Resources for Families and Programs During School Closures

As we continue to weather the COVID-19 health crisis, NSLA has gathered resources and guidance from the field on remote learning and news regarding food access. Programs and families are encouraged to visit the following organization’s pages for information to keep kids learning, safe, and healthy:

For Families

Academics and Literacy

• Khan Academy: Daily schedule for school closures
• 5 Ways to Keep Kids Engaged and Learning at Home
• Learning Heroes: Making Learning Fun
• Great Schools Home Learning Guide
• Author Lauren Tarshis Reads I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
• Virtual BookFest
• Dav Pilkey at Home
• Scholastic Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs
• Scholastic Learn at Home: Free Resources for School Closures
• Springboard Collaborative Family Resources
• 5 Ways to Keep Kids Engaged and Learning at Home
• Baltimore City Public Schools: Learning Packets
• Free Online Educational Resources
• TIME for Kids – Authentic journalism to motivate curious minds (K-6th grade)
• Daily Learning Activities for Kids (Pre-K – High School) – WideOpenSchool
• “Mondays with Michelle Obama!” weekly read-along series, one book every Monday through 5/11!) Watch on the @PenguinRandomHouse & @pbskids Facebook pages at 12 pm ET!
• Random House: Resources for Educators, Librarians, and Parents
• Random House: Read Together be Together
• Harvard Graduate School of Education: READS Lab

Arts

• Music Resources for School Closures
• Arts & Learning Kids TV show
• Arts & Learning Snacks!

Wellness

• Healthier Generation Resources for Parents & Caregivers
• Jr. NBA at Home
• Aspen Institute Suggestions to Promote Physical Activity
• The Aspen Institute: Project Play
• Talking with Your Children about COVID 19
• A Kids’ Guide to Coronavirus – The New York Times
• Choosing the right people to watch your children during coronavirus school lockout
• The kid-grit Pandemic Crisis Guide
• BOKS: FREE at-home physical activity resources

STEM

• “Kids and Coding: Resources for Educators” published by Syracuse University
• Khan Academy: Weekly learning plans in math for grade 3 through Algebra 2
• NATGEO@HOME
• 15 Best STEM Summer Camps presented by Summer Camp Hub
• National Geographic Learn at Home Courses (K-12th grade)
• Guidance for Supporting Science Learning During COVID-19
• Teachers In the Parks Live! Live, 15 minute Reading and Math lessons
• MLB baseball-themed online learning course for at-home students
• The Quantile® Summer Math Challenge
• The Future Starts Here: Coding Resources for Girls and Women at Every Age and Stage – Columbia Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science
• Verizon Mobile: App Development Tools and Games for Kids to Learn Programming

College and Career Readiness/Mentoring

• Updates for AP Students Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Staying on track for college during the pandemic
• How to explore colleges when you can’t visit
• Icouldbe.org
• https://www.mentoring.org/coronavirus-resources/
• Access to student leadership course for 220 Partners

General/Parents

• Khan Academy: Keep Everyone Learning
• BellXcel Remote – BellXcelremoteprovides all of the tools and resources to design, organize, implement, and assess a remote classroom environment with a strong social-emotional learning approach.
• COVID-19 Resources for Parents – American Camp Association (ACA)
• PBS KIDS Video App – Stream the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel for FREE
• COVID-19 Resources from Every Hour Counts
• National PTA: Tackling COVID-19 Together
• Comcast Internet Essentials: Free Internet During Public Health Crisis
• Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• 4 practices for anyone parenting quarantined kids – greatschools.org
• COVID-19 Education Resources – Johns Hopkins School of Education – Johns Hopkins School of Education

For Programs

• Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the COVID Era (FutureEd and Attendance Works)
• Summer Activity Guide – Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN)
• Camp Operations Guide Summer 2020 – American Camp Association (ACA)
• COVID-19 guidance today for youth programs and camps – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Summer Learning Programs – Grantmakers for Education
• 5 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Donors When Your Event is Cancelled or Postponed
• Afterschool Alliance Resource Page
• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) Commends the House for Passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201)
• Ensuring Access to the Child Nutrition Programs In the Event of School Closures
• Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE): COVID-19 Resources
• New Professional Learning Opportunities to Support School Systems’ and Educators’ Efforts to Maintain Continuity of Learning (Discovery Education)
• Information about COVID-19 for CCDF Lead Agencies: Relevant Flexibilities in CCDF Law
• Office of Child Care COVID-19 Resources
• CCDF Frequently Asked Questions in Response to COVID-19
• Free Tech for Learning
• No Kid Hungry has 5 million to give in grant funding
• COVID-19 Resources from Every Hour Counts
• Food Banks in your community
• Healthier Generation Resources for Educators & OST Staff
• Skype a Scientist
• OREO (Objectives, Responsibility, Expectations, Organizations) Online Learning Guidelines
• Don’t teach digital citizenship — embed it!
• Limiting Learning Loss While Schools Are Closed
• https://www.aspenprojectplay.org/national-youth-sport-survey/2
• Springboard Collaborative Teacher Resources
• OST Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Toolkit
• COVID-19 Response for Students Who are Homeless or With Experience in Foster Care
• Supplemental Disaster Relief Funds for Child Care
• FREE! Virtual Engagement: How to Create Participatory Virtual Experiences that Keep your Donors Engaged in Times of Crisis
• Best Practices for Keeping Your Online/Virtual Programming Safe for Campers
• VIRTUAL NIH ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINEES OUTSIDE THE NIH
• NIH CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES/RESOURCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
• NYC Community Schools COVID-19 Resource Center

For Communities

• Reach out to Congress in support of afterschool and summer
• Using federal stimulus to get schools through the coronavirus crisis: The case for summer school and summer teacher pay
• Comcast Internet Essentials: Free Internet During Public Health Crisis
• USDA-Food and Nutrition Service: Congregate Meal Waivers forSummer Food Service Program (SFSP) and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors
• Protecting Your Well-being During the Coronavirus Outbreak
• State testing at a crossroads
• After coronavirus school closings, will states need to hold kids back, institute summer school?
• Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network
• Coronavirus and Schools: A State-by-State Guide