Parent Resources

General Information:

Other resources for parents and families:

Family Health and Wellness Resources:

  • Kids’ Health (information and activities for kids, teens, parents on many topics related to health)
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL)– UBC Project with many helpful resources relating to mental health and social emotional learning.

Technology and Digital Responsibility:

Blogs:

Language Arts (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing – Communication)

Mathematics:

Possible Daily At Home Learning Routines

The reality is that likely your week will end up as a mixture of all three types of schedules but they provide a starting place for planning with your family. Please remember that physical and emotional wellness is our number one priority through this time for our learners and families. It is not our goal to recreate school in your home! 🙂

Sample One: (Structured)

Morning routines (personal hygiene, get dressed, make bed, care for animals etc.) 8:00 Breakfast (family meal where possible) – help to clean up

Math 1/2 hour online 1/2 hour offline  (online, offline, hands on, play based, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

10:00 – Healthy Snack Get Outside (GO) time (nature based learning – gardening-exploring etc.)

11:00 Language Learning Activities 1/2 hour online 1/2 hour offline (online, offline, hands on, play based, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

12:00 Lunch (family meal where possible)

Get Outside (GO) time (activity based learning – run/jump/ball skills/nature walk/skipping/obstacle course, scavenger hunt, etc.)

1:00 Second Language learningScience, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math (STREAM) activities (online/offline, hands on, play based, project work, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

3:00 Snack – Healthy Snack

Clean up from the day’s activities – reading time – quiet time – individual pursuits

Dinner (family meal where possible)

Sample Two: (Timelines, Some focused time but mainly flexible)

Morning routines (personal hygiene, get dressed, make bed, care for animals etc.) 8:00 Breakfast (family meal where possible) – help to clean up

Math/Language learning activities (online, offline, hands on, play based, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

10:00 – Healthy Snack Get Outside (GO) time (nature based learning – gardening-exploring etc.)

11:00 Math/Language learning activities (online, offline, hands on, play based, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

12:00 Lunch (family meal where possible)

Get Outside (GO) time (activity based learning – run/jump/ball skills/nature walk/skipping/obstacle course, scavenger hunt, etc.)

1:00 Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math (STREAM) activities (online/offline, hands on, play based, project work, mix of self directed and suggested learning activities from teacher)

Snack – Healthy Snack

Clean up from the day’s activities – reading time – quiet time – individual pursuits

Dinner (family meal where possible)

Sample Three: (Let’s see how it goes – with some suggested structures)

Morning routines (personal hygiene, get dressed, make bed, care for animals etc.) Breakfast (family meal where possible)

Encourage Opportunities for: Read/Write/Draw and/or Count/Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide/Shapes/Patterns etc.

Snack (healthy snacks)

Get Outside (GO) time (nature based learning – gardening-exploring etc.)

Encourage Opportunities for: Read/Write/Draw and/or Count/Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide/Shapes/Patterns etc.

Lunch (healthy lunch)

Afternoon Activities: Lego, Minecraft, building, art, science, cooking/baking, gardening, sewing)

Snack (healthy snack) Individual Pursuits/Projects

Dinner (family meal)