Hey Home Campers!!!   It’s Dr. Bob!!

Just complied a few ideas to help all keep on track & have some fun!!

Thanks to the APA, BBA, FSW’s @ Headstart & others!!!

Tips & Tricks

Create a study space that is as distraction free as possible. I know that it can be a challenge to spread out as a family — our dining room table is working well and it is not uncommon to see several people working there with headphones on!

Make a schedule.  Use a post-it-note a day to keep track of your to do list.

Take breaks — tech free if possible. We are all spending more time on screens; build in time away from phones and computers, and you will feel better.

Add in some exercise!  I've heard of people re-booting their old Wii & doing Dance Revolution. There's yoga and even online weight lifting & training videos

Ask for help, if you need it. Teachers, school counselors, advisors and the health center team are all here for you.

Connect with friends and community members — remotely. Facetime, Zoom, Google Meet are all easy ways to stay connected.

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Cool Websites:

Animals: pretty much all zoos are doing videos!

http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

https://philadelphiazoo.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUS7yekh-R8 (Dallas)

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ (San Diego)

Activities:

https://www.cosmickids.com/about/

Have a child whose birthday falls during safer at home/shelter in place? I do. It can still be magical. At least that’s what I’m telling my soon-to-be birthday girl.

• For young or elementary school children, consider this free resource to party with friends: https://www.skyzone.com/virtual-birthday-party
• Older kids might enjoy having a synchronized movie watching session with integrated chat box: https://www.netflixparty.com/
• Other birthday ideas that can work with social distancing: ask friends/teachers/family to make birthday signs and/or sing happy birthday as they drive by your home. Put a sign up asking anyone/everyone to honk for the birthday kid as they pass your home. Order cupcakes locally with delivery to friends/family homes (or deliver to doorsteps yourself, if allowable) and have host a zoom video call to eat them together, sing, etc. You can get a free zoom account that allows up to 40 minutes for group call: https://zoom.us/pricing

Starting to realize that juggling works with teaching child(ren) is going to go on for awhile/ maybe to the end of the school year? Here are some new ideas to settle in for the long haul if you’ve exhausted the links I sent along last time (search virtual museums in your email if you want to find that list from me again).

Virtual Disneyworld Rides:

• https://www.news10.com/news/national/coronavirus-kids-stuck-at-home-should-go-on-these-virtual-disney-world-rides/amp/
  

Visit the Zoo:

• https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/ (Cincinnati) (click on the “live” tab)

Virtual art classes and camps for ages children to adult (fee-based):

• http://www.oilandcotton.com/

Free Weekly Activities for ages 6 months to 8 years:

• https://tinkergarten.com/

Free 2-week day-by-day projects for grades pre-K thru 9^th grade:

• https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (guy who wrote “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” and other fun stories you know by heart)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjaYnyCJDdU&feature=youtu.be

Curated streaming educational programming, 6 am to 6 pm weekdays, to keep kids engaged.

• https://learn.kera.org/

Lego building (note: there oss some advertising!)

https://www.lego.com/en-us/letsbuildtogether

Magination Press Story Time

https://www.facebook.com/watch/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation/3460771760605836/



More Information:

Please send me cool sites you have found!!