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A great read out loud story on children and their emotions. is Aroha's way. It is a great guide in helping your child manage their way through their emotions. It's been made available for free by the publisher/author who wanted to do something for the children of the world right now especially with the rising fear and anxiety around Covid-19 and with so many of us living in isolation. Aroha’s Way is a bestselling picture book for children around emotions associated with anxiety. They have quickly put together this FREE reading of Aroha's Way.
Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension, with simple, yet effective tools that everyone can use. Aroha shows children a tool that she uses for each emotion which includes; movement or exercise, belly breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, mindfulness and connecting with others and sharing our worries.
You can access this FREE read out loud story by typing in your browser @arohasway and click on the link Aroha's way - Videos\Facebook. It will take you to the book's facebook page with an audio video of the book with the author reading it.
At the end of the story be sure to help process the story with your children by asking the questions around these emotions to make it easier for children to recognize the emotion, and then a simple way to manage it. Below are the parent/teachers notes from the back of the book the author has shared to help with this.
Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension, with simple, yet effective tools that everyone can use. Aroha shows children a tool that she uses for each emotion which includes; movement or exercise, belly breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, mindfulness and connecting with others and sharing our worries.
You can access this FREE read out loud story by typing in your browser @arohasway and click on the link Aroha's way - Videos\Facebook. It will take you to the book's facebook page with an audio video of the book with the author reading it.
At the end of the story be sure to help process the story with your children by asking the questions around these emotions to make it easier for children to recognize the emotion, and then a simple way to manage it. Below are the parent/teachers notes from the back of the book the author has shared to help with this.
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Below is a read out-loud book you could listen and watch with your child as it explains what exactly this thing called coronavirus is. Except in the book they refer to it as 'The Yucky Bug'. 'The Yucky Bug' is written by Julia Cook and illustrated by students at the Emerson Elementary School.After you have watched and listened to the 'The Yucky Bug' Julia Cook has provided some tips for parents on talking to kids about The Yucky Bug. You can find these below;
Yucky-Bug.pdfDrawing and coloring for some children is a great stress reliever, helps them focus on something they enjoy and a great break from it all. Below are just two examples of authors and artists offering their talents and support for kids during this time.
- Creator of 'Captain Underpants' will host Virtual drawing classes & Read out-louds for kids for free. You can find him at kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/ .
- Moe Williams of 'Piegeon' fame is also hosting weekly drawing tutorials for his little fans. You can find him at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8&feature=youtu.be. His first espidode is listed below.
- For any kids (or Adults) who love to dance, need a break or looking to try something new why not take a live dance lesson from the Rockettes! They will hold weekly dance lessons live on instagram. What a great way to have fun at home, get your creative flow going, and get your heart pumping! You can find the link here www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/the-rockettes-will-launch-a-weekly-dance-class-_90851.html?fbclid=IwAR01IwFWAI0oU_Yw_lALspgfAGtG-3iHWAC0oRqCsc3447KysLGLfb34wHI . Or you can tap on the picture below;
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