COVID-19 Resources
Where to get food
Access to food
- https://milwaukeenns.org/2020/03/17/covid-19-where-to-find-food-and-how-you-can-help/
- https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/en/District/About-MPS/District-News/Covid-19-Updates/03-13-20-MPS-to-Provide-Free-Meals-to-Students.htm
- https://www.bgcmilwaukee.org/meal-continuation-program/
Restaurants that are still open during COVID-19
Mental Health Resources:
Food/Housing/Volunteering
Things to do with children
Activities for Kids
Brain games
- KiwiCo – Monthly subscription boxes with STEAM-driven projects ($20 a month), ages 0-14.
- Khan Academy Kids – Free, fun educational app for kids 2-7. They created daily schedules and curriculum while your kids are home.
- Homer – Educational app for kids ages 2-8 (free 30-day trial available, $9.99/month)
- Kodable – App that teaches kids the basics of coding, for ages 4-10 (free 7-day trial, $6.99/monthly)
- Tynker – Coding app for ages 5+ (free during school closure)
- Epic! – Digital library app, reads to kids as needed ($7.99/month)
- BrainPop – Video-based educational app (free access during school closures)
- Participate in a reading challenge
- TodoMath – Math app for grades Pre-K to 2 ($69.99/year)
- Prodigy – Math app for grades 1-8 ($8.95/month)
- Splash Learn – Math app for grades K-5 (free version available)
- MentalUp – Games for attention, concentration, memory, logic and more, for kids ages 4-13 (free version available)
- YouTube Learning – Huge educational video library covering a broad array of topics (free)
- Scholastic Learning From Home – Day-by-day educational projects for grades Pre-K – 6 (free)
- Mystery Science – Easy science lessons for grades K-5 (free during school closure)
- National Museum of Mathematics – Great line-up of virtual events (free and paid options)
- ABCmouse.com – free online curriculum for kids ages 2-8 with code AOFLUNICEF
- Adventure Academy – online curriculum for kids ages 8-13 (first month free), or start here with code SCHOOL7771
- Prodigies Music – web and app streaming music curriculum (3 weeks free, then $13.99/mo)
- Vooks – web and app streaming read alouds of children’s books (30 days free, then $4.99/mo)
- Education.com – printable worksheets and lessons plans for preschool – 5th grade (currently 50% off, $42/year)
- Listen to an educational podcast – try Wow in the World! if you like science, Stories Podcast or Circle Round to hear a story, or Noodle Loaf to learn about music.
Getting the energy out
- GoNoodle – Movement and mindfulness videos (free)
- Cosmic Kids Yoga – YouTube channel with yoga-based workouts (free)
- Yogi Beans – Online streaming (14 day free trial, then $14.99/mo)
- Scavenger hunts (free printouts)
- Go on a treasure hunt – Tell them to hide something and create a treasure map for you to find it. Block off 30 min. so you can go on the treasure hunt together.
- Headspace for Kids – Meditation (2 week free trial, $69.99/year)
- 7 minute workout for kids – High intensity interval training for kids ages 7-13
Ideas for babies + toddlers
- Try these easy at-home activities for babies and toddlers from @babytoddler
- @dayswithgrey has a ton of at-home activity suggestions for 1-year-olds
- Virtual singalong with Lavender Blues – 40 min singalong at 10:30am daily on Zoom for $10
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COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions
