Follow Up Activities:
- Have a family discussion. Identify what has been difficult for your family in terms of navigating school closure and the stay-at-home order. Examples- working parents, only child, sibling conflict. Validate and acknowledge the things that are hard and the feelings associated.
- Please also discuss what is going well. Maybe you like the daily routine you have created or you are taking daily family walks. What is working for your family and helping you get through this tricky time?
- Students, make a list of activities that you need support in order to accomplish. My kids usually need support to be successful during writing time. Which activities do you most need adult support to get done?
- Make another list that includes activities that you are able to do independently. The list should include school work that you feel you are able to do without a lot of support, as well as activities that you might choose to do for fun. Examples could include; iPad math games, legos, crafts, playing outside. You might use your Reboot Strategy Jar for ideas (mini-lesson #18)!
- Use all the information above to talk about possible changes to help things run smoothly in your house.
- Especially for only children! Here are some ideas to feel connected when you don't have other kids at home. Many of these ideas have come from other only children in our community!
- Create a Flipgrid to share short fun videos with friends.
- Take part in a LEGO or Stem challenge. Encourage your friends to try it too. Send each other videos or pictures of your creation.
- Set up one opportunity to connect every day. It could be a FaceTime call with a friend, an online live art class, or taking part in a Google Meet with your class.
- Article for parents: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/parenting/only-child-virus-quarantine.html
Awesome list of activities:
https://familyeguide.com/boredom-busters-110-fun-at-home-activities-for-families-kids-2/
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