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Distance Learning
Distance Learning
What can you as a parent do in advance?
Be positive, upbeat about these changes. They are good—you will grow to like them. Know the pros and cons—they are balanced, maybe even skewed in favor of online.
Assume the teacher will be flexible with students as they adapt to online learning.
Don’t give up—try, try again, and come up with a solution that works even if it isn’t perfect.
Let your child try to solve their problems but be there to help if they get stuck. While you’re at work, you can help your child with your own virtual meeting by screen-sharing their assignment page. Your child is not in the same room as the teacher. Don’t think you must be in the same room as your child to help.
Know how to get in touch with the teacher.
Learn more about the video-conferencing software that took the world by storm -- until privacy and security issues caused a backlash.
To make sure kids stay on task, use an automated to-do list, an at-a-glance scheduler, a site blocker, or another digital tool to prevent distractions.
Helpful tips and techniques to encourage and motivate your kids during virtual lessons in what promises to be a very unusual school year.
Internet Safety
Internet Safety
Students will be online a lot more due to the Distance Learning. To ensure your child is safe while surfing the web, check-out the following resources from Common Sense Media:
Create a Routine
Create a Routine
While you are home with your children, a routine will be helpful for everyone!
Use school as the framework and honor what had been your child’s routine if possible.
Dedicate time for recess and lunch.
Schedule in some easy indoor or outdoor activities.
Make fun screen time a reward rather than a given. It's a great opportunity to teach your children that work comes first and then fun.
Work with your child to design their study space. Check out the article How to Create a Good Study Environment at Home for more ideas!
Physical Activity and Movement for Indoors
Physical Activity and Movement for Indoors
Cosmic Kids Yoga! You can sort content by video length, energy level, and category.
Go Noodle This website has fun, upbeat and catchy movement activities that range from 1 minute to 20 minutes long.
MovetoLearnMS is a very cool youtube channel that has lots of fun movement videos for kids pre-k through teen!
Madfit. Real time workouts and yoga for teens and adults.
From Whole Child CounselingLA County Library
LA County Library
As of March 18th, the LA County Library is offering temporary digital cards for digital resources for 90 days. With the temporary card you can access e-books, audiobooks, magazines, movies and TV streaming, homework help, online classes, and more. To get your FREE temporary digital card fill out the following form.
Library Access from Home 24/7: All you need is your library card number and PIN. Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks on OverDrive or Libby. Stream movies and TV shows on Kanopy and Hoopla. Check out digital magazines via RBdigital. Stream music on Freegal.
For parent or caregiver: Sign up for ReadyRosie to get texts or emails with ideas for family engagement tips and early learning opportunities, or check out our TumbleBook Library, an online collection of animated and talking picture books. Kids and learners of all ages can get one-on-one homework help and tutoring from 12 – 10 pm every day on Brainfuse. For more information, click here!
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