Special Education Services We understand that there may be unique challenges for students with disabilities and this may be an especially stressful time for families. The first step in adjusting to this period of time is to maintain structure at home and keep students engaged in positive, productive activities. The following resources are provided to help with this. The resources are not endorsements but offered as suggestions. We will provide additional information based on guidance from the State Department of Education. Compilation of 125+ links to be reviewed: https://www.weareteachers.com/free-online-learning-resources/?fbclid=IwAR2RtJXKVqX9Zd_q5lWbhi7ZTXD Cx31FTfiTHS38_PLXrLsEwIt85rDjbn8 Tips to Keep Kids Structured ● Keep activities with start and end times ● Have structured breaks ● Allow for downtime ● Keep routine ● Allow for exercise and movement Suggested Schedule Time Schedule Variations/Activities 7:00-8:00 Wake up Brush Teeth Morning Hygiene & Chores Wash face Shower Apply deodorant Make bed 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Help make breakfast (stir, pour, count) Eat with family Clean up table Wash/dry dishes 9:00-10:00 Morning movement Morning yoga Walk outside and listen for animals 10:00-11:00 Creative time Music Art Virtual field trips Crafts 11:00-12:00 Academic time Reading Math Science experiments 12:00-1:00 Lunch break Help make lunch Eat with family Clean up table Wash/dry dishes 1:00-2:00 Chores Laundry (wash, dry, fold) Vacuum Sweep/mop Dust/sanitize 2:00-4:00 Academic time Creative Writing; Writing letters/cards Take a 10-15 minute break Speech & Language around 3:00 Occupational Therapy 4:00-5:00 Afternoon fresh air & movement Physical Education; exercises and stretching Walk, hike, bike ride, catch or kick a ball 5:00-6:00 Free time/leisure Board games Card games Reading Puzzles 6:00-7:00 Dinner time Help make dinner Eat dinner with family Clean up table Wash/dry dishes Internet Use and Online Safety Online Safety Common Sense Media provides suggestions for promoting on-line ​ safety as well as appropriate on-line resources. Two particularly helpful articles from this site are included: ● How to Turn Kids' Phones Off at Night (or Anytime, Really) ● How to Set Screen Rules That Stick Google Crome Extensions for text-to-speech and https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/10/special-needs-extensions.htm other adaptations l?fbclid=IwAR1ziYk0Hj5TEmew0DMCnqaa0FfB25jvBUCaifBaV_kDKPGFII9X8 YUhxDw Talking to your child about coronavirus Maple, Manchester PBIS info and links (e.g., Daniel Tiger, Elmo) about sickness, handwashing, etc. https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-abo ​ ut-coronavirus Social Story about Coronavirus https://theautismeducator.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/ ​ 03/The-Corona-Virus-Free-Printable-.pdf Oak, Elm, ATA, East Comic Book NPR put out about Hartford Coronavirus: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28 ​ /809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus Resources about how to talk to children about COVID-19 https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-an d-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/tal king-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource Language Arts Tips for Reading with Your Child: ● Ask questions about the story and encourage your child to do so as well (“What do you think will happen next?” ;“What was the most important clue?”; “What was your favorite part of the story and why?” ) ● Ask your child to retell the story to you or to a younger sibling. ● Let your child know that you are always there if he is stuck and needs help with a word. Free and Public Domain Bookshare - https://www.bookshare.org/cms/ ​ Books Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/ ​ Digital Public Library of America - http://dp.la/ ​ Internet Archive - http://archive.org/details/texts ​ Open Library - http://openlibrary.org/ ​ Feedbooks - http://www.feedbooks.com/ ​ Manybooks - http://manybooks.net/ ​ Dailylit - https://www.dailylit.com/ ​ Loyal Books - http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ ​ The Literature Network - http://www.online-literature.com/ ​ Bookshare - https://www.bookshare.org/cms/ ​ Videos of Books Being Animated Books - www.youtube.com/user/StorylineOnline ​ Read Astronauts Reading from Space - https://storytimefromspace.com ​ Free worksheets https://www.education.com/worksheets/ Interactive Websites http://www.readwritethink.org and Additional Scholastic - https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/home ​ ​ Resources Starfall - https://www.starfall.com ​ ​ https://www.worksheetworks.com/ https://readworks.org/ YouTube Videos Dr. Jean Music - https://www.youtube.com/user/alexgmay/ ​ Jack Hartmann - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackhartmann ​ Math Everyday Math Pretend/Mock Sales Hold pretend lemonade stands, bake sales or sale of toys in your home. Making change means practicing math skills. You can even take it to the next level by having your child track how much money she made each hour. What time of day is the best time to have a sale? Have your child add up her expenses (for example: lemons, sugar, signs) to determine the true profit. Cook with Your Kids Measuring counts as math and simple recipes can be halved or doubled, with younger kids working the math on whole numbers and older ones on the fractions. One math teacher suggests, “Make a silly recipe for your child that says ‘5/10’ cup of milk, and have her reduce it to something on the measuring cup.” Get Outside Outdoor games are a great way to stretch math skills. You can put random numbers in hopscotch squares and require kids to add up the sums before they can advance. Timed races are a great way to practice math. It takes even more math if you challenge kids to average the results of several heats. Technology Based Resources Maple, Oak, Elm, Games - https://www.mathgames.com ​ Manchester, East Sumdog - www.sumdog.com ​ Hartford Worksheets - https://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/ ​ https://www.worksheetworks.com/ Fun Brain - https://www.funbrain.com/math-zone ​ Greg Tang Math - https://www.gregtangmath.com/ ​ Khan Academy – https://www.khanacademy.org/ ​ Math Fluency by Grade Level - https://achievethecore.org/page/2948/fluency-resources-for-grade-le vel-routines YouTube Videos Dr. Jean Music - https://www.youtube.com/user/alexgmay/ ​ Jack Hartman - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackhartmann ​ Science Maple Raising Dragons is filed with online science activities ​ ​ Ooey Gooey has a long list of science activities. ​ ​ Little Bins for Little Hands Happy Hooligans offers simple science activities. ​ ​ Fun Learning for Kids has 30 hands-on science activities ​ ​ Playdough to Plato has step-by-step activities on fun topics like ​ ​ rainbows and butterflies. Hands On as We Grow has a long list of experiments using household ​ ​ products. Manchester Very Well Family has eight recipes for homemade playdough ​ ​ Exploratorium has fun videos and instructions for at-home science ​ ​ experiments. Home Science Tools offers videos, lessons, coloring pages and more. ​ ​ Mystery Science offers free lessons broken down by grade level on fun ​ ​ topics like, “Why are baby animals so cute?” oLogy! is a science website for kids from the American Museum of ​ ​ Natural History. It includes games, stories, videos, activities to do at home and more. Science Bob offers videos of experiments and then directions to try it ​ ​ at home. Breakout Edu offers interactive digital games on topics such as the ​ ​ solar system. Curriki has lesson plans on fun topics such as the velocity of sailing and ​ ​ speed of NASCAR. Science Fun has instructions for tons of cool experiments. ​ ​ ABCYA online educational games Oak, Elm NASA offers cool space-related videos and activities. ​ ​ The Happy Scientist offers great videos and fun experiments to try at ​ ​ home. Khan Academy has lessons, activities, quizzes and more on a wide ​ range of science topics. PBS has great videos on a variety of topics, including a series on ​ ​ viruses. Worksheetworks has free science worksheets. ​ ​ Make Me a Genius has cool science jokes, videos, facts, quizzes, and ​ ​ activities. Science Buddies has over 1,500 experiments. ​ ​ Steve Spangler Science offers hundreds of experiments to do at home ​ ​ with videos explaining why they work. How Stuff Works will keep curious kids entertained for hours. ​ ​ ATA, EH Fiveable livestreams lessons in AP course material, such as AP ​ chemistry. Bill Nye the Science Guy is cool with teens. ​ ​ Chem Matters has articles and videos searchable by topic. ​ ​ Hippocampus has videos in chemistry, biology, physics and earth ​ ​ science. Fizzics offers 150 science activities for older students. ​ ​ Experiment Monkey offers games, videos, activities and experiments. ​ Virtual Urchin from Stanford University is an intensive study in sea ​ ​ urchins. Anatomy Arcade offers games, interactive activities, flashcards, and ​ ​ videos. Flipping Physics teaches through comedic videos and gifs. ​ ​ University of California Museum of Paleontology has fun, interactive ​ ​ lessons dinosaurs, evolution, geology and more, including “What Did T-Rex Taste Like?” Music Maple and https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/maplepagethree Manchester https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/mapleacademypageone ​ https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/maplecontinued ​ https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/justdance215 ​ http://touchpianist.com/ (for use with a touchscreen device) ​ ​ https://www.incredibox.com/ https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ ​ https://www.gonoodle.com/ ​ Oak and Elm, https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/