Family Tips for Learning at Home

Suggestions to include in a daily routine of learning at home

Staying Healthy:

• Set times for working, maintaining your physical and mental health and connecting socially every day. 30 minutes to an hour may be the length of time your child will be able to focus on any given activity.
• Go for walk
• Have a healthy snack
• Stretch
• Play outside (following physical distancing guidelines)
• Go Noodle
• Try yoga- Cosmic Kids Yoga

Connect and Build Relationship

• Plan some time to connect both with those in your home and virtually with those outside.
• Set aside time in the morning and evening for quiet prayer and reflection
• For prayers and ideas go to Virtual Chapel

• Try to spend meals together as a family if possible (without technology)
• Ask your child to pray grace before meals
• Make the bed

• Keep your room or workspace tidy
• Set the table
• Do the dishes
• Help to prepare meals and snacks

• Play a board game, cards, games (with family members, following physical distancing guidelines)
• FaceTime or meet virtually online with family and friends

• Read
• Be creative! use art supplies, make crafts or build with Lego.
• Watch an educational program
• Play or learn a musical instrument
• Listen to an audiobook
• Write a letter or a journal
• Puzzle books (word-searches, crossword puzzles, sudoku etc.)
• Explore virtual field trips