is the largest even number which cannot be written as the sum of two odd composite numbers.

Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from -18 to 32 by fives? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a jpeg image for use in other applications or on the web.

Even though Shelfari has been taken over by Amazon, it's still my favorite book review site and would make for a great summer project for parents and students. Shelfari is dubbed the "premiere site for people who love books," and the concept is to create a virtual bookshelf of all the books you've read or are reading. You can then add a rating (one to five stars) as well as a written review of the book and when you are done. And Shelfari gives suggestions on what you might want to read next.

Vocab Ahead is a collection of short videos that give definitions, usage and pictures associated with interesting vocabulary words. You can subscribe to receive a vocab video of the day, and there is also a section of videos by students that are fantastic.

Kids love hands-on projects, and Science With Me is chock-full of fun science projects. You'll also find science movies, songs, coloring sheets, worksheets and stories to help kids learn scientific principles and science in a fun way.

A fun site for practicing basic math facts, Mathrun is a simple idea (math problems float up the screen, and you have to tell whether they are correct or incorrect), and I love simplicity. There is no registration required and no advertisements -- I love this, too. Mathrun rates your brain speed (I got mine up to 140 mph before having to get back to work) and keeps a running total of how many problems you solved correctly. This is a great site to use for independent practice.

Academic Skill Builders is a research-based and standards-aligned free website featuring educational math and language arts games that will engage, motivate and help students improve their academic skills. There are many interactive games to choose from and they're all pretty fun, have decent graphics/sound effects, and offer great practice to specific skills.

It's a stellar resource for science teachers that has, as the title suggests, links to 100 cool science experiments. If your district has YouTube blocked, you can download any of the videos using 3outube. There are some really cool videos here, and it's well worth a gander.

Math TV is an amazing collection of how-to videos in a variety of math subjects. Checking it out, I watched a video on how to multiply fractions and I (a teacher) learned a new method. Imagine what your students can learn. This site is free, but it does require you to register to be able to view the videos.

Books Should be Free (formally Audio Owl) makes the world's public domain audio books available for browsing in a visual and easily searchable way. You can search for a specific title, or use the genre list to visually scan through hundreds of titles. Books may be previewed directly on the site, or you may download them directly into iTunes, or as zipped mp3 files. The downloads are broken into chapters, which is useful for teachers using this as a listening station.

Arts Alive is a performing arts educational website developed by the National Arts Centre of Canada. There are sections for students, teachers and parents to learn more about the performing arts and ways to discover a greater appreciation of music, theater and dance.

One of my fourth grade students was using this site while researching for a biography assignment. Search-Cube is a visual search engine that presents web search results in a unique, three-dimensional cube interface. It shows previews of up to 96 websites, videos and images.

CoSketch is a collaborative drawing site which requires no joining, logging in or registration. Perfect for elementary classes. It's a no frills tool, so there are not a lot of extras, but for simple drawing and text, it works great. Users just go to the site, click on create a sketch, and begin drawing. To add more people, you just send them the url. There's also a nice chat feature. I could see using this to collaboratively solve math problems, play hangman using vocab words, exploring maps (there is a built-in Google Maps support), and a variety of other applications. Finished drawings can be embedded into blogs or websites.

From the University of Colorado at Boulder come some fantastic Java-based interactive simulations. From glaciers to natural selection to circuit construction, these simulations really show students how things work.

Active Science has 15 different scientific modules, each with interactive games and activities. Great for use with IWB.

Kerpoof is an online story and comic-creator which allows students to create comic scenes and stories, as well as animated movies, cards, drawings, doodles and pictures. Educators are able to sign up for a class account, which allows an entire class to login simultaneously using the assigned nickname and password created by the teacher. There are no ads or inappropriate content, and the artwork is fun and lively. Finished products may be saved, printed, or emailed. Great site for story creating!

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48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers

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Can't afford that summer vacation schlepping around Europe? No worries, just pull up Toporopa on your nearest browser and learn all about the geographical, political, historical and economical aspects of the wonderful continent. ReadWriteThink creates a lot of great educational resources. With Printing Press, students can create a booklet, flyer, brochure or newspaper fairly easily.

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With schools closing across the nation, parents and educators are in bit of a panic as they try to figure out how kids can learn and obtain their education from home. If this sounds like you, stop stressing. This is going to be super helpful!

We have the Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings.
**Be sure to scroll to the bottom to get a list of even more ideas to do with your kids at home during coronavirus school closures.**
Each of these websites will allow you to sign-up for FREE and help your child along with their education. It is perfect for homeschooling which is something we are all needing to do right now.

Here's The List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings

Below we have the entire list of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings. We've provided direct links for you below. All you need to do is click the link and follow the instructions on that website to sign-up.
ABCMouse/Adventure Academy American Chemistry Society Backpack Sciences Boardmaker BookCreator App Breakout Edu CircleTime Fun CiscoWebex CK-12 Foundation Classroom Secrets CMU CS Academy Conjugemos Coursera for Campus Discovery Ed Dyslexia Academy Education Perfect Edu-Together Elementari Explain Everything Fluency Matters GoGuardian Good2Learn Google For Edu Hapara Hawkes Learning HippoCampus Ideas Roadshow InThinking KET's PBS Learning Media Khan Academy Kids Discover Online Learning Apps ListenWise Microsoft Education Minecraft: Education Edition MusicFirst Mystery Science Nimbus Capture PebbleGo By Capstone Rockalingua Salesforce ScienceWerkz ScreenCastify Seterra Geography Scholastic Sight Reading Suite SmartMusic StoryBoard Tes Blendspace Twinkl Typing Club Voces Digital Huge thank you to Amazing Educational Resources for this list!
More Things To Do While You're Stuck at Home:

If you are looking for some extra fun educational printables, we have hundreds of educational {and fun} printables you can download, print and use with your kids. Check out Printables Library Here.

They are great for lessons, adding to the education you are already planning and simply giving you a minute or two to get something done while they are busy...

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Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game - Grades 3-8

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Student Project: Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game | NASA/JPL Edu

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Create a Moon or Mars exploration game using Scratch, a visual programming language. Think like NASA space-mission planners to design your game!

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Explore Mars: A Mars Rover Game - Grades 3-8

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Coding extension activity from Explore Mars with Scratch Activity below.  Make sure to check out the links at the top for more solar system games, activities and crafts.

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How to Play

Always wanted to cruise around on the surface of another planet? Well, you're in luck! In Explore Mars, you will be driving a rover on Mars and collecting information about Martian rocks.

First, you will choose a rock to investigate. Then, you'll send a sequence of commands telling the rover how to get to that rock. Don't forget to include the command to analyze the rock! This information will then be sent back to scientists on Earth.

You will earn points every time you successfully analyze a new Martian rock. If you want a high score, plan carefully. Some rocks are worth many more points than others!

The Voice of the Game
Charlene Pfeifer, NASA/JPL Systems Engineer
The encouraging voice guiding you in this game is from Charlene Pfeifer, an engineer who works on the real Mars 2020 mission. Learn more about Charlene and her work in this profile!

About the Perseverance Rover

Perseverance is a rover that NASA landed on Mars in February 2021. The rover will cruise around investigating rocks in a region called Jezero Crater. A very long time ago, Jezero Crater contained a lake that was filled with liquid water - and possibly even living organisms.

By studying the rocks in this crater today, scientists can learn what the environment on Mars was like billions of years ago. Certain kinds of rock in the crater could even hold evidence of past microbial life on Mars!

About Mars Helicopter

When you're playing the game, you might notice a little helicopter joining you on your journey. The real Perseverance rover will have a helicopter friend, too! NASA's solar-powered Mars Helicopter will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.

The Mars helicopter is an experiment for NASA's scientists and engineers. It will be a test to see if small aircraft can be used to do science on future Mars missions.

Related Resources for Educators

Mission to Mars Student Challenge

Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game

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This lesson is also available as an independent activity for students:

Procedures

Students will need individual accounts, or instructors can sign up for a teacher account to create and manage accounts for groups of students at http://scratch.mit.edu. Once an account is created and students are ready to load their rover sprite and background onto the dashboard. They should create a drivable rover and complete a teacher-determined number of game elements listed below. Students can view the Scratch Rover Project page and work independently to complete the tasks if appropriate.

Section 1 - Create a Drivable Rover
(10-20 minutes)
Section 2 - Add Science Targets
(10-20 minutes)
Section 3 - Add a Countdown Timer
(10-20 minutes)
Section 4 - Add a Scoring System
(10-20 minutes)
Section 5 - Add Hazards
(10-20 minutes)
Section 6 - Add Landing Code
(10-20 minutes)
Section 1 - Create a Drivable Rover

(10-20 minutes)

1. Download the Mars or Moon backdrop and Mars or Moon rover sprite images and save them to a computer.

2. On the Scratch website, sign in and click Create to begin a new project.

3. Create a new backdrop by moving the mouse over Choose a Backdrop in the Stage window and selecting Upload Backdrop. Choose the Moon or Mars surface image of your choice. The Stage area of the screen should now display your selected backdrop image.

4. Create a new sprite by moving the mouse over Choose a sprite in the Sprite window and selecting Upload sprite. Choose the rover sprite image. There should now be a rover placed over your backdrop image along with the original cat sprite.

5. Delete the existing cat sprite by clicking on it in the Sprites window and clicking the "x" in the corner.

6. With the rover sprite selected, create the code to control the rover. Click the Code tab and choose Events. Starting with the event command When __ key pressed, help students understand that they can command the rover to do something when a particular key is pressed. Drag the When __ key pressed block onto the workspace on the right. Ask students what keys they want to press to make the rover move. This may elicit various responses, but ultimately students should settle on the up, down, left and right arrows to move the rover. After dragging the When __ key pressed block into the workspace four times, students should select one of the four arrow keys from the dropdown menu in each block.

7. Students will notice that the rover does not move yet. They need to code the rover to do something when the key is pressed. Allow students to explore the blocks within the Motion scripts by connecting them to the When __ key pressed one at a time and seeing what happens when the keys are pressed. Students may want to press a key to turn the rover in that direction. They may want to make the rover move when the key is pressed. They will create code that does both. Tell students there are multiple ways to accomplish the same tasks, but for this step, students should find the move __ steps block and drag that under the When __ key pressed block.

8. Students will likely notice the rover doesn't turn and only moves in one direction, so ask them to explore which command they could add that would make the rover turn and move. The most straightforward method is to add the point in direction __ block to the command block. Students will have to explore which direction variable to select to make their rover do what they want.

9. Students may notice that the rover still seems to be moving unnaturally. Ask them what is happening in their code. As they study their code, they may realize that the commands make the rover move in a direction, then turn to face that direction. Ask them if that's the order they move when they walk. By reordering the blocks, they can create command blocks that make the rover turn in the direction it is going to drive first, then move in that direction the desired number of steps. It is important for students to realize the program will run strictly in the order that it was programmed.

Students may experiment with their code by adjusting the number of steps they want their rover to move each time an arrow key is pressed. Each arrow key should move the rover the same number of steps. The lower the number, the slower the rover will move. Entering a number less than 1 will cause the rover to move one step only after the arrow key has been pressed multiple times, dependent on the decimal used. Consider setting an upper limit on the number students should use (5 is recommended as an upper limit).

Now is a great opportunity to show students that there are multiple ways to create code that will accomplish the same thing.

1. Have students right-click on the rover control blocks and click Delete Block.

2. Introduce students to the When flag clicked script. The run program flag is essentially a start button located above the upper left corner of the Stage area. When clicked, any sprite containing a When flag clicked script will behave as programmed when the flag is clicked. Students should drag the When flag clicked script onto the work area for the sprite.

3. If students connect the script block to the When flag clicked and click the run program flag when they try to use the up-arrow key, they will notice it doesn't move the rover. Now is the time to introduce the forever script. When the flag was clicked, the script checked one time to see if the up-arrow key was pressed and then stopped checking. By placing the if-then block into a forever script, the script will continue to check to see if the up arrow is being pressed and move the rover if it is.

4. When students are satisfied with their script, introduce them to the duplicate feature. Have them right-click on the block of scripts and select duplicate. They should do this three times and modify the key __ pressed and point in direction __ scripts so that all four arrow keys will move the rover in the appropriate directions when the run program flag is clicked.

5. Students may ask why they should make a script that is longer if it does the same thing as a shorter script. By using the When flag clicked script, they're giving their code more versatility. If they would like, allow them to keep one arrow key command in the original format. When they develop more advanced scripts, they will see that they are limited in what can be controlled with that one key.

These command blocks are the basis for the Mars exploration game students will develop. They can create whatever game elements and challenges they can figure out how to code, but for starters, students should use some of the challenges that are part of actual Mars exploration missions. These are described below.

Section 2 - Add Science Targets

(10-20 minutes)

The reason NASA sends rovers to Mars is to collect data and carry out scientific studies. "Science targets" are the locations and objects on which these studies are carried out. Students should create science targets to provide destinations for their rovers. By studying the backdrop images closely, they should identify areas that look interesting to them and that they think scientists might want to study.

1. Have students create a new sprite by clicking Choose a sprite and select the sprite of their choice. Students can select any sprite they wish, but the directions that follow reference the Star sprite.

2. Click and drag Star to a place on the backdrop image that students chose as science target.

3. Now students need to define the then portion of the statement. Ask them what they want to happen to the science target sprite when the rover touches it. There are many options that students may choose, including making it disappear, making it grow or shrink, making it move, scoring a point and more. How to add a scoring system is addressed further down and builds off of what will be coded here. Have students view scripts in the Looks section. There are different options for how to complete the if-then statement, and in this example, the hide script completes the then portion of the statement.

Attaching this block of scripts to the When flag clicked script will not hide the Star1 sprite when it is touched by the rover as students might expect. (Allow students to connect the hide script to the When flag clicked script to see for themselves). Remind students that the reason it doesn't work as expected is because as coded, it only runs this command once - when the run program flag is clicked. In order for this science target script to work, the if-then statement must be running the whole time the game is being played. Ask students to identify which Control script will make the if-then statement run throughout the game. They should recall the forever script. This script can be dragged around the if-then statement to make it run throughout the game.

4. When students connect this block of scripts to the When flag clicked script and click the run program flag, they will see the Star sprite disappear when the rover sprite drives into it. However, they will also notice that once it disappears, it does not return when the run program flag is clicked again. Ask students why it doesn't return. They may notice that nowhere in the script does it say to make the Star sprite reappear. Ask them to identify which Looks script will make the Star sprite reappear. They should identify the show script. Ask students where they think it should go. Remind them the computer will run the script in order. Allow them place the show script into their code and test their game to see if they are correct. If the show script is placed inside the forever script, the sprite will return as soon as the rover moves away from it. To show the sprite only when the run program flag is clicked and the game is restarted, the show script must be placed outside the forever script.

If students' scripts look like this but the Star sprite still doesn't disappear when clicked, double check that students have clicked the run program flag above the Stage area to start the script and that the rover sprite is not located directly on top of the Star1 sprite.

5. Students can explore ways to modify the if-then statement to create additional actions when the rover hits the Star1 sprite. When they are satisfied with their commands, remind them to use the duplicate feature. Have them click the stop button to stop their scripts from running. Then they should right-click on Star and select duplicate. This will create a second science target called Star2 that contains the exact same code as Star1. They can click and drag this sprite to a new science-target location. They may create multiple science-target sprites if they would like.

Section 3 - Add a Countdown Timer

(10-20 minutes)

NASA's missions to Mars and other destinations have a planned life expectancy. Some missions, including every rover to date, have been extended and operated beyond their planned mission life. Some missions end after their expected mission life, while others experience problems that shorten their mission. Students can create a timer that counts down to the end of the mission and ends the game. As an added challenge, students can create code to extend or shorten the planned mission time.

1. Click the rover sprite. Ask students which Events script they should use to start their timer code when the game starts. They should select the When flag clicked script and drag it to the workspace.

2. Students will likely see the change timer by __ script and want to use that script to change the time. However, that can't be used alone. It will need a combination of Control scripts. Ask students which Control scripts they think the timer might need, and how it might be structured. Students who select wait __ sec will find that either nothing happens (if they place it underneath set timer to __ ), the time will change by one second in the wrong direction, or the time doesn't change (if they place it above set timer to __ ). Ask students why the timer only counted once and not down. They may identify the need for a forever script that will repeat the wait __ sec and change timer by __ scripts throughout the game. They may also identify the need to adjust change timer by __ to -1 instead of 1.

3. When students run the timer, they may notice two things. When it reaches zero, it will continue counting down into negative numbers. And nothing happens when it reaches zero. Ask students why. They should respond that the timer continues counting down because they haven't created the code to make the timer stop or make something happen when it reaches zero.

4. Students should start by creating another When flag clicked script in the rover's code space. Ask students which Control script they should use if they want something to happen when the timer reaches zero. (You can emphasize the "if" in your question to clue them into the if-then script).

5. Next, students will need to define the then portion of the script. Ask them to look at the Control scripts to decide what should happen next. They should choose stop all and drag it into the if-then script. Students can experiment to see what happens when they choose all, this script or other scripts in sprite from the dropdown menu.

6. Students who connect the if-then script to their When flag clicked script and click the run program flag will find that nothing changes when their timer reaches zero, and it will continue to count down past zero. This is because when the run program flag was clicked, the script checked to see if the timer equaled zero just once. Since it did not, the script's then portion was not carried out. Ask students which Command script is needed to make the if-then statement run for the entire game. They should identify the forever script.

7. Students who kept one (or more) of the original arrow-key scripts (with the When __ key pressed script) will notice that when the timer reaches zero the rover still moves in the directions indicated in the simple arrow-key scripts, but not in the directions controlled by the When flag clicked scripts. The timer stops at zero and any additional game elements stop working as well. (The science-target sprites no longer disappear if the rover is able to reach them using the simple arrow-key scripts).

Section 4 - Add a Scoring System

(10-20 minutes)

Though rover missions on Mars don't have a scoring system, the science collected is valuable, and some discoveries may be more exciting, interesting or important than others. To determine how well students are doing when playing the game, a scoring system should be developed. How points are totaled is up to the students, but could include points earned for reaching science targets. Students may include code that reduces point totals in certain scenarios.

1. Click the rover sprite. Ask students which Events script they should use to start the scoring code when the game is started. They should select the When flag clicked script and drag it to the workspace.

2. Ask students which script they should use to add a point to the score. Recalling the previous variable, they will likely identify the change score by __ script. Next, ask them where that script should go. Remind them that they will want to give their players a point if they reach a science target. This should provide a hint that they need to add this script to the science target sprites (Star and Star2). Because there is already a set of scripts defining what happens when the rover reaches a sprite, that set can be modified to include the change score by __ script. Ask students where they think it should go. Because the score should change if the sprite is touched by the rover, the script should go within the if-then script.

3. Allow students to run their game and observe their score change. The change score by __ script will need to be added to each science-target sprite individually. If students find that their score doesn't change when they reach a sprite, check to see if they forgot to add the change score by __ script to each sprite. If a science-target sprite is placed over a particularly interesting spot on the map, or is especially difficult to get to, students may choose to reward players by making those targets worth more than one point.

Section 5 - Add Hazards

(10-20 minutes)

Space is fraught with hazards, both in space itself and on the planets. From steep slopes and deep sand to sharp rocks and high radiation, there are countless ways a mission can be delayed or end unexpectedly. Students should create code that produces hazards to be avoided.

Note: Students who have completed a Mars surface features activity may have an easier time identifying hazards (e.g., craters, gullies) in the backdrop images, but those activities are not required to complete this programming challenge. Generally, potential hazards can be identified by sudden changes between light and dark gray in the backdrop images, indicating a shadow caused by a steep slope.

1. Students should study the backdrop images to identify potentially hazardous areas.

2. Students can draw hazards over these potentially hazardous areas on their backdrop by clicking on the backdrop thumbnail and selecting the Backdrops tab.

3. Have students select a color that is not a color on their science-target sprite. They will create code that causes something negative to happen if their rover sprite touches that color, so it's important that it is not a color in their science-target sprite.

4. Students may be tempted to select shades of gray to make the hazards more difficult to see on the black-and-white backdrop, but this should be avoided. If the rover drives over an area of that color, even if it's part of the original backdrop image, it will produce a negative action for the game player. Students who wish to make hazards invisible can explore code that makes that possible in Step 12 of this section.

5. Students can draw straight or freehand lines, circles, or other shapes to outline hazards.

6. Next, students click the rover sprite and the Code tab to create the code that will interact with the hazards they drew.

7. Ask students which Events script they should use to start the hazard code when the game is started. They should select the When flag clicked script and drag it to the workspace.

8. Students should recognize the need for a hexagonal block. Ask them to identify which block from the Sensing scripts they think will be needed for this script. Touching color _ is the block needed for this script. Once the block is inserted, students should click the color box, click the color picker icon at the bottom of the menu, move the pointer over the hazard color in the Stage window, and click to select that color in the touching color _ script.

9. Students must now decide what will happen if a hazard color is touched. It could be that a point is subtracted, time is subtracted, the game ends, or a variety of other options. In this example, change score by __ is used to define the then portion of the statement, which will reduce the score when a hazard color is touched. As written, the code will continue reducing the score as long as the rover is touching the color. Challenge students to create code that will reduce the score only once each time the rover touches the hazard color.

10. Students may decide to give different hazards different penalties. There are a variety of ways to code that into the game. Here are some examples:

11. Students can explore ways to make hazards harder to detect by creating code that causes something negative to happen if the rover drives over specific x and y coordinates or a range of coordinates. Challenge students to explore the scripts on their own to make this happen. Students may even explore code that could impact the rover, based on random numbers generated by code.

Section 6 - Add Landing Code

(10-20 minutes)

Every rover on Mars had to first land on the Red Planet before it began exploring. Students can create a landing site by creating scripts that place the rover at a specific location at the beginning of the game.

1. Click the rover sprite. Ask students which Events script they should use to start the landing code when the game starts. They should select the When flag clicked script and drag it to the workspace.

2. Have students explore the Motion scripts and pick which one they should use to move the rover to a specific location on the map when the game is started. They should choose go to x:__ y:__ and connect it to the When flag clicked script.

3. They will need to identify a starting spot for the rover using the x and y coordinates on the backdrop. As students move the mouse on the backdrop, the x and y coordinates will be shown below the lower-right corner of the backdrop. Enter the desired coordinates into the go to x:__ y:__ script.

Note: students should be careful not to select a starting point for the rover on a game-ending hazard. They should also not start the rover behind an impassable hazard. Students may need to adjust the speed of the rover or change the total time for the game depending on how far from the science targets the rover will be when the game begins.

Mission planners can calculate an area in which a rover will land, but there is still a level of uncertainty about the exact location where the rover will land within that area. Students can create code will create a starting point for the rover at a random location within a landing area.

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Teaching Through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now.

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On Monday we asked our community of educators what they need in the face of uncertainty caused by school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 2,000 educators responded, and the range of those responses illustrates the incredible responsibilities they feel for their students' learning and well-being. More than 98 percent were facing school closures-and the ensuing consequences fell on educators quickly.

What Educators Are Asking For

"I think people are going to feel helpless," one respondent told us. When asked what resources they'd recommend, another said, "At this point, I'm feeling overwhelmed. In the course of 72 hours, our school district shut down, we had to scramble to prepare lessons for students and now we're on a shelter-in-place order. I don't know of any resources right now. We NEED resources!" It was a sentiment we saw time and time again in the responses.

Overwhelmingly, these educators requested resources they could easily share with students, be it online or in packets delivered during food drop-offs. More than 80 percent requested "Do Something" projects that could easily be adapted for distance learning. And half asked for articles about ensuring equity during a time of school closure, distance learning and racism directed at Asian American students.

We also want to stress the range of specific needs educators brought up in this survey. Educators wanted recommendations for online resources and platforms. They wanted emotional support for students and educators alike. They wanted materials on the intersections of COVID-19 and social justice. Educators asked for best practices for distance learning. They asked for physical and printable resources for students without online access. They asked for information they could send families about basic necessities and resources for families trying to do their best to take on the role of educator in the household. Below, you will find links to resources that address these asks.

Amid the calls for specific resources to help with learning, there was also an overwhelming need for hope, for reminders of our collective resilience, for ways to cope with the intersecting anxieties students and educators are facing. We aim to address these requests as best we can-and to call on the education community to help where we feel less equipped.

Coming together begins with responding to what our community needs right now.

Resources to Share With Students

Teaching Tolerance has a bank of resources that can be adapted for take-home or online learning. Our Student Text Library has more than 500 texts (including readings, read-alouds, images and videos), filtered by grade level, subject and social justice topic. Our film kits include student-friendly documentaries and discussion guides. For copyright reasons, some of these texts and films require an account to access-but anyone can create a free account, whether an educator or a caregiver. Educators are welcome to create class accounts and share the login and password with students or to save texts as PDFs and email them to students or upload them to a password-protected course management system like Canvas or Blackboard.

Teaching Tolerance also has lessons that can be adapted for students with or without online access. While we are currently undergoing an evaluation of these resources, we feel confident that any of these can strengthen your lesson planning:

lessons based on the book The Color of Law, which can add depth to any unit on segregation, government-sanctioned discrimination or systemic racism;

Teaching The New Jim Crow, lessons about the criminal justice system that can help students understand the connections between historical and present-day injustices;

lessons on digital literacy and online citizenship, which are designed for students K-12, whether they have online access or not.

"Do Something" Projects

Our website features 34 "Do Something" tasks. Most of these are adaptable to distance learning and homeschooling. They are designed to allow students to apply their knowledge to real-world issues. Here are a few of our favorites:

Oral History Project, in which students can conduct interviews at home to see how personal experiences intersect with something they are studying;

Buddy Share, in which students could share art or writing with an online classmate;

Identity Artifacts Museum, in which students can create a display of items from home that represent aspects of their identities.

Articles With Recommendations About Equity

We know that-with such little time to plan-the absence of school programming or the implementation of distance learning may threaten equal resource access for a wide range of students. We know that students experiencing poverty, students with disabilities, English language learners, students living in food deserts, students with elderly caregivers and families without work flexibility are particularly vulnerable. In the coming weeks, we hope to produce or share articles and resources with recommendations for ensuring equity for these students and families.

Today, these resources may prove useful:

We cannot predict how the spread of coronavirus will affect schools tomorrow, next week or months from now. But we feel reassured by the knowledge that social justice educators have always been leaders in building our communities up. So we stand alongside you in not letting this crisis keep us down. To the extent that we can, we will humbly face this unknown with you and strive for a better tomorrow.

We hope these resources help.

Resource List for Educators
Note: This list is drawn from survey responses, TT staffers and youth-serving organizations. TT has not vetted all third-party lists. Please take special care in selecting online learning platforms and checking for equity, accessibility and-as we teach students to recognize how their personal data is monetized-privacy.
Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically - New York Times Learning Network
This ever-updating resource includes items for staying current on coronavirus news, teaching media literacy around the coronavirus, essential questions and discussion suggestions, and advice for teaching and learning online.

Emotional Support
"We need to be sure our students have their fears acknowledged. ... We need to focus on their mental health along with their physical health." -TT survey respondent
Crisis Text Line
This resource offers 24/7 crisis counseling to those who text HOME to 741741.

The Trevor Project
For LGBTQ students-especially in non-accepting families-social isolation at home may be difficult. The Trevor Project provides them support.

Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource - National Association of School Psychologists
This site offers guidance for talking to young people about the coronavirus in a way that is factual and anxiety-reducing.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources - National Alliance on Mental Illness
This thorough resource includes tips for how to deal with anxiety caused by COVID-19 news and special considerations for people experiencing homelessness, people with vulnerable family members and people who feel isolated.

Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety
A website with resources for addressing anxiety that educators may be feeling, including that induced by xenophobia, financial fears, isolation and more. It also includes a special portal for parents.

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 - The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This printable resource, available in several languages, includes information for families and caregivers that educators can use and share. Particularly helpful is the section outlining common reactions to stress and recommendations for supporting children that are broken down by age group.

Resources Students Can Use Online
"[I need] any online resources that students in grades k-12 can use at home." -TT survey respondent
Amazing Educational Resources
This crowdsourced document lists education companies that are offering free subscriptions during school closures.

Free Online Learning Resources for Schools Affected by Coronavirus/COVID-19 - Tech Learning
This list includes hundreds of free e-learning platforms and resources that cover a wide range of grade levels, subjects and needs, including topics such as sex education, drama and language learning.

125+ Amazing Online Learning Resources - We Are Teachers
This list includes sites with ready lesson plans and activities for all grade levels, as well as e-learning platforms.

Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning - California Department of Education
This is a list of education publishers offering free distance learning resources.

Discovery Education
Offering free access through the remainder of the school year, this platform includes digital textbooks and multimedia resources for online K-12 learning.

Doc Academy
Doc Academy features free clips from documentary films, including social justice topics, with accompanying toolkits and lessons.

TED-Ed
On the TED-Ed site, users will find free videos on a wide range of educational topics, with portals for students and educators.

Storyline Online
This website offers read-alouds of books for young readers. Books include a diverse range of authors and characters but should be vetted by educators.

Storytime From Space
On this site, astronauts read children's books aloud. It's out of this world cute, and the options include diverse representation of kids who love science.

Printables for Pick-Up
"[There are] issues of equity in access to online learning." -TT survey respondent
Curriculum Associates
This website includes printable activities for grades K-8 in math and reading.

All Kids Network
Mostly geared toward young learners, this website offers printable activities and worksheets.

Scholastic
This page offers printable activities for students in grades K-8.

COVID-19 and Social Justice
"Our school has several students from China who will not be able to go home during this break. I saw a few Chinese students out at a local restaurant and heard a few old white men at a table nearby grumbling about how the kids should have on face masks. How can we protect our Asian students against bias?" -TT survey respondent
Since February, we have stressed the need for educators to understand the historical context of the rhetoric surrounding the coronavirus-and to interrupt it. Even in online or distance learning contexts, our Speak Up at School and guides can help you formulate responses to such rhetoric from students and facilitate conversations about where that rhetoric is coming from.

When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus - NPR
This article provides personal narratives of how xenophobia has affected people across the United States during the coronavirus outbreak.

Support for Teachers During the COVID-19 Outbreak - Facing History and Ourselves
This collection includes resources on standing against racism surrounding the coronavirus and readings that can help students ground this moment in the history of crises and community care.

Coronavirus School Closings Expose Digital Divide - U.S. News
This article explains how some members of the Federal Communications Commission are advocating for ways the FCC can and should step in to mitigate tech inequities during quarantine.

COVID-19 and the Education of Students with Disabilities - National Disability Rights Network
This collection of resources from NDRN can help educators ensure equal access to online education for students with disabilities.

COVID-19 Response and Resources - The Justice Collaborative
This page helps explain how marginalized and incarcerated populations are more endangered by COVID-19.

Best Practices for Online or Distance Learning
"We are not ready for distance learning." - TT survey respondent
Learning Keeps Going
A coalition of education organizations developed this website that hosts tips, webinars and resource lists for transitioning to digital learning. It also contains a help desk for educators and a hotline for parents and students.

3 Ways to Turn Your Classroom Remote in a Hurry - KQED
This succinct resource from KQED includes a compilation of online learning tools and recommendations for implementing them.

Resources for Teaching and Learning During This Period of Social Distancing - KQED
This thorough article offers resources and suggestions for educators to transition to distance learning.

How to Teach Online Courses - Future Learn
These free courses can help educators learn strategies for remote and distance learning with students.

Resources for Families in Need
"The more vulnerable populations may be more at risk of environmental, natural crisis/disasters. How to become proactive and an advocate?" - TT survey respondent
These Organizations Are Helping People Get Food and Medical Help During the Coronavirus Pandemic - Buzzfeed News
This article includes a list of organizations working to deliver food, medical supplies and aid to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools - Colorín Colorado
These resources can help educators provide communication around this crisis to families in multiple languages.

Talking Points
This app can help educators send text messages and communications to students and families in their home languages.

Talking to Kids About Coronavirus: ASL and English Resources - American Society for Deaf Children
Resources in ASL that provide information on the coronavirus as well as its impact on the Deaf community.

Supporting Families During COVID-19 - Child Mind Institute
This collection of services includes video chats with clinicians, telemedicine services and tips for managing anxiety and discipline as kids are isolated at home.

Resources for Caretakers
"Lesson and online learning that parents can access as well. The teachers are putting things together, but the parents are at home implementing it." -TT survey respondent
Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus - Child Mind Institute
This article offers basic tips that include open and honest conversation.

Coronavirus and Parenting: What You Need to Know Now - NPR
This ever-updating guide from NPR includes advice for both health and education during the coronavirus outbreak.

Scholastic Learn at Home
This free resource includes days of projects for children in grade bands of PK-K, 1-2, 3-5 and 6+.

Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers free courses for kids in subjects such as math, science and history.

Free Resources and Subscriptions for Remote Learning and Home Schooling Due to Coronavirus- QNS
This is a curated list of free remote learning and homeschooling resources for a variety of subjects and grade levels.

Coronavirus: Learning Resources for Kids Home From School - KIRO 7
This article provides advice for structuring the home learning environment as well as a list of free online activity websites.

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Updated: Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak

(Updated September 14; originally published March 13) In response to the number of states, districts and schools that are shuttering schools to students over the next several weeks in response to fears about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), education technology companies have stepped forward to help educators reach students in virtual ways. In many cases, the companies are making their paid services free through the rest of the school year; in other cases, they're lifting limits to services and/or adding premium features to what's free. The following list will be updated regularly as announcements are made. (If you know of a company that should be included on this list, please send details to [email protected] .)

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Abre.io has made Abre Hub available free to schools permanently. The program provides a single place to post news and announcements and give quick access to software tools. Sign-up is intended for district representatives. https://abre.io/free/

The Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences and the Flipped Learning Global Initiative have published the "Rapid Transition to Online Learning," a roadmap for making the rapid shift to online learning during school closures. The resources include a checklist for administrators, another for IT managers, a transition plan and video tutorial for teachers and access to an international team of volunteers who have stepped forward to answer questions. The organization is continuing to seek volunteers for the program. http://aalasinternational.org/rtol/

The Academy of Art University is hosting a free series of online events, including guest experts in art and design speaking through Zoom, movie afternoons and nights, and virtual workshops on sketching and the use of various software programs. https://www.academyart.edu/admissions/upcoming-events/

Acer has put together a handy comparison table that provides an overview of remote learning tools. The chart specifically compares Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom, for remote learning; and Facebook and YouTube for video conferencing. The information examines whether or not screen sharing is allowed, the maximum number of attendees, the maximum length of meetings and other features. https://eu-acerforeducation.acer.com/uncategorized/remote-learning-a-comparison-among-top-collaboration-tools/

Achieve3000 is offering free access to resources for differentiated literacy instruction. Educators can access three different programs. Achieve3000 Literacy at Home offers access to non-fiction articles at three reading levels with topics covering science, social studies and current events. Premium licenses for Actively , for grades 6 -12, provides thousands of texts, including contemporary and classic literature, with collaboration and discussion tools to facilitate interactive remote instruction for English language arts, science and social studies. For students without internet, the company is offering " Literacy Printable Packets," a set of text sets with 20 printable articles and questions. The company said those text packets add up to a month's worth of content differentiated for students who are at-, below- and above- grade-level in their reading abilities. Lessons can be downloaded and sent home by email or printed out. https://achieve3000.com/community-resources/remote-learning-2020/

ACT Academy is a free resource for personalized test practice for the ACT, Pre-ACT, Tessera and Aspire exams. The organization is also offering a feature for teachers to understand their students' mastery of math, English language arts and science concepts. https://academy.act.org/

ActivEd is offering free access to its "Walkabouts," platform with web-based lessons for students in grades pre-K-2 students that integrate movement with language arts, math and reading content and correlate to state learning standards. Students, teachers, and parents can access grade-level content. http://info.activedinc.com/covid

AdGuard is offering a free personal account to its ad- and tracking-blocker program for three months. The privacy protection software is available for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android. To obtain a license key under this offer, register via this link and confirm the registration. Existing users may get an extra key by logging in through a special landing page. https://adguard.com/en/blog/stayhome.html

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Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear, and Worry

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Key Takeaways

Do you know someone affected by the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and are you wondering how best to support them during this time? Perhaps this person isn't answering the phone or you know that they are struggling. While you obviously can't physically be there for someone who is quarantined or currently infected with COVID-19, you surely still feel concerned and aren't sure how to help.

Your worries are completely valid. In 2020, a group of researchers teamed up to examine the impact 21st-century viral epidemics have on mental health. The review, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, showed that living through an epidemic can lead to a variety of mental health conditions, the most common being anxiety, depression, and PTSD. In some cases, these effects lingered long after the epidemics subsided.

For these reasons, the best thing you can do is to think outside the box about how to offer your support from a distance. Below are some ideas of ways to help someone living with COVID-19 (or actively avoiding it) while staying safe yourself.

Perhaps the easiest first step is to reach out directly and make a phone call to see how the person is doing. You may wish to stay in contact more frequently than usual, to keep in touch, and to prevent the person from feeling isolated.

If you've made several phone calls that haven't been returned and you are truly concerned for the safety of your friend or loved one, consider calling for emergency assistance to check on them.

Listen and Ask How to Help

If your friend or loved one does talk with you on the phone, the best thing you can do is to provide a listening ear. Just being there to listen and offer support could be the most important thing that you do during this time.

Ask what you can do to help, but also consider offering to do specific tasks or to drop off specific items. Do they have a dog that needs walking or other outdoor chores you can help with? It could be that the person is overwhelmed mentally, and unable to think of what they need at the moment, or afraid to be a burden on you.

Drop Off Meals and Groceries

A person affected by COVID-19 may not have had time to stock up on necessary supplies or food to last for the quarantine period. Consider preparing a few healthy freezer meals or doing a porch drop-off of a bag of fresh groceries.

Healthy foods like whole grains, vegetables, and fruits along with pantry staples with a long shelf-life are the smartest choices. Other items that you could include might be laundry detergent, soap, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper (if store stock permits). Just make sure that you are doing a contact-less drop-off to avoid spreading potential contamination.

Connect on Social Media

Where would we be without social media? If your friend or loved one is on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Snapchat, stay in touch with them by sharing photos or updates.

The best approach to social media at this time will be to balance positivity with reality. A person who is in isolation due to COVID-19 doesn't need to be told to "stay home." That person needs social connection and support more than anything at this time.

Send a Letter

Your friend or loved one may appreciate receiving a letter or card through the postal service, particularly if they are in the older adult category (65+). A handwritten card is something that they can tuck away to read again and again when they need to feel supported or are struggling with feeling isolated.

Arrange Deliveries

If you can't physically go out yourself to drop off groceries or other supplies to your friend or loved one, another option might be to arrange deliveries.

That might include local deliveries of groceries, personal care needs, and medications, or it could even mean deliveries from Amazon of books, magazines, etc. or other items to help them pass the time.

You can also check to see if any delivery services have sprung up in your community, such as neighbors helping each other or certain community groups offering to make deliveries to those in quarantine.

Tapping into the local community of your friend or loved one is one way to do this, either by looking for local Facebook groups or contacting anyone in the area that you know.

Do a Shared Activity

One way to stay socially connected might be to suggest a shared activity that will keep you in regular contact. Examples might include reading one chapter of a book each day and talking about it online, writing together in an online journal, or watching a particular movie at the same time and texting or instant messaging about your favorite parts.

Other ideas might include watching Netflix series together, playing online games against each other, or listening to the same audiobooks. Doing a shared activity gives the person something to do and it gives you a reason to stay in regular contact with them.

Keep Them Informed

While you don't want to make someone who is isolated feel more alarmed than necessary about the situation of the world, being a source of reliable information could help to dispel any myths that they may be subject to through social media.

This means keeping yourself informed by listening to reputable sources of information such as large news agencies, public health organizations, and government advisories.

Those faced with quarantine are more likely to feel distressed if they have unclear information and communication, which can be the case during the pandemic. Do what you can to minimize the impact of these issues by passing on as much reliable information as you feel comfortable sharing at this time.

Ask About Finances

While it may feel uncomfortable asking about money, if you know your friend or loved one might be facing financial pressures or living paycheck to paycheck without an emergency fund, it may be wise to check up on their financial health.

If you are in a position to help financially, that could be an option to temporarily ease their burden. Depending on how well you know the person, you can also offer to help them organize their finances or pay bills to relieve their mental burden and help where you can.

Give Them a Routine

Having a regular daily routine during isolation or quarantine is likely to help the person's mental health and mood. Getting enough sleep, getting regular exercise, and going to bed at a certain hour each night are just as important during isolation as they are at other times.

Prepare Yourself

If you are feeling lost about how best to support the psychological health of others through a pandemic, Johns Hopkins University is offering free online psychological first aid training through the Coursera platform that can help you prepare for how to best support your loved ones. If you have concerns about the psychological well-being of your loved one, you could also look into online therapy or chat-based support.

Also, remember to take care of your own mental health during this difficult time. This may mean making extra time for self-care activities, even though it feels like that is the last thing you have time for. Keep up your exercise, get enough sleep, take vitamins, eat healthy, practice meditation, and generally amp up what you would normally do when going through a stressful period of life or a transition.

What This Means For You

The information in this article is current as of the date listed, which means newer information may be available when you read this. For the most recent updates on COVID-19, visit our coronavirus news page.

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ADAA understands that for many in our public community the COVID-19 pandemic is triggering increased anxiety - especially with such heightened media attention.

In response, we have created this resource page to provide helpful tips and strategies from our ADAA mental health professionals - as well as personal stories of triumph - to help you or a loved one struggling with anxiety around the coronavirus or with general health anxiety concerns.

The ADAA blog posts and videos contain information you need to know about the virus and helpful tips about how to mitigate against increased anxiety.

We are also including below current news articles and content from our partner and from health organizations that provide helpful information and expert tips for managing anxiety during this difficult period.

ADAA will also share this content on our Facebook and Twitter communities.

We encourage you to share these resources with family, friends and colleagues. If you have a resource you would like us to share here, please reach out to [email protected] .

Thank you and stay well!

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-- ADAA Statement from our Chief CMO and the Board - Panic vs. COVID-19 - March 18

-- ADAA April Triumph E-Newsletter - ADAA is Here to Help: Managing Coronavirus Anxiety

-- ADAA TeleMental Health Information and Member Provicer Listing

-- ADAA's Online Support Group

-- HealthUnlocked (the UK based organization that manages ADAA's peer-to-peer communities) launched a community to encourage positive engagement for members who are currently in isolation due to Coronavirus. The community is open for everyone now and is proving especially useful for those who have existing underlying health issues, as it connects with 600 other condition-specific communities and enables a highly personalised engagement with over 300 chronic conditions.

-- ADAA's Grupo de Apoya en Linea

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How to Tell If Your Health Concerns Are Normal-Or a Sign of Something More, TIME magazine, Michelle Patriquin, PhD, ABPP

Episode 4. COVID-19 and the Brain, brainSTEM Podcast, Krystal Lewis, PhD

The Covid-19 Infodemic - Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation, New England Journal of Medicine, Jack Gorman, MD

The Therapycast Vol 3 No 8, The Therapycast Podcast, James Cowart, PhD

COVID-19 took mental health to a dark place. The healing work starts now, CNET.com, Luana Marques, PhD

Don't Worry, You Can Learn to Talk to People Again, NYTimes.com, Larry I. Cohen, LICSW and Stefan Hofman, PhD

Covid metamorphosis: Exposure therapy can lessen the anxiety of re-engaging with society, Arkansas.com, Simon Rego, PsyD ABPP A-CBT

Why Temple Grandin wants your kids to go outside, CNN, Mary Alvord, PhD

Dreading post-pandemic crowds and social situations? Exposure therapy can help, Washington Post, Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD and Simon Rego, PsyD, ABPP, A-CBT

Calls Grow to Abandon Regulations Eased Under COVID, Wall Street Journal, Mary Alvord, PhD

Commentary: To a class of 2020 college grad, the thought of a post-pandemic 'normal' brings double the anxiety, Chicago Tribune, Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT

Vaccinated adults may have more freedom. But for kids, 'the rules haven't changed.', Washington Post, Mary Alvord, PhD

Mental health professionals are in high demand as the pandemic enters a second year, CNBC, Mary Alvord, PhD

Feeling Down? Got Achy Hips? Here Are All the Ways COVID Is Hurting Our Health That Have Nothing to Do With the Virus, Parade, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

How You're Doing: The Pandemic's Impact on Mental Health, WBUR, ADAA Board President Luana Marques, PhD

Tony Hsieh's Last Months are a Tragic Reminder of how COVID Isolation can Worsen Mental Health - Here's How to Help?, CNBC, Mary Alvord, PhD

Ways to Overcome the Covid Doldrums, CoastalView.com, Ken Goodman, LCSW

The U.S. Is Opening Up. For the Anxious, That Comes With a Cost, The New York Times, Mary Alvord, PhD and Martin M. Antony, PhD

Ask Liz: Re-entry into a post-Covid world can produce anxiety, Moultire News, Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA

COVID-19 vaccine is enticing for people who hate needles, MarketWatch, Elizabeth McMahon, PhD

How to Deal with Crushing Vaccine FOMO, Vice, L. Kevin Chapman, PhD

Insurance Claim Data Show How Much Teen Mental Health Has Suffered During the U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic, Time, Mary Alvord, PhD

Nearly 50% of people are anxious about getting back to normal, pre-pandemic life - here's how to cope, CNBC, Jennifer Shannon, MA, LMFT and Ellen Hendriksen, PhD

Why we're scared for the pandemic to end, USA Today, Martin M. Antony, PhD

Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Surged During Pandemic, 42% of Americans Affected, CNSNews, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

The Hidden 'Fourth Wave' of the Pandemic, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

Six-Months After COVID-19: The Pandemic and Mental Health, Mary Alvord, PhD

How to Navigate Remote Learning with your Kids during COVID-19, Jenny C. Yip, PsyD, ABPP

When Do You Tell Someone You May Have Exposed Them to COVID-19, Shane Owens, PhD, ABPP

Self-Soothing During the Pandemic, Shondaland.com, Shane Ownes, PhD, ABPP

Army Sees Sharp Increase in Suicides during Corona Virus Pandemic, Board Member Sheila Rauch, PhD, ABPP and Arash Javanbakht, MD

Forecasting How COVID-19 Will Effect the Future of Mental Health, Michael Liebowitz, MD

The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19, Michael Liebowitz, MD

The psychology behind why some college students break Covid-19 rules, MSN.com, Mary Alvord, PhD

How to Deal with Health Anxiety During COVID-19, and Beyond, Shape.com, Ken Goodman, LCSW

Quarantine FOMO: Why you may still fear missing out, even when everything is canceled, USA Today, Kevin Chapman, PhD

Coronavirus Fatigue | From the Editor, Pikes Peak Courier, Luana Marques, MD

More Young Adults are Suffering From Depression Among Coronavirus, Wall Street Journal, Mary Alvord, PhD

Coronavirus Turmoil Raises Depression Risks in Young Adults, Wall Street Journal, Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Mary Alvord, PhD, and Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD

Job insecurity, child care: Moms reporting psychological distress amid coronavirus pandemic, USA Today, Karen Martinez, MD, MSc

How to know if your pandemic anxiety is normal or a problem, and what to do about it, Insider.com, David Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP

Covid-19 Might Lead To A 'Mental Health Pandemic', Forbes.com, Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD

Explaining the fear of leaving your house amid a pandemic, WTKR.com, Ken Goodman, LCSW

Telemedicine Explodes to the Forefront Amid COVID-19, USA News - Health (and will appear in "Best Hospitals" October, 2020 hard copy issue), Mary Alvord, PhD

The Coronavirus Seems to Spare Most Kids From Illness, but Its Effect on Their Mental Health Is Deepening, Time.com, Mary Alvord, PhD

Free Mental Health Services That Offer Affordable and Accessible Support, Shape.com

What Months of Lockdown Does to Your Body and Brain, BusinessInsider.com, Simon Rego, PsyD

Is My Chest Tightness Anxiety or the Coronavirus?, TheCut.com, Beth Salcedo, MD and Great Hirsch, PhD

How to find resilience during the coronavirus pandemic, CNN.com, Mary Alvord, PhD

"Stopping the Noise in Your Head," an interview with Dr. Reid Wilson, Living Well With Kaitlin, Podcast, Kaitlin Soule, LMFT

Regulating Emotions & Building Resiliency in the Face of a Pandemic, Video 1, Harvard Medical School, ADAA president Luana Marques, PhD

How To Protect Your Mental Health During The Coronavirus Outbreak, NAMI blog post, Lynne S. Gots, PhD

Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety, TheGuardian.com, Instagram video with Luana Marques, PhD

Social Distancing: Tips to Navigate the New Normal, Baylor College of Medicine.com, Eric Storch, PhD

Free Coronavirus Anxiety Virtual Support Group, Resource from ADAA member Debra Kissen, PhD (Light on Anxiety)

Fun and Productive "Quarantined Projects - (Beyond Net-flixing!"), ADAA Graphic, Michelle Lozano, LMFT

Quarentena: profissionais de saúde dão dicas para manter a saúde mental em tempos de coronavírus, Gi.Globo.com

Life in the Time of Quarantine: A Blog Series, Michelle Lozano, A-LMFT

Virtual Care Package, Nvisionyou.com, Domique Apollon, MEd, LPC

Anxiety in the Time of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Blog post - CarolineDanda.com, ADAA Member - Caroline Danda, PhD

Building Psychological Strength podcast, bonus episode: Dealing with Anxiety During a Pandemic, ADAA member Ashley Smith, PhD

Anxiety & COVID 19 Part 1: Managing Anxiety & Uncertainty, Amy Jacobsen, PhD (ADAA member), Lindsey Murray, MA-LPC (ADAA member), Ashley Smith, PhD (ADAA member), and Heather Smith, PhD

For Clinicians/Therapists/Researchers
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Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the Occasion of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, The Lancet, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

Mental Health for All: Science-Based Skills to Build Resilience During Stressful Times- Free On-line Course, Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry Academy. Hosted by ADAA board president, Dr. Luana Marques. This course was created to support all who are feeling the emotional strain of unprecedented and stressful situations. While the COVID-19 pandemic is the genesis for the course, the evidence-based concepts and skills that are illustrated here will promote the healthy emotional development of anyone who is struggling to cope with chronic stress. Course is open through the end of October, 2020

Rising tide: Responding to the mental health impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, ADAA Depression and Anxiety Journal, June 2020, Commentary by ADAA board member Sheila A. M. Rauch, PhD, ABPP, ADAA member Naomi M. Simon, MD, MSc, and ADAA member Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

COVID‐19 and Anxiety and Depression in 2020, Depression and Anxiety Journal, June 2020, Editorial by journal editor-in-chief Murray B. Stein MD, MPH

Mental health participation in the fight against the COVID‐19 pandemic, ADAA's Depression and Anxiety Journal, May 2020 issue,
Editorial written by Murray Stein, MD (ADAA member and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal).

Apoio à saúde mental para profissionais de saúde que lidam com o COVID-19 no Brasil

Hidden Inequalities: COVID-19's Impact on our Mental Health Workforce, Soo Jeong Youn,PhD, Torrey A. Creed,PhD, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD, Luana Marques, PhD

Understanding the Cracks: What COVID-19 Means for the Mental Health of the Marginalized in the United States and Opportunities for Response, Anna Bartuska BS/BA, Derri Shtasel, MD, MPH, Luana Marques, PhD

Flipping the Script: How Becoming a COVID-19 Patient Challenged My Skills as an Anxiety Therapist, Stephanie Woodrow, LCPC, NCC

How New York is battling a second crisis alongside COVID-19: Mental health, MarketWatch.com, Simon Rego, PsyDTelehealth for Evidence-Based Treatments: Clinical & Ethical Applications, CE/CME eligible on-demand webinar, Rachel Busman, PsyD and Jami M. Furr, PhD.

Tele-mental health and the Coronavirus, ADAA Blog post for mental health professionals, Stephen Schueller, PhD

Engaging Children and Teens in Telemental Health, Free ADAA On-Demand Webinar (no CEs), hosted by Mary Alvord, PhD

For Therapists: Teletherapy & Treating OCD Online, Live webinar - Thursday, April 9 - with ADAA members Reid Wilson and John Herschfield, MFT

Treating OCD During COVID-19 - Free CE Webinar Series from Rogers Behavioral Health

Coping with the Stress of Coronavirus, In this one hour video, Harvard Medical School Associate Professor in Psychology, and ADAA board president, Luana Marques, PhD, discusses tips and strategies for managing stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible for credit.

Transgender OCD: A New Theme Following a Familiar Pattern, ADAA Blog Post for mental health professionals, Stephanie Woodrow, NCPC, NCC

Strategies for Effective Telehealth Sessions, ADAA Blog Post for mental health professionals, Jamie Micco, PhD, ABPP

Is Your Mask Securely Fastened?, ADAA Blog Post for mental health professionals, Shane Owens, PhD, ABPP

Being A Therapist During A Pandemic, Dominique Apollon, MEd, LPC

New York enlists more than 6,000 therapists to man free mental health care hotline amid coronavirus lockdown that's left millions in the state isolated and anxious, DailyMail.co.uk, Mary Alvord, PhD

Just Released Three-Hour Seminar: A Practical Guide to Providing Telepsychology with Minimal Risk, NationalRegister.org, Mary Alvord, PhD

For Clinicians: Psychiatric Treatments of Minority and Underserved Populations: Cognitive Behavioral Strategies To Manage Anxiety: Tools to Build Resilience, 19 March 2020 - 7th Harry E. Ford, III, MD/M. Henehan Lecture, Luana Marques, PhD

Coronavirus outbreak: How therapists stay connected to anxious, isolated clients during an uneasy time, Yahoo.com, Mary Alvord, PhD

Mental Health Professionals Are Preparing for an Epidemic of Anxiety Around the Coronavirus, MotherJones.com, Mary Alvord, PhD

Tips to Manage Post-Pandemic Anxiety

An Introvert's Guide to Socializing Again in a Partially Vaccinated World, Everyday Health, Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP

Why 'getting back to normal' may actually feel terrifying, National Geographic, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhDThe kids are finally out of the house, and parents are feeling separation anxiety, NBC News, Mary Alvord, PhD

Easing workplace anxiety post-pandemic, Philadelphia Inquirer, Daniel Chazin, PhD

Helping Kids Manage Anxiety and Ease Back Into Activities This Summer, Wall Street Journal, Eli Lebowitz, PhD; Mary Alvord, PhD; Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA; Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD; Erika J. Vivyan, PhD; Paul Greene, PhD; Ann-Marie Albano, PhD ABPP

The Age of Reopening Anxiety, The New Yorker, Judith Beck, PhD

Dreading the Return to Pre-Pandemic Life? Psychologists Talk Post-COVID Social Anxiety, Hypebae.com, Krystal Lewis, PhD

Effects of pandemic on mental health may mean big changes to the workplace, experts say, The Globe and Mail, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

On Mental Health Action Day, here are 5 tips to cope with 'reentry anxiety' amid COVID-19, Good Morning America, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

Many Americans still feeling increased anxiety, even as vaccine distribution surges, KCBS Radio, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD

Why do the vaccinated still fear COVID?, Breaking One, Ken Goodman, LCSW

How Will We Cope with a "Return to Normal?", DAME Magazine, Krystal Lewis, PhD

5 Tips for Taming Back-to-School Anxiety, New York Times, Mary Alvord, PhD

Post-Pandemic Anxiety: Feeling Stressed as Things Return to Normal, Massachusetts General Hospital News, Soo Jeong Youn, PhD

Post-Pandemic Anxiety Is Real. Here's How to Conquer It, According to Mental Health Professionals, InsideHook, Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT and Paul Greene, PhD

Anxious about post-vaccine travels? You're not alone, according to mental health pros., Washington Post, Martin Seif, PhD, ABPP and Ken Goodman, LCSW

Dreading post-pandemic crowds and social situations? Exposure therapy can help, Washington Post, Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD and Simon Rego, PsyD, ABPP, A-CBT

General - Tips to Manage Coronavirus Anxiety
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Coronavirus and OCD, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Are People Having More Panic Attacks?, Quartz, Mary Alvord, PhD

Eating Recovery Center Resource: Living with OCD During COVID-19

If you wash your hands a lot, it doesn't mean you're 'so OCD.' Here's what it's really like to have it, WashingtonPost.com, John Chamberlain PhD

Coronavirus is causing a mental health crisis. Here's how to fight it, Vox.com, Arash Javanbakht, MD

Coronavirus Is Seriously Triggering My OCD, Self.com, Jenny Yip, PsyD

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Can Exacerbate Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Simon Rego, PsyD

For Professionals:Treating OCD During COVID-19 - Free CE Webinar Series from Rogers Behavioral Health

Finding Calm in the Middle of the COVID19 Storm When You Have Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia - ADAA Blog Post, Karen Cassiday, PhD

TreatMyOCD.com - If you have OCD and are struggling with contamination, harm, health-concern or other themes triggered by the coronavirus, one of NOCD's therapists that specialize in OCD could help you through video chat. Learn more: https://go.treatmyocd.com/adaa Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder during the coronavirus pandemic, NBCNews.com, Reid Wilson, PhD

Coronavirus is a 'personal nightmare' for people with OCD and anxiety disorders, NBCNews.com, Reid Wilson, PhD

America's germaphobes were ready for this - and have been for too long, WashingtonPost.com, Ken Goodman, LCSW, Andrew Rosen, PhD, Ashley Smith, PhD

OCD patients battling heightened fears amid spread of the coronavirus, 11Alive.com, Shala Nicely, LPC

OCD and anxiety disorder treatment can be complicated by coronavirus fears, Washington Post, Shala Nicely, LPC and Reid Wilson, PhDMental health experts offer advice on managing anxiety during coronavirus outbreak, KSBYNews.com, Eric Goodman, PhD

How to Deal with Coronavirus if you have OCD or Anxiety, Vice.com,Jon Hershfield, MA, LMFT and Shala Nicely, LPC

Some with OCD, other anxiety disorders are struggling amid the coronavirus epidemic. 'It's tripping the wire for many different people, ChicagoTribune.com, Karen Cassiday, PhD and Patrick McGrath, PhD

Coronavirus and Parents/Children/Teens/College Students

Mental Health Resources for Kids and Teens Who Are Struggling

How to Talk to Loved Ones When You're Worried About Their Mental Health

As US hits 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Experts Warn of Growing Mental Health Crisis

UCLA - COVID-19 Care Package - Helpful Resources

COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism, APA.org blog post

Childmind.org

Tips for Getting Comfortable in Your Mask with PPE (from University of Chicago Medicine, NYU Langone Health, and Emory)

NeedyMeds.org - Finding Help with the cost of Medicine - COVI9-19 Resources

Eating Recovery Center Resources

AnxietyUK - Coronavirus Support Resources

When the Pandemic Leaves Us Alone, Anxious and Depressed, NYTimes.com

COVID-19 Survey. Researchers at McMaster University in Canada would like to learn how you have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on this link to participate in this research survey

Treating OCD During COVID-19 - Free CE Webinar Series from Rogers Behavioral Health

COVID-19 Resources for Youth and Young Adults, UMass Medical School

Coronavirus: Stressed, depressed, and feeling bad? You're not alone. Where to get free help online, USAToday.com

Resilience Blogs, Dan Saferstein, PhD

How to Respond Effectively to the Corona Crisis, YouTube video, by Dr. Russ Harris

America's Mental Health Pulse Infographic - April 2020, CohensVeteransNetwork.org

Meru Health - Covid-19 Digital Resources

Mental Health America (MHA.org) COVID-19 Resources

9 Resources for Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety, Healthline.com

Mental Health and COVID-19 Op-Ed, TheMentalHealthCoalition.org, Kenneth Cole

Addiction Treatment Facilities: Are They Prepared For The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak?, Forbes.com

Surviving the Coronavirus: 9 Practical Steps for Couples, GoodTherapy.org

Guide to Mental Health Resources for COVID-19, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Coronavirus Resource List, AllMentalHealth.org

Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry - Guide to Mental Health Resources for COVID-19

MHA - Asian Americans Experience Sharp Increase In Percentages Screening With Severe Anxiety. Why?, MHA.org (Mental Health America)

NAMI - Updates on the Coronavirus - A Resource Guide, NAMI.org (National Alliance on Mental Health)

Mental Health and COVID-19 Toolkit and Helpful Resources, AFSP.org (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on COVID-19 Mental Health SUD, March 20, 2020

Is there any good news about the coronavirus pandemic?, HarvardHealth.edu

How to turn the coronavirus anxiety into something positive (and why panic is damning), SFGate.com

HealthWell Launches New Fund to Assist At Risk or Quarantined Patients with COVID-19 Costs, HealthwellFoundation.org

Radical Healing in Times of Fear and Uncertainty, PsychologyToday.com

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus, ChildMind.org

Don't Go Down a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral, Wired.com

Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity, OpportunityAgenda.com

Coronavirus Racism Infected My High School, NYTimes.com

Coronavirus Threat Escalates Fears - and Bigotry, APA.org

There is No "New Normal" Because There Was Never a "Normal."StateofAnxiety.com, Jon Patrick Hatcher

Quarantine and Chill: Keeping Calm in the Age of Pandemic Porn, StateofAnxiety.com, Jon Patrick Hatcher

CoronaAnxiety: How to Find Your Chill, StateofAnxitey.com, Jon Patrick Hatcher

As Fear of Spreads, Here's How to Keep a Cool Head, Vogue.com

How to Manage Your Anxiety About Coronavirus, Time.com

Coronavirus Isn't as Deadly as We Think, Slate.com

How to Cope with the Coronavirus According to Psychologists, BusinessInsider.com

Coronavirus Social Story - Flipsnack Visual Guide for Children on the Autism Spectrum - EasterSeals

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

ADAA Resources Most recent additions are posted first

Your Video Therapist Will See You Now: Sessions have gone virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic, raising new challenges, Wall Street Journal, Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Mary Alvord, PhD, Lynn Bufka, PhD, Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP and

Why Right Now is the Perfect Time to Start Therapy - ADAA Blog Post, Michelle Lozano, A-LMFT

For therapists: Telehealth for Evidence-Based Treatments: Clinical & Ethical Applications, CE/CME eligible on-demand webinar, Rachel Busman, PsyD and Jami M. Furr, Ph.D.

Top Ten Teletherapy Tips for Kids and Teens, ADAA blog post, Erika Vivyan, PhD

For Therapists: Tele-mental health and the Coronavirus, ADAA Blog post, Stephen Schueller, PhD

For Therapists: Engaging Children and Teens in Telemental Health, Free ADAA On-Demand Webinar (no CEs), hosted by Mary Alvord, PhDFor Therapists: Teletherapy & Treating OCD Online, Live webinar - Thursday, April 9 - with ADAA members Reid Wilson and John Herschfield, MFT

Therapists Switch to Online Therapy Because of Coronavirus Shutdowns: How You Can Still Get the Therapy You Need - Blog Post, Michael Stein, PsyD

Strategies for Effective Telehealth Sessions, ADAA Blog Post for mental health professionals, Jamie Micco, PhD, ABPP

Keep Calm and Carry On: Clinical Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic, ADAA video, ADAA Past President Karen Cassiday, PhDADAA Telemental Health Information

ADAA Professional Members who Offer Telemental Health Services

Podcast: Innovative Technology: Telehealth, Tablets, & Other Technologies, ADAA member Patrick McGrath, PhD

Introduction to Telemental Health Practice Through Video Conferencing, ADAA professional on-demand webinar, Mary Alvord, PhD

Ethical and Effective Telemental Health Practice Through Video Conferencing, ADAA professional on-demand webinar, Mary Alvord, PhD

Telemental Health - Convenient, Effective and Here to Stay, ADAA professional blog post, Peter Yellowless, MD

Additional Resources
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