047: Kanika Chadda-Gupta Homeschooling During COVID-19

Published: April 22, 2020, 8:30 a.m.

b"Around the nation, more than 124,000 schools are closed or are scheduled to close, impacting more than 55.1 million students.\\nChances are that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has impacted your family and your kids are at home indefinitely.\\nAs families evaluate how to keep their children safe and healthy while still learning, here are some of my recommended educational resources to navigate these unique times, including printables - my toddler schedule, worksheets for toddlers on letters, shapes, and numbers, and at-home scavenger hunt.\\nVirtual Classes and Events\\n\\nPINTEREST: Indoor Scavenger Hunt\\n\\n\\nGOOGLE DOCS: Virtual Class Schedule to Keep Your Toddler Busy During Self-Quarantine Time \\u2014 by Allysa Axelband Hassid, a former educator (14 years experience), current elementary school tutor, consultant, SAHM.\\n\\nHISAWYER.COM: Treasure Trunk Theatre \\u2014 super fun, live, and FREE online classes, broadcasted via Facebook Live. a live imagination\\n\\nCALENDARKIDDO.COM: Daily Classes \\u2014 Drop-in classes and events catering to children between 0 - 5 years old.\\xa0\\n\\nAPPS:\\xa0\\n\\n\\nABC MOUSE: ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more\\n\\n\\nKHAN ACADEMY KIDS: Learning is joyful with Khan Academy Kids! Their award-winning app includes thousands of educational activities, books, songs, and games for toddlers.\\n\\n\\nCIRCLE TIME:\\xa0Circletime Fun offers kids classes from home that you can either watch on-demand or participate in live. Each class is led by an expert instructor and geared toward children ages 0-6. Registration is required to access the classes but is free with this code: homefun1.\\n\\n\\nABCYA: ABCya offers more than 400 educational games for children in grades Pre-K through 6. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and families can access all ABCya's regular games and videos with a free subscription.\\n\\n\\nBRAIN POP: BrainPOP provides animated interactive lessons, quizzes, and games for core subjects and a variety of electives.\\n\\n\\nPBS: Stream your favorite new PBS shows \\u2014 and ones from the archives!\\n\\nIf you have any suggestions for show topics or guests I should invite on the show or are seeking advice with your personal journey through pregnancy or parenting or just want to say hi, II\\u2019d love to hear from you. Write to me at thatstotalmomsense@gmail.com. Remember, always trust your mom sense. Stay strong, supermamas! See you next time.\\nKanika's Links:\\n\\nWEBSITE: ThatsTotalMomsense.com\\n\\n\\nINSTAGRAM: @KanikaXoXo\\n\\n\\nFACEBOOK: /kanikachaddagupta"