Hello friends! Welcome back to another great school year! 2020-2021 school year will look a little different. Due to the continued guidelines from the CDC for the COVID-19 pandemic, please follow your school districts specific requirements for everyone to have a safe and happy school year!
Many students and families have returned to school, many have decided to continue a remote learning environment. Which ever route you and your family have chosen, we are here to bridge the gap and provide continued support for development during the school year.
Image adopted from Mindfulness Flyer by Hannah Skinner, OTDS
It is normal to have feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and stress especially during a time of uncertainty. Mindfulness strategies help students and families cope with these feelings in a healthy way.
Below is a list of mindfulness strategies and tools to help students, parents and families cope with these uncertainties.
FAMILY RESOURCES
LIVE CAM TO THE ZOO
San Diego Zoo offers live cams and videos of your favorite animals:
Smithsonian National Zoo live webcams (lion, panda, & elephant)
VIRTUAL TOURS TO THE MUSEUMS
National Museum of Natural History (dinosaurs, plants, early life, ancient seas, mammals, ice age)
(African bush elephant & rotunda; African voices, bone hall, butterfly pavilion, fossils, human Origins, ancient Egypt)
(antlers, wet specimens, whale bones)
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MOVEMENT BREAKS FOR KIDS AT HOME
Movement break for kids
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READING STORY BOOKS TO KIDS
(videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books)
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