With all of these kids and parents stuck at home right now I thought I would share some easy things you could do that won’t ask much from the parents that are probably already stressed out.
First off, take advantage of free classes and resources online right now.
For Older Kids
Science
–Super Charged Science (it is having free daily classes right now and they are great for a bit older kids)
–Teaching Without Chairs is offering a free study on Viruses for a limited time
Math
–Khan Academy Math (my boys have used this for extra practice for years)
Handwriting
-Copywork (have them copy a favorite passage from a book they are reading, after a couple of times you can dictate the sentence to them to get some spelling and grammar)
For Younger Kids
Math
–ABC Mouse (free trail)
–Math seeds (free trail)
Reading
–ABC Mouse (free trail)
–Reading Eggs (free trail)
–Leap Frog Videos (I have loved these to teach letter sounds, Letter Factory is my favorite)
–Adventure Academy (free trial)
Science
–Cincinnati Zoo daily Facebook live videos (so many zoo’s are now doing this so check out your local one to see if they are)
–Wild Kratts (I love educational tv, some seasons included with Prime)
-Magic School Bus (currently Netflix has all seasons online, there are awesome resources available online to go with these if you want to add more)
Handwriting
Copywork or there are free letter practice apps available for most devices
Really just keep it simple!
This is not a good time to add a bunch of stress to yourself!
This is a great time for child led learning, if you can’t get to books that interest them, check to see if your local library has ebooks.
Also, there are better times of day for learning than others.
Have them do the hardest subject like math first if that works for them, before they get tired.
We also have quiet time every day and that helps a lot!
We use the zoo’s live feed to motivate kids to do quiet time and then come out and watch some cute animals.
I hope this helps someone!
Give yourself grace and let me know if you have any questions.
I would be happy to help.
Only two of mine managed to make the “snow” the right consistency to make a snowball.
Everyone else just made a cup snowman.
Adding the watercolors to be able to see the path the salt was taking ended up being really interesting and they actually liked it.
We tried different types of salt and the girls figured out that the bigger chunks of salt were not the fastest at making the ice melt.
The site suggested making thin ice sheets but I did not have room in my freezer for 5 of those so I just used plastic cups and it worked fine.
Just be warned, if your child chooses red it will look like a crime scene…
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