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Parent Resources for School 2020

Setting Up For Success

Mental Health, Educational Resources, and More

resources for parents

If Your Child is Learning Remotely 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/parent-checklist.html


https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/03/13/free-resources-ed-tech-companies-step-up-during-coronavirus-outbreak.aspx


https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/03/13/free-resources-ed-tech-companies-step-up-during-coronavirus-outbreak.aspx


https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-what-to-do-if-your-kids-stay-home


Mental Health Resources for Parents


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html


https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/mental-health-and-coping/index.html


DIY Screening

Mental Health resources for school age children

Mental Health Resources 

https://www.aacap.org


https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/symptoms.html


https://www.nami.org/Home


https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/families-and-educators


https://www.ffcmh.org


DIY Screening


Resources for Helping Your Child


https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety


https://pro.psychcentral.com/child-therapist/2014/08/anxiety-relief-3-activities-to-help-kids-manage-their-anxiety/


https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting


https://teens.webmd.com/anxiety-and-teens#1


http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/familytools/teaching_emotions.pdf


Resources for Older Children and Teens


https://bornthisway.foundation


https://dwdonline.ca


https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/young-people


http://teenmentalhealth.org


https://teenshealth.org/en/teens/your-mind/

Hotlines and Online Mental Health services

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline / 1 800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line / Text HOME to 741741 

Teen Line / 310-855-4673

The Trevor Project / 1 866-488-7386

LGBT National Youth Talkline / 1 800-246-7743


https://www.talkspace.com


https://www.teencounseling.com/


https://thriveworks.com/child-therapy/


https://www.doctorondemand.com

HELPING YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND COVID-19

Websites

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/talking-with-children.html


https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html


https://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid19


https://www.mayoclinic.org/kids-covid-19/art-20482508


Videos

https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/


https://youtu.be/KXUT62G-IcU


https://youtu.be/O-1ACFTthdE


https://youtu.be/4KRuP1QGmhU


https://youtu.be/JD85FDlxqCs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVvVTDhGqaA


Books

What is a Pandemic? Freebie by Read Like a Rock Star | TpT (free)


https://akidsbookabout.com/products/a-kids-book-about-covid-19 ($)

planning resources (websites and free printable planners)

Help your child stay organized

www.freecollegeschedulemaker.com 


https://www.mystudylife.com/


https://www.blankcalendar.org/weekly_calendars.htm


https://www.vertex42.com/calendars/daily-calendar.html


https://www.whatmommydoes.com/blank-printable-weekly-chore-chart/


http://www.shiningmom.com/free-printable-homework-planner/

Study tips and the importance of screen breaks

Learning How to Chunk and the Pomodoro Technique 

https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730


https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/healthy-vision/keep-your-eyes-healthy


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/11/08/what-makes-chunking-such-an-effective-way-to-learn/#74d993c260a9 

Educational YouTube Series and Websites

YouTube Series

  • Crash Course (features: American History, Chemistry, Biology, World History, Physics, Literature) 
  • Bozeman Science (biology, 
  • The Smithsonian Channel 
  • Ted-Ed
  • Smart Girls 
  • It’s Okay to Be Smart
  • PBS
  • Sci-Show
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy 
  • Khan Academy 
  • Math Help
  • The Magic School Bus

Websites: General Educational Resources (Math, Science, Language Arts, History)

  • https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
  • https://www.kidcitizen.net/
  • https://nmaahc.si.edu/
  • https://historyexplorer.si.edu/
  • https://www.funfonix.com/
  • https://storybird.com/
  • https://pbskids.org/
  • https://www.exploratorium.edu/
  • https://www.goodreads.com/
  • https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/
  • https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/home/

World Language Resources

  • https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/
  • https://www.thefablecottage.com/
  • https://www.duolingo.com/
  • https://www.lingolia.com/en/

Book suggestions to help build interest in reading

Elementary School

  • The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne 
  • Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey 
  • Rainbow Magic Fairy Series by Daisy Meadow
  • The Baseball Card Adventure Series by Dan Gutman
  • The Teacher from the Black Lagoon/Black Lagoon Adventures series by Mike Thaler
  • Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald
  • Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
  • Geronimo Stilton series by Elisabetta Dami 
  • Tales of Pixie Hollow Series by various authors, Walt Disney company
  • Charlotte’s Web by W.B. White
  • A to Z mysteries by Ron Roy 
  • Emily Windsnap series by Liz Kessler
  • Frog and Toad by Colin Stokes 
  • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 
  • Beezus and Romana by Beverly Cleary
  • Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin  
  • James and the Giant Peach/BFG/Matilda by Roald Dahl
  • Frindle by Andrew Clements 

Middle School 

  • Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke 
  • Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
  • The Kane Chronicles Series/Magnus Chase Series/The Lost Heroes series by Rick Riordan
  • The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
  • Warriors (cats) Series by Erin Hunter
  • Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 
  • Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
  • Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 
  • House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
  • Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
  • That Girl Lucy Moon by Amy Timberlake
  • Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  • Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy 
  • The Mother Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
  • The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 
  • Miracle's Boys by Jaqueline Woodson

High School 

  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli 
  • Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
  • Maximum Ride by James Patterson
  • The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. Tolkien 
  • The Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter
  • Alex Rider Series Anthony Horowitz
  • The Hunger Games by Susan Collins
  • Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
  • The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
  • We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  • Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
  • The StoneHeart Trilogy by Charlie Fletcher
  • Airman by Eoin Colfer 
  • Papertowns/The Fault in Our Stars/An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
  • Pendragon by D.J MacHale 
  • Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanigan 
  • Legend by Marie Lu 
  • Simon vs the Homosapien Agenda by Becky Albert 
  • The Davinci Code by Dan Brown
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 
  • The HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
  • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
  • The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
  • 13 Little Blue Envelopes 
  • 1984 by George Orwell
  • Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan 

Virtual Museum Opportunities

Museums Offering Online Tours/Educational Series and More

https://www.moma.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImv72sPX36gIVjsDACh11tAEcEAAYASAAEgLmA_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


https://www.museumofaviation.org/learn/live-virtual-field-trips/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImv72sPX36gIVjsDACh11tAEcEAAYAyAAEgKbF_D_BwE


https://www.amrevmuseum.org/education-museum/students-and-teachers/virtual-field-trip?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImv72sPX36gIVjsDACh11tAEcEAAYBCAAEgJLQ_D_BwE


https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/


https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en


https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en


https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art-korea?hl=en


https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/pergamon/m05tcm?hl=en


https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en


https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/masp?hl=en



https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en


https://www.penn.museum/sites/k12/teacher-resources/museum-activities/


https://mymodernmet.com/historic-tale-construction-kit/?fbclid=IwAR1rsxymBAckSZ0VyLk_6cdNPPhhIv_9Uc4SBmWN_uePM7WqMl7AQQs-baw 

Family Activity Ideas

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