Teachers need breaks. We squeeze twelve months of work into a ten month period, and pour every ounce of our soul into our kids each year. We use our breaks to recharge our batteries so we can give even more to our students. But we never could have imagined a “break” of this sort: an indefinite break from our classrooms, where most of us do not know when or where our teaching will continue. The phrase “at home learning” is new to all of us.
Teachers all across the country are being asked to create at home classrooms with as little as a few hours worth of notice. And we are not only rising to the challenge, we are killing it.
Some teachers, though, are yet to be given clear directions. Many of these teachers, myself included, are feeling anxious about what’s to come. We want to continue to support our students’ learning while they are at home, yet we are waiting for some sort of guidance.
Parents are reaching out to us, looking for answers, and we have none to give. The best we can do right now, is point them in the direction of free online learning resources and websites. Things we have used in our classroom (and some that we haven’t), that can continue the pace of learning while we are in this waiting period.
If you’re in the same boat, or are just looking for a way to get this information out to parents, please click here or on the image above for a free download of kindergarten friendly websites that can be sent to families.
Other Resources
And if you’re looking for resources to send home, here are some that can be emailed to parents for them to print and use at home! (my normal TOU will be waived during this time)
^20 editable sight word activities: parents can type in the sight words and print out activities for their kids to work on.
^CVC Activities: Parents can print out the hands on activities or the no prep activities.
^FREE 3D Shape Activities: Hands on games and no-prep printables for parents to print at home!
