Optional Activities
and Self-Care

Please note that the below list contains optional, voluntary activities for parents/guardians and students to explore during our city-wide shelter-in-place. SFUSD is not assigning any work to be graded. These are not assignments and will not be graded. I do not take credit for creating all of these activities. I relied on my network for ideas to share with you. I'm grateful to an incredible online community for their support!

For many students, the disruption of COVID-19 is taking a toll on daily life. You may be feeling anxious and stressed because of the restrictions per the shelter-in-place (shutdown), increased responsibilities at home, too much free time leading to boredom, the unknown about the rest of the school year, and concerns about your's and your family's health. Your feelings are valid. It's ok to feel scared, anxious, confused, and stressed, but it is important to practice self-care too.

I will continue to update the below list with optional, voluntary activities to help you during this unsettling time. Contact me at halle@sfusd.edu with questions or for support.

Optional Activities
*All activities are linked to Google Classroom to allow for students to have their own copy of the activity.

Students: Click your class period next to the below activities to be directed to Google Classroom for your copy of the activity.

Parents/Guardians: To view the activities, click the underlined part of the activity title to access the files.

• CHECK THIS OUT! Fantastic resource list of enriching activities offered for free!

• Complete this Google Form to share how you are doing. I promise to write you back if requested.

• Social Distance Self-care Prompts (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

• Journal about COVID-19 to People in the Future (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

• Ted Talk Reflections (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6) Click here for an amazing list of Ted-Ed videos.

• Health ABC Book (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

• Newsela: Response to COVID-19 (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

• Choice Board (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

• Play with Art Palette using Google Arts & Culture & create a flyer (example) in Canva

• CDC's Solve the Outbreak Game: Accompanying worksheet here (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6)

Suggestions for Self-Care

• Go for a walk (but keep your distance of 6 feet between you and other people)

• Walk your dog

• FaceTime, text or call your friends and family

• Meditate

• Practice yoga

• Read a book

• Learn a new language

• Make art