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I was on The Morning Show today talking to Carolyn MacKenzie about keeping kids learning during the extended break!
We talked about how worried parents should be about this lost time, whether to expect work from teachers, what teachers really think kids should be doing with the time off, and how to schedule and find resources if you do want to plan some academic time for your kids.
Video here (and I strongly suggest you watch if you’re feeling at all guilty about the homeschooling that is or isn’t happening at your house):
https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/7ada87f0-685b-11ea-b8d0-0242ac110003/?jwsource=cl
Here’s a roundup of some of my favourite resources (I keep adding to the bottom of the list as I come across good ones!):
Curiosity Global Community Centre
Extensive List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
Kids’ Workbooks By Grade/Subject (Canadian content)
Scholastic Learn at Home Program
Cincinatti Zoo Daily Facebook Live
Giant List of Ideas For Being Home With Kids
100 Things To Do At Home During School Closures
Audible (free audiobooks for kids)
Free Cursive Writing Worksheet Package
Ontario Ministry of Education Learn at Home Site
Scholastic Free Digital Subscriptions
Free Digital Games (some curriculum-related)
Scratch Jr. (Coding for young children)
Popular Book Company Canada Ltd. (workbooks)
For Catholic school students: My Catholic Kids (one minute videos – Gospel Reflections and learning about Mass)
Cooking Up Fractions (From Lighthouse Math – Canadian, lots of parent/child activities)
Chalkboard Publishing ( Canadian workbooks/guided homeschool programs) & Chalkboard Learn (free home learning resource with lessons and activities)
Toronto Zoo Daily Facebook Lives at 1 pm
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Time Capsule
All Digital School (2000+ educational resources and great parent guides/articles)
And here are some behind-the-scenes peeks:
Fantastic segment! I’m also on the “don’t stress about school” team and focusing on mental health as well. Love your suggestions too. Thanks!
Thanks for watching and for commenting! Always appreciate that interaction. Good luck at your house!
Agreed! I loved the segment. It’s a great time for kids to be inquisitive about learning and going to places online to discover what they’re interested in learning!
As a parent and K12 Education Software Entrepreneur trying to help our education system catch up with the times, I see this as an opportunity for an entrenched system to reinvent itself and become more relevant in today’s world. Don’t get me wrong… definitely don’t want to downplay or make light of the situation at hand with Covid-19 but I think once we come out the other end of this (which we will) we/the edu system will be better because of it. ..if that makes sense?