Special Education

• Education.com -Access to free printable worksheets and academic games

• ABCYa - Literacy and Math Games Grades TK-5

• Starfall - Literacy Games Grades K-2

• Fun Brain - Reading & Grammar Games

• Storyline Online - Digital Read-alouds for All Ages

• Just Books Read Aloud - Read-alouds by Reading Level

• Prodigy - Math Practice Made Fun

• Khan Academy - Math and Science Digital Lessons Grades K-8

• Moby Max - All Academic Content Grades 1-8

• Math Playground - Games Sorted by Topic/Math Strand

• Fun Brain - Math Games with Grade Level Recommendations

• Mr. Nussbaum.com - Math Games

• PBS Kids - Math Games for Little Learners

• Audible - Free streaming to students of online books. *Families will need to download the app to access the books.

• Starfall - Literacy Games Grades K-2

• Education.com -Access to free printable worksheets and academic games

• 20 days of free articles, stories, videos, and fun learning activities

  • www.scholastic.com/learnathome

• Unique Learning System

  • Preschool

  • Elementary (Grades K-2)

  • Elementary (Grades 3-5)

  • Audible - Free streaming to students of online books. *Families will need to download the app to access the books.

• Autismclassroomresources.com - This website has math, matching, and many other practice activities students can do at home.

• Education.com -Access to free printable worksheets and academic games

• Unique Learning System

  • Preschool

  • Elementary (Grades K-2)

  • Elementary (Grades 3-5)

  • Middle School (Grades 6-8)

• Unique Learning System

  • Elementary (Grades K-2)

  • Elementary (Grades 3-5)

  • Middle School (Grades 6-8)

  • High School (Grades 9-12)

  • Adult Transition

• Use natural opportunities to maintain skills

  • Count/add/subtract/multiply when

    • Setting the table

    • Cleaning up

    • Sorting/folding laundry

    • Cooking

    • Playing a board game

  • Read environmental print/numbers

  • Sing the ABC Song while washing hands

  • Label objects/actions/attributes at home and in the community

  • Ask “wh” questions about a video or book

• Speech Therapy Home Activities- This links to a free download of three handouts that promote speech and language at home.

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication

• Speech and Language Songs- Youtube Channel of videos with Core Vocabulary Songs

• 150 Sensory Learning Ideas!

• www.kidsmasterskills.com - free take-home packet created by an OT

• https://www.toolstogrowot.com/free-therapy-resources/sort/date-new - free ideas, packets available

• These monthly movement activities use a lot of items found around the home.

• Here are fine motor and coordination activities using a simple deck of playing cards.

• Here are movement, dexterity, and strengthening activities using craft pom poms (or cotton balls work really well, too.)

• Here are activities with paper clips to encourage coordination, visual motor skills, perception, and dexterity.

• Here are sensory diet activities for the backyard.

• Here are 31 ways to learn through movement and play. These strategies are perfect for learning at home or homeschooling.

• Playdough is a powerful tool that can be added to home therapy programs! Here is a giant list of activities using play dough.

• Activities/ideas to work on a variety of skills http://therapystreetforkids.com/

Typing Practice

1. https://www.nitrotype.com/

2. https://www.typinggames.zone/

3. https://www.typingclub.com/

Online Eye Exercises

• http://eyecanlearn.com/

• www.Openphysed.org

• https://www.gonoodle.com/

• Dance Sweat Live

• Move to Learn

• Cosmic Kids Yoga

• To encourage gross motor movement, core strengthening, and heavy work for sensory needs, try these indoor recess activities. They work at home, too!

• Get outside!

• Maintain a routine of going outside daily and being active

• Reduce screen time

• Do warm-ups (jumping jacks, toe touches, stretches)

• Dance party!

• Have a set PE time (physical movement, outdoor play, sports games) throughout the week

• National Association of School Psychologist (NASP) handout (English, Spanish, Chinese available)--Talking to Children About COVID-19: A Parent Resources

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource

• COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities

  • https://scdd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2020/03/Green-Mountain-SA-Info-By-and-For-People-with-Disabilities.pdf

• Coping with stress during infectious disease outbreaks

  • http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/CommunicableDisease‑StrategiesForCoping.pdf

• Social Emotional Apps:

  • Headspace

  • Calm

  • Pranayama Yoga Breathing App (Google Play/Apple App Store)

• California Peer-Run Warm Line

  • Toll-Free Number: 1-855-845-7415

  • Web Chat: https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline/

  • Immediate, free non-emergency emotional support is available to anyone in the state via telephone or instant messaging

  • A toll-free service staffed 24/7 by trained Peers with specialized training in supporting mental health challenges,

Helping your student maintain consistency to ease their transition back to school

• Maintain routines: Help your student maintain a routine. Make a copy of this example and edit it to meet your family needs.

  • Try to have a snack and lunch at your child’s typical school snack and lunch times

  • Have your child wake up and go to sleep like they were attending school

  • Limit gaming and device time

  • Help with chores

    • Take out the trash

    • Set the table

    • Sort Laundry

    • Make a snack/help make a meal

    • Clean up a room

• Family GoNoodle- This website gets kids moving and practice mindful activities

• Headspace For Kids- A great website for kids to practice meditation and calming exercises

• UCLAhealth.org-Guided Meditations- Guided meditations

• If you have a music instrument...practice!

• *Family Routine: <<CLICK HERE for a sample schedule...Help your student maintain a routine.

• Family puzzles, board games, and card games

• Arts & Crafts

• Enjoy Nature (go for a walk, play outside, ride a bike or scooter)

• Bake cookies or cook a family favorite recipe

• Scrapbook photos of friends and family

• Draw/Sketch

• Write a letter to a friend/ Write in a journal

• Organize an area in your room

• Read a book and share your favorite part of the story

• Create a comic book

• Flip a coin 10, 20, 100 times to compare heads vs. tail

• Create a new dance move

• Create a new game

• Play "I'm Thinking of..." (I am thinking of an animal that is grey, is large, and has a trunk...)

• Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari - While the Cincinnati Zoo is closed, they'll be live-streaming from the zoo each weekday at 3PM EDT. Each stream will highlight one of the zoo's amazing animals, and include an activity that can be done from home.

• San Diego Zoo - Take a peek into various zoo exhibits with these live cameras from the San Diego Zoo! There's also an archive of old footage, if you're really looking for some animal fun.

• National Parks Service - Get some virtual fresh air and explore some of the country's most famous national parks with the National Park Service's YouTube channel! Full of information and gorgeous footage, dozens of parks are featured.

• MetKids - This site from New York City's Museum of Metropolitan Art lets kids explore the famous museum with an interactive map. Behind-the-scenes videos feature kids just like them, and a "time machine" allows them to explore thousands of years of art! Fun facts and creative projects abound, so kids won't get bored during their social distancing period.

• ArtThink - This site, created by the San Francisco Museum of Modern art, offers activities in visual arts, language arts, history, and social studies. Keep your kid thinking hard while exposing them to some amazing modern artwork!

• Discovery Education has launched a free virtual field trips site with videos and companion that cover a variety of ideas and subjects.

• Google Earth offers a great way to see the entire Earth, literally. Beyond being a great place to spend hours just looking at our planet, it also offers virtual field trips via the “Voyager” function. Or, if you’re “feeling lucky” you can click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” function and see where it takes you.

• FarmFood 360 offers virtual tours of different Canadian farms.

• Blast off into space with NASA and explore our Solar System or an imagined alien world.

• Tour the ISS (International Space Station).

• Check out the live cam feeds at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

• Aquarium of the Pacific offers online programming of exhibits and animals.

• National Park and Museums

• Virtual Field Trips GALORE!

• Tour of Italy!

• Step inside must-see museums, sporting locations, monuments, heritage sites, and scientific spaces across the world

• Click here to browse the VR/360 video collection