Family Resources for Coronavirus Learning
Here are some of the resources that families can use to help youngsters during the “stay at home” period of Coronavirus. The list below is illustrative, not exhaustive. It includes both government websites, and examples of on-line games that promote learning, and other forms of active learning.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “Talking with Children about Coronavirus“
- 113 free Coloring Pages from great museums:Â Great opportunity for brief discussion & activity for kids
- 10 Animals to Color by artist Ricardo Levins Morales with positive messages for youngsters
- Coon Rapids, Mn children “send cards of love and support to doctors and nurses.”
- Colorado Symphony rehearsing  “Ode to Joy” from different locations
- Drawing: The creator of “Captain Underpants”, Dav Pilkey is hosting a free weekly session to help encourage and assist young people who want to learn to draw, in cooperation with the Library of Congress
- Education Reimagined Young Filmmakers Challenge “What If School as we know it didn’t exist?”
- Facebook: Minnesota Teachers United: Navigating COVID-19 Together (facebook group)
- Family Garden information here, here, here,  here, here, and here
- Family history research advice including videos,  tips for talking with living relatives, and other ideas here and here.
- Games that can help promote learning, described in this article.
- History, Minnesota, document what YOUR family is doing and find Mn Historical Society resources.
- Journal American Medical Association research on optimal screen time
- Justin Minkel, “What Our Children Need Most from Us Right Now,” Education Week
- Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang, an award winning Minnesota author of books for children and adults, reflects for 4 minutes on her books as she offers a message of hope. IN another 5 minute video, she is reading her recently published book, A Map into the World
- Museums all over the world – Google Arts & Culture
- Pen pals in 150 countries – free Pen Pal Schools
- Students with special needs
- Webinar for educators & families, COVID-19 and students with disabilities
- Minnesota Department of Education – guidance on providing services for students with special needs
- World War II oral history videos, distance learning resources, live events, lectures and more
- Minnesota Department of Health videos about Coronavirus in Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese
- Minnesota Department of Education Minnesota Approved Online Learning Providers (2020)
- Minnesota Department of Education – guidance on providing services for students with special needs
- Minnesota Department of Education Online Learning
- Minnesota Department of Health Resources for Home about Coronavirus
- Minnesota Department of Education: Many links to information for educators, schools and families  Covid-19 Updates
- Office of Legislative Auditor, K-12 Online Learning,  (September, 2011)
- Public Broadcasting System Distance Learning TipsÂ
- Search Institute Building Relationships During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School
- Virtual Field Trips, We are Teachers
- Centers for Disease Control coloring/activity/ discussion booklet about dealing with disasters:
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