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
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
Mental Health resources for school age children
Mental Health Resources
https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/symptoms.html
https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/families-and-educators
Resources for Helping Your Child
https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-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://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/young-people
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.teencounseling.com/
https://thriveworks.com/child-therapy/
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://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)
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
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
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://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://www.penn.museum/sites/k12/teacher-resources/museum-activities/
