[UPDATED MAY 22] Your Go-To List of Resources for Families and Educators During COVID-19
All Posts
Written by Jordan Nisbet
Category
- Parent Resources
- School Leaders
- School Leadership
- Teacher Resources
Contents
Scroll down to find resources for educators like you and families like yours who are navigating school closures related to COVID-19 -- updated weekly.
Here are the links to this week's top five resources!
Resources for educators
- Remote Learning: 6 Best Ways to Engage Your Students [from Teachers!]
- Educause's COVID-19 Resources for Higher Education Institutions
- UNESCO's Distant Learning Solutions
- Federal COVID-19 Resources for Education Institutions
- Colleges and Institutes Canada's Free Resources to Help Faculty Affected By COVID-19
- Teach from Home: A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
- Free Online Resources for Student Engagement During COVID-19 Outbreak
- COVID-19: The Best Resources for Online Teaching During Coronavirus
- Map: Coronavirus and School Closures
- Pandemic Flu Checklist: K-12 School Administrators
- Responding to Coronavirus: A Downloadable Guide for Schools
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs
- CDC's Guidance for School Settings Before and During an Outbreak
- Explore distance learning resources for schools affected by COVID-19
- Support for teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak (webinars, online professional development)
- Learn at Home: How Prodigy Is Helping Students Learn During COVID-19
- 9 Things Educators Should Know About Coronavirus
- Fact Sheet: Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
- FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions
- OCR Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility
- Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
- How to Use Zoom for Online Learning
- Learning Keeps Going's Resource Directory: Support for Closed Schools from EdTech Providers
- 10 Strategies for Online Learning During a Coronavirus Outbreak
- Go on some of Discovery Education's Virtual Field Trips
- Ocean School Educators Space: A free, innovative inquiry-based learning experience
- 107 Free E-Learning Tools for Teachers in the Digital Classroom
- 10 Resources to Keep Learning Going During the Coronavirus
- The New York Times' Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically
Resources for families
- Weekly Activity Calendar to Help Kids Learn from Home [FREE DOWNLOAD!]
- How to Turn a Cardboard Box Into an Epic Marble Run
- Indoor Golf Game for Young Kids
- Building an Indoor Obstacle Course for Kids
- 5 Hands-On Activities That Teach Coding Without a Computer
- WikiHow's How to Create a Scavenger Hunt
- 50 Fun Activities for Kids Will Keep Them Entertained for Hours
- DIY & Virtual Summer Activities for Kids
- 5 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Games to Play With Your Child
- Wide Open School's Best Online Learning Experiences for Kids
- 7 Examples of Focus “Wins” When Your Child Is Learning at Home
- 5 Ways to Connect With Nature While Stuck Inside During COVID-19
- 12 At-Home Workouts to Do With Your Kids
- How to Make the Fastest Paper Airplane
- Time for Adlibs: Create Your Own Silly Story
- 25 Mindfulness Activities for Children and Teens
- How to Make a DIY Puzzle Game (Video)
- 3 Ways to Cook with Kids in Quarantine
- 9 Ways to Make Household Chores Fun
- How to Make the Fastest Paper Airplane
- Time for Adlibs: Create Your Own Silly Story
- 25 Mindfulness Activities for Children and Teens
- How to Make a DIY Puzzle Game (Video)
- How Prodigy Can Help Your Child Learn from Home
- 19 Awesome DIY Instruments That Really Work
- Create Kindness Rocks to Spread Joy in Your Neighborhood
- How to Talk with Your Child About COVID-19 [5 Helpful Tips]
- How to Help Your Child Learn at Home [Easy + Effective]
- Help Your Family De-Stress During Coronavirus Uncertainty
- What to Watch, Read, and Play While Your Kids Are Stuck Indoors
- Screen Time in the Age of Coronavirus
- 16 Great Alexa Skills for Kids and Teens
- Verywell Family's 15 Self-Care Strategies for Parents
- Where Did the World Go? by Kelsey Peters (Note: all of the money earned will be donated to charity)
- Watch LUNCH DOODLES with children's book author Mo Willems
- Air and Space Anywhere: Enjoy the museum from wherever you are!
- Live Science's Activities for Homebound Kids
- Audible Stories: Access audiobooks for preschoolers through teens. No catches, no credit cards.
- Distance Learning: Online Education Classes for Every Age and Grade
- YouTube Learning
- How to Home-School During the Coronavirus Crisis with Free Resources
- Time for Kids
- A COVID-19 Daily Schedule for Your Family
- Helping Children Cope with Stress During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus
- A Parent’s Guide to Prodigy: Goals, Reports, Memberships
- How to Use Prodigy to Improve Your Child's Math Skills
- How to Support Your Child's Learning Progress with Prodigy
- Join the Prodigy Parent Community on Facebook
- 13 Best Math Apps for Kids in Elementary School
- Child Struggling with Math? 12 Signs [& 7 Ways to Help]
- Parental Involvement in Education [+ 10 Secrets for Success]
- Talk to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource
- Khan Academy Kids
- Teaching Kids at Home Due to the Coronavirus? Homeschooling Moms Share Their Tips
- Free Downloadable #LearnFromHome Work Space Poster
- Scholastic Learn at Home (Day-by-Day Projects to Keep Kids Reading, Thinking, and Growing)
- Tour the National Parks of the United States with Google Earth
- At-home science experiments for kids from the Science Museum Minnesota
- 9 Strategies to School from Home During Coronavirus
- 25 Non-Screen Activities You Can Do at Home
- What Is Your Reaction to the Latest News About the Coronavirus Outbreak? (A live-moderated spot for kids to share their thoughts)
Resources for Prodigy users
New users
- Prodigy for Parents: What is it and where do I start?
- Prodigy for Teachers: What is it and where do I start?
- A Complete List of Prodigy's Supported Platforms
Parents
- How to log in to parent accounts
- How to reset your password
- How to retrieve your child's login information (Note: If you can't remember the username or password, please contact their teacher. For privacy reasons, we cannot provide it to you.)
- How to link student accounts to a parent account
- How your child can login and play Prodigy
- How to review recent activity and report cards
- How to change grade levels
- General information about Premium Memberships and their benefits
- Premium Membership benefits General information about the game (for Students)
Teachers
- How to login to teacher accounts
- How to reset their passwords
- How to print parent letters
- How to access Reports
- How to create Assessments
- How to change student’s grade level
We hope these resources help you in the coming weeks and months. If this was helpful, please share this article with your family and friends.
Together, we can ensure communities will be able to learn at home.
P.S. Follow the hashtag #LearnFromHome on social media. We will be tagging as many helpful resources as we can, as well as including the best ones in this list.