Parent Resources
The Gift of Disappointment: reflecting on our national crisis and how to turn a "negative into a positive"
Growth Mindset and Perseverance
Nothing beats a Don’t Give Up video with Bruno Mars and Sesame Street.
Except for maybe Will.i.am singing with the puppets.
Mindfulness
The Calm app provides lots of options for mindfulness and meditation.
More mindfulness and relaxation videos can be found over at Cosmic Kids Yoga youtube channel.
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning Activities
30 Things You Can Do For Your Emotional Health
Keep building emotional awareness with the Touch and Learn Emotions app.
Sesame Street Breathe, Think, Do app for devices provides an awesome way for kids to work through 5 scenarios, deep breathe, and problem solve.
General and Online Safety
Kindness
Stock up on K-12 lessons at Random Acts of Kindness.
Sesame Street brought more kindness to Season 47. I can’t help but love this Elmo’s World.
Life Vest Kindness Boomerang “One Day” is a video that students love.
Ripple Kindness Project, out of Australia, shares great kindness printables.
Grief Resources
Top 7 Things To Know About Grief
The Dougy Center provides grief activities, podcasts, and tips by developmental level.
Sesame Street grief toolkit includes video clips, caring cards, feelings journal, & a caregiver guide.
Boredom Busters:
29 Boredom Buster from Buzzfeed
Podcasts for Kids (List from Common Sense Media)
Lunch Doodle with Illustrator Mo Willems Daily Classes at Noon 6 lessons already available
Adventure Valley Day Camp from Home
Dinner Conversation Ideas:
What was the best gift you have ever received?
What is something that you love that you would like to share with someone else?
What can you give or do for someone that doesn’t cost any money?
Talk about your family history!
Share a memory that makes you smile.
Do you think someone can be Happy and Sad at the same time?
What is something you feel confident doing? What is something you feel unsure about doing?
What is something you would like someone to say “Thank you” for?
How does it make you feel when someone does something nice for you? When you do something nice for someone else?