As teachers and parents, we’re all feeling overwhelmed by the news about COVID-19
and the effects on our everyday lives. But, supporting learning and keeping a sense of normalcy and routine for kids is important, especially during sudden school closures. As schools and teachers are working quickly to create distance learning plans, parents are juggling many uncertainties including work situations and basic needs, all while trying to keep their kids engaged with learning at home.
While this new reality won’t be easy, the good news is that there are a lot of resources to help educators and parents navigate the road ahead. At Learning Heroes, a nonprofit organization that equips parents to support learning at home, we’ve come together with partner organizations to update the Learning Hero Roadmap, a free K-8 interactive guide for supporting social, emotional, and academic development at home. The bilingual (English/Spanish) digital tool is research-based and parent friendly—a great addition for your Edmodo page and family outreach.
In addition to the roadmap, here are five ways parents can help keep their child on track when school is closed:
1. Focus on Key Skills
The Readiness Check is like a game but shows your child’s progress with key math and reading skills. As part of the results, it connects you to videos, activities, and more to support learning at home and on your phone!
2. Keep a Routine
Create a daily schedule with your child that includes math and reading as well as choice activities such as drawing, building, or dancing. It doesn’t have to be perfect so don’t stress. Parents and teachers have been sharing lots of great examples online and you can find examples on the Learning Hero Roadmap.
3. Turn Off the News and Talk
Limit the news which can be scary, especially for young children. Remind your child they are safe and that life will get back to normal. Ask them how they are feeling. They can draw or write about it too.
4. Stay Connected
Your school is likely creating a plan for digital learning. Stay in touch with teachers and other parents to work through it together. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
5. Enjoy Family Time
Play cards, cook a new or favorite recipe, make up silly songs, look at old family photos and write a story about them. Your child will be learning and having fun!
While this is certainly a stressful time, it’s also an opportunity. With extra time at home, talk to your child about their strengths, interests, and where they might need more support. One positive thing that might come out of this situation is that us parents (myself included!) will get a more up-close look at how our children are progressing and what they need. With this information, we can best partner with teachers to support learning more holistically.
We’d like to thank Windy for sharing these trusted tips and resources for parents! If your school or child’s teachers are looking for resources to continue learning online, check out the Distance Learning Toolkit we’ve put together to help schools quickly get started. We’ll also be updating the Toolkit with more resources for parents to help you support learning at home.
Holla buenas noches necesito más información y para tener más información del cumplimento de mi hija con sus trabajos gracias !!
Great tips. Thank you for your support.
Me parece buena idea!!!
Thank you for this great innovation! I’m a Grade 4 teacher and I teach every aspect of Literacy. Please, how do I get resources to share with my pupils? Thank you!
GRACIAS POR LA INFORMACIÓN
Merci Boque, gracias por LA informacion
Ottimi suggerimenti grazie mille
Crear tips thancks
Thank you. This is very helpful.
Buenas tarde, excelente, gracias por es bueno darle seguimiento a apoyo y seguimiento a la los estudios de mi hija
Hello I am also a student in Fresno Ca. Trying to get ahead but everytime i do there’s always something that happens to monkey wrench this quarantine pandemic. I am in high school trying too get my Diploma now i have to stop looking for work because they stopped the high school programs. Thanks so much for stopping schools and my life. Its hard not having funds.
Muy lindos consejos.gracias
Thank you for tips in the time of the coronavirus
Hi Peter. Thank you for sharing. At the moment all extra information helps a lot.
Nice Content
Thank you for your efforts . It’s help a lot
Thanks for supporting us.. I hope you will keep in touch
Thank You! =)
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Thankyou for supporting in cronavirus
Thanks
Thanks alot for your suport , great effort ilike it so much
The lesson so far it’s okay,but I think the student comment should be considered too,so many of them,kept complaining,they need 3rd term,not 1st and second term,they are not doing revision,it should be continuation of where they stopped,they already have what Edmodo is teaching them in their note and can as well revise or read their notes instead of wasting Data .
I will appreciate if this is looked into.
Thank you.
why is this not in video format?
Thank you for the tips.
Thanks for sharing,it help a lot.
Thanks for your support I’m very appreciative. May God bless you thank you.
Great Tips. Much Appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks a lot for your support.
Hola. Mi hija cursa el 5o grado y siempre ha confundido la -b- con la -d- sus maestros de 3o y 5o le han tratado de ayudar sin éxito. Y yo también pero no logro nada. Cuando Lee no las confunde, sólo al escribir. Pueden ayudarnos? Gracias
شكرا جزيلا على المعلومات القيمه
Thank you for the info.
At the moment take the time
to enjoy your family .
ولكونها تجربه جديده فيجب اتاحه الفرصه للتعرف على طريقه الأستعمال الصحيحه للجميع
مما لا شك فيه إنها تجربه رائعه للتعلم عن بعد وإنها تزيد من تثقيف من ليس لديهم ولم ينالو قسطاً وفيراً من التعليم ولكن يجب الفصل بين ماهوا رسمي وما هوا تجريبي بمعني لايكون الأمر متعلق بعام النقل للعام التالى بطريقه هي فى الاصل تجربه بين الفشل والنجاح فهذا الامر قد ذاد من توتر أولاياء الامور والتلاميذ ايضاً وبات الأمر مرهق وفوضوي للكثير وغتح الباب لكثير من المعلمين ضعاف النفوس من الأستفاده والتربح من هذا الامر وأصبح أننا نشجع على عمليه أبتزاز حتى لا يضيع العام الدراسى على التلاميذ ع نحن نعلم جميعاً إنه لبد من تكاتف الجميع لأنجاح التجربه وأنها جديرة بالاحترام وهي خطوة جيده للتقدم نحو الافضل ولكن برجاء الأخذ
بالاعتبار الظروف المحيطه بالجميع من النحيه النحيه النفسيه والماليه والعمليه فى وضع الكورونا وشكراً
I,m pleased for connect…thans..for mor help.
Thanks for your tips
Gracias por el concejo.
Hello I am also a student in Fresno Ca. Trying to get ahead but everytime i do there’s always something that happens to monkey wrench this quarantine pandemic. I am in high school trying too get my Diploma now i have to stop looking for work because they stopped the high school programs. Thanks so much for stopping schools and my life. Its hard not having funds.
Hola, tengo una hija adolecente de 15 anos y me cuesta mucho conversar con ella. se ensierra mucho y no quiere expresar sus sentimientos. e tratado de muchas formas para poder llegar a una conversacion de mama e hija pero es envano. sigo con mi lucha. Pueden darme algun consejos que me pueda ayudar. Porque esta pandemia la a cambiado muchisimo.
Muchas gracias, y que Dios los proteja siempre
ola ótima dica!
Thank for your time
Muy agradecida por today la informacion paso a paso para los chicos, ya gracias al Padre Celestial aprendiendo juntos hemos llegado al final de este año escolar.
Muchas gracias por su labor como maestros , gracias por todos los consejos y felices vacaciones
Windy, I like that you said we should limit the news our young child is consuming because it can be scary for them. There’s a lot going on the world right now, and we want to keep our children informed but through the right medium. I’ll follow your tip and perhaps explain to them myself what’s occurring worldwide. Moreover, I think one of the things that would be good for parents and children alike is by enrolling the kids in online supplemental education while things aren’t still back to normal. Thanks for this!
Thank you for supporting
Thank you for you countinuous support even during these trying times. Will forever remain grateful to all of you. I am learning a lot. So so much that i ALMOST do not feel affected as a pupil
Thank you soooo much it was very helpful although im a frontliner was nice to do it with my child good job keep it up.