We are all in uncharted territories so I wanted to give y'all some resources and ideas I have seen in the last couple of weeks...
Remember that your child doesn't need to sit and work for 6-8 hours a day. Even at school they have multiple breaks and transitions. Until your district offers assignments/ online classes aim for 1-2 hours a day for elementary students, 2-3 for middle school, and 3-4 for high school. Let them play outside, read independently and do chores around the house. Also, have them help cook (many math lessons can be taught right in your kitchen).
Here are some free online resources to use at home.
A few ideas for your neighborhood:
* Chalk your walk: Draw or write encouraging messages in your driveway or sidewalk with chalk. Then take a walk around the neighborhood to see the messages from your neighbors.
* Go on a bear hunt: Encourage neighbors to place a teddy bear in their window. Read or watch We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. Go on a bear hunt around the neighborhood.
* Learning Walk: As you walk have your child look for letters on street signs, mailboxes, and license plates. If your child already knows letters ask them to find things that rhyme (Tree/ Bee, Cat/ Hat). Increase your child's vocabulary by having them describe different things (instead of a house, a large yellow two story home with an elegant blue door), also teach your child the real names for things (it's not just a flower; it's a tulip, that dog is a corgi, Mrs. Smith's tree is an oak tree).
*** If you start to feel guilty about letting your child watch too much TV then mute it and put on subtitles. Now your child is reading! 😉
