Explaining the Corona Virus to Students:
Corona Explained
ELA: please use these resource for students to listen to stories/read on their own and answer questions about main ideas, supporting detail questions.
Adapted Literature
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.readworks.org/ (All grade levels)
https://goboardmaker.com/pages/activities-to-go
https://www.learninga-z.com/site/lp2/covid19
Speech Work:
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/NjExNDkwMjYwNTVa
Printable Resources: Resources to print, or use online if you have access.
https://www.education.com/worksheets/
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Adulting-Made-Easy-Aka-Spedadulting/Price-Range/Free
Reading Games: Students can use these websites to work on skills .
https://www.squigglepark.com/squigglepark/
Math: Using any form of manipulatives to sort by attributes, organize, put away or match. Here are some games/ virtual practice along with ideas for at home math and strategies. IXL is great for all students and offering a free 90 day trial!
https://www.ixl.com/membership/teachers/trial/closure (math and ela)
http://bedtimemath.org/fun-math-at-home/
Social Skills:
https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
Science:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Brain Breaks:
https://www.fitnessblender.com/
https://darebee.com/workouts.html
https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
BPS Special Education Link
https://sites.google.com/bostonpublicschools.org/bpsspecialeducation/home
Mr. Kevin Wood - kwood4@bostonpublicschools.org
Aimee Smith-Munnelly -asmithmunnelly@bostonpublicschools.org
How to access google classroom
https://bostonpublicschools.helpdocs.io/article/m4or6jd4t4-accessing-google-classroom-from-home
While at home, here are a few ideas of things you can do with your student:
1. You can refer to your student’s Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and work on some of the goals that your student's team has created.
2. Read to your student. While reading:
• point out the title of the story
• point to pictures in the book and name the pictures
• encourage your student to point to the pictures
• encourage your student to name the pictures
• ask questions to your student about what they see
• what sounds do objects/animals/items make that are seen in the book
• point to and name letters you see in the book
• have your student point to letters and/or name the letters
• Tell your studentren the sounds a letter makes and encourage them to repeat 3. If possible, give your studentren crayons/markers and have them color on paper or color in a
coloring book. Draw horizontal and vertical lines and encourage your student to copy what you draw.
4. The students are working on following simple directions: stand up, sit down, get (known item), come here, and throw away. Feel free to create your own simple directions with your student.
5. The students are also working on gross motor imitation. The adult says, “do this” and does an action and your student can repeat the action that is demonstrated. Some gross motor imitation we do in the classroom is: clap hands, arms up, tap table, and stand up/sit down.
6. Working on naming colors or identifying colors they see in the house, on object, in a book, on
television, etc..
7. Working on number identification and counting. Create a game where they clap a certain number of times (1-5) or they clap in imitation or same time as you for a certain quantity.
8. Identifying numbers in the house, in a book, on television, and anywhere they see numbers. 9. A fun way to count could be counting their favorite toys. As you count each toy use your finger as a guide and encourage your student to use their finger to count the toys too. After you count, have your student choose which toy they would like to play with. When they are choosing the toy, encourage them to point to the toy using an isolated finger point and name the item for them and encourage them to name the item as well.
10. Have your student look out the window and talk about things they see, you can name things you see, and/or talk about the weather. Is it raining, cloudy, sun? Is it cold, hot, or warm?
11. Play with your student’s favorite toys.
12. Point to the basic body parts, ask your student to point to basic body parts, have your student name basic body parts.
13. Talk about family members names, your student’s name, his/her siblings names, pets names, etc.
14. Make believe/pretend with your student.
15. Roll a ball back and forth with your student or push a truck/car and work on saying, “your turn” and “ my turn.”
16. Take your student for a walk. As you walk, talk about somethings you see or ask they what they see. Point to and name colors, shape, numbers, and letters you see, sounds you hear, things you smell.
17. Take your student to a park to let them run around.
18. Below are a list of songs that we use during circle time that your student enjoys and is familiar
with. Feel free to sing along and copy the movements they demonstrate in the songs. Encourage your student to participate in the movements as well.
Hello Song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFVjU-dsIM8
Months of the year song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VECiSMV4GX4
Days of the week song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY
What's the Weather Like Today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUSbazn3STo
Movement Song: A free app!: https://app.gonoodle.com/ Room 105 loves Kookoo Kangaroo and Kids Bop
The Learning Station, Star Fall, and CoComelon are all websites that contain educational songs for your students.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have: