Parent Perusals
March 19, 2020
Educating About Coronavirus
The National Education Association has an entire page dedicated to resources to help explain Coronavirus and personal hygiene to children utilizing the website Brainpop (click on the picture to the right to view a suggested video).
PBS KIDS for Parents offers information, activities, and tips for parents. Read their following resource on "How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus."
The National Association of School Psychologists provide some specific guidelines on talking to children about COVID-19. Click here to view this parent resource.
Digital Age Learning Webinar, for Parents
Thursday, March 19
Time: 6:30 - 8 pm
Topic: Digital Citizenship for Parents (Susan Reeves)
Summary: You are facing an unprecedented time where your child is going to receive educational instruction and information online. In this webinar, you will learn what to look for as parents in your child's digital interactions. What is reasonable in usage? How do you find out about apps, games and websites? How can you establish a Family Media Plan?
Register: 67535 3/19 6:30-8 pm
Webinar: Grandparents, Grandkids and Google Docs
Zoom training for grandparents or people over 60 with grandkids at home. Technical support for those who need help with Google docs and online homework portals.
Scheduled: Mar 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Senior Planet Trainer: Jeanette Carnevale, Pat Jasso, and DeAnne Cuellar
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link https://seniorplanet.zoom.us/j/3232457287 or call 1-346-248-7799, then enter this number 3232457287#
Educational Online Resources
Educational Apps
Here are three apps that make screen time a learning time:
CodeMonkey: A game-based education program that teaches children to code. It comes with a membership fee, but there's a free 14-day trial that doesn't require a credit card.BrainPop: Online learning across subject areas for children in kindergarten through middle school and ELL learning for all age groups. Free.
Khan Academy: Online learning in math, science, and literacy for all age groups. Standards-aligned. Free.
Free Subscriptions
Nurturing their interests
www.wonderopolis.org – Website allows for your child to explore various new concepts based on interests.
www.thrively.com – A resource that allows for you to create a personality inventory for your child with activities built into for child to navigate.
www.diy.org – Website allows for your child to explore new hobbies and skills.
Additional Food Distribution Information
How to Keep Ourselves Healthy
- Wash your own hands frequently with soap and water and make sure your children wash hands whenever they come in from outside the home.
- Help your children practice not touching their faces (people touch their faces approximately 23 times an hour; keeping our hands away from our faces is crucial for staying healthy),
- Teach your children to cough and sneeze into the crooks of their elbows.
- Parents: avoid eating from from your children's plates and avoid sharing water bottles,
- Avoid being near sick people.
- Disinfect surfaces and devices in your home; dispose of all tissues.
Claudia I. Vargas
Education Service Center, Region 20
Email: Claudia.Vargas@esc20.net
Website: https://www.esc20.net/parentresources/
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-370-5286