Coronavirus Resource Guide for Parents
This article first appeared on Your Zen Mama
Hi to all,
In this midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, we are all feeling rather unsettled. Like you, our kids are out of school and we don’t know when we will be going back. We are looking forward to things getting back to normal eventually, and in the meantime we are going to try and be as helpful as possible sharing our resources with you. Below are virtual books that explain Coronavirus because little ears are always listening, free homeschooling plans and links from Scholastic, free streaming dance classes, yoga and music for little ones and you, DIY hand sanitizer, a thorough resource for recipes, and my favorite free exercise channel on You Tube. Please leave comments below for anything you think we can help with or any additional resources you want to share with the community. Keep calm and carry on…and wash your hands.
xx,
Kacy, editor, Your Zen Mama
VIRTUAL BOOKS FOR YOUR KIDS THAT HELP EXPLAIN THE CORONAVIRUS…LITTLE EARS ARE ALWAYS LISTENING
“WHAT IS THE CORONAVIRUS?” A DEVELOPMENTAL STORY BY CHLOE DRULIS
HOMESCHOOLING BY SCHOLASTIC FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 6TH
These are really fabulous. We have been using Scholastic the entire quarantine and I cannot recommend it enough. The days are so densely packed with activities and educational video content that I usually make them into units and each day on there can actually be spread out over 3-4 days. Let your imagination take over with any other sort of activities you would like to add in, and I highly recommend incorporating a daily relaxation time for your child/children. It will give you a break to do what you need to do, ie, that’s what’s happening at my house as I type this.
MAKE YOUR OWN HAND SANITIZER
Photo by Kelly Sikkema
FREE DANCE CLASSES: KIDS AND ADULTS
photo by @alexander.chung
Alexander Chung is streaming live classes at 1PM PST daily. He also has a great collection of dance classes online. Both links are below!
Photo by Georgia de Lotz
Instructions for fabulous kids dance classes from Creation Station.
go to website link below
click on the "I wanna dance" link
register your email: you will be added to a live streaming class distribution list and will get the live class links via email
FREE YOGA: KIDS AND ADULTS
Photo by Zen Bear Yoga
Corepower is offering free on-demand classes for people who sign up. If you have a class pass membership, they're offering free on-demand classes here
FOOD 52 RECIPES AND RESOURCES
Photo by Food52
PANDORA
Photo by Mohammad Metri
Some Pandora stations to help get you through:
Classic Soul to take a break & clean to
Women in Jazz to celebrate Women in history this month
Meditation to escape with
Chill Out, Relaxing or Ocean to bring your heart rate down
Spa to wind down for the day
Workout at Home with these tunes!
POPSUGAR FREE EXCERCISE CLASSES
Pop Sugar is an incredible resource for free exercise classes. They have just about everything: dance (all types), HIIT, yoga, you name it, it’s here.
Stay HOME, stay healthy, and be well. We are thinking of all of you and please leave a comment below if there is anything else we can add to this resource page to support our community.
all our love.
