How to Manage Your Child (for Parents) Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource is a needed thing now a days. Every parents is searching on how to manage their kids in the Corona days. Here are some coronavirus Resources & Tips for Parents, Children & Others to handle their kids. Do share this list to other parents who are struggling to manage their kids as well.

Manage Creative time of Kids using the below activities in Coronavirus (COVID-19) days

1. Creative time
2. Play Doh Contest - Animal Shapes
3. Throw a party - come up with a theme and make decorations for a family party
4. Record a 1 minute Ted Talk Video 
5. Learn the process of creating manure and then executing it
6. Make a collage on your favorite topic
7. Best from waste Activity - Make something useful from waste 
8. Learn a new type of painting such as Madhubani, Tikuli etc 
9. Create a box full of success - Write down your achievements on a chit paper and put it in that box
10. Create your own Calendar by giving themes to each month 
11. Great resource for activities: www.busytoddler.com
12. Decorating their room by creating new stuff 
13. Setting up a kitchen garden by growing coriander, tomato, lemon, orange or any other fruit/ vegetables 
14. Learning a recipe for making a smoothie / shake 
15. Learning origami and creating several figures from paper 
16. Creating different paper planes and finding out which is the most efficient 
17. Learning Calligraphy and improving your writing 
18. Learning doodling
19. Learn to Rap a song ( English or Hindi) 
20. Writing script for a movie 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Time: Things to do for Managing Academic time for Parents

1. Outschool
2. Khan Academy
3. Scholastic.com/learnathome
4. Writing a 10 page book explaining a concept with illustrations
5. ideas which can make the world sustainable and environment friendly 
6. Shark Tank at home - Come up with a business idea, make a poster and "pitch" it to the judges
7. Writing handwritten letters to friends, family 
8. Learning a new language ( Basics) 
9. Build the tallest structure possible using just 1 foot of masking tape and 20 strands of dry spaghetti
10. Science experiments - Make an egg float in salt water, etc - http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
11. Creating a ppt on CORONA VIRUS and its impact 
12. Science experiements from ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry/experiments.html
13. Age-appropriate science lesson plans from ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/inquiryinaction.html
14. Calculating water usage ( Monthly, yearly) by using unitary method 
15. Learning about states of India ( Pick any 5 states) and they can research about Culture, language, resources, economy 
16. Learn Story telling skills

Daily Challenges for Children to do in Coronavirus (COVID-19) lock ups

1. The idea is to challenge yourself daily and improve at it 
2. Typing Speed Challenge 
3. Plank/ Situps/ Pushup Challenge
4. Painting in a minute - Challenge 
5. Quiz time - Most number of questions answered 
6. Solve a sudoku in 15 min Challenge 
7. Writing as many words with a single alphabet challenge 
8. Spelling Bee Competition 
9. Completing tasks in 30 minutes 
10. Creating a sandwich in 10 minutes 

Important links for Parents ( Free Online Resources for educating your child) in Coronavirus (COVID-19) home stay

S.no Organisation Link Description 

1 Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org - Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it’s mostly common material.

2 BBC Learning - http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/  - This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

3 Futurelearn - https://www.futurelearn.com  - Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

4 Seneca  - https://www.senecalearning.com - For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

5 Openlearn - https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ - Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

6 Blockly - https://blockly.games - Learn computer programming skills — fun and free.

7 Scratch - https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/ - Creative computer programming

8 Ted Ed - https://ed.ted.com - All sorts of engaging educational videos

9 National Geographic Kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ - Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

10 Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com Learn languages for free. Web or app.

11 Mystery Science https://mysteryscience.com Free science lessons

12 The Kids Should See This https://thekidshouldseethis.com Wide range of cool educational videos

13 Crash Course https://thecrashcourse.com You Tube videos on many subjects

14 Crash Course Kids https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids As above for a younger audience

15 Crest Awards https://www.crestawards.org Science awards you can complete from home.

16 iDEA Awards https://idea.org.uk Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

17 Paw Print Badges https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.

18 Tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com All kinds of making.

19 Prodigy Maths https://www.prodigygame.com Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

20 Cbeebies Radio https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio Listening activities for the younger ones.

21 Nature Detectives https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedete.../ A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

22 British Council https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find Resources for English language learning

23 Oxford Owl for Home https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ Lots of free resources for Primary age

24 Big History Project https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.

25 Geography Games https://world-geography-games.com/world.html Geography gaming!

26 Blue Peter Badges https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.

27 The Artful Parent https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/ Good, free art activities linked to from this Facebook page

28 Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts for little ones

29 The Imagination Tree https://theimaginationtree.com Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

30 Toy Theater https://toytheater.com/ Educational online games

31 DK Find Out https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/... Activities and quizzes

32 Twinkl https://www.twinkl.co.uk This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.”

Credits: https://medium.com/@manisharoses/free-on-line-education-resources-for-parents-105c5520b262 and  Nihal Rustgi Parents Guidebook Excel.

Guide for Parents to Manage Kids in Coronavirus (COVID-19) Period

Activity Guide for Parents

Sl. No	Activity	Age Range	How it works	Link
1	The San Diego Zoo	All	Explore the zoo from the comfort of your home	https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
2	Tour Yellowstone National Park!	All	Choose your virtual tour and get adventuring	https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
3	Explore Mars on the Curiosity Rover	All	Check out the surface of Mars from your desktop!	https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
4	Indoor Activities for Toddlers	Toddlers	40+ ideas to keep your toddler busy	https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/
5	Virtual tour of The Louvre	Older ages	Explore the Louvres exhibits	https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
6	Fun Games (Math and Reading)	K-8th	Play fun games while learning new skills	https://www.funbrain.com/
7	Homeschooling Worksheets	K-Teens	Thousands of printable educational worksheets for all ages	https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/
8	Scholastic's Learning At Home	All	Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.	https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
9	Coding platform for creating animations	All	Create stories, games, and animations through coding	https://scratch.mit.edu/
10	Prodigy	1st-8th	The engaging, curriculum-aligned math platform	https://www.prodigygame.com/
11	Originator	All	Free educational apps for download	https://www.originatorkids.com/
12	Khan Academy	2-7 years old	Educational program to promote discovery and learning	https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
13	Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus	All	Read through this comic on COVID-19 then have your kids create their own	https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
14	Breakout Edu	K-12	Educational Games	https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
15	Biology Simulations	High School	Biology Simulations helps students to learn about biology and practice data analysis skills.	https://www.biologysimulations.com/
16	Conjuegamos	All	Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin	https://conjuguemos.com/
17	BBC Earth Kids	All	Fun facts, amazing creatures, and a whole load of cool stuff about our planet.	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO_DaPp4ifhMAmiyybSLx9w
18	TED-Ed Animation	All	Topics taught using brief videos	https://ed.ted.com/lessons
19	NASA's STEM Activities	K-8th	Fun DIY activities related to STEM	https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html
20	Universe Simplified's DIY Activities	All	Fun DIY activities related to STEM that can be made from materials found at home	https://universesimplified.org/introductory-projects/
21	Zines about science	All	A beautiful combination of art and science	http://ipsawonders.com/zines/
22	Zero2Maker	10+ above	Free innovation projects for children at home	https://zero2maker.org/zerolab/
23	Exploratorium	All	Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More	https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
24	Instructables	High School+	Explore projects	https://www.instructables.com/
25	Curiosity Machine	10+ above	Learn, play, and create with future technologies including artificial intelligence	https://www.curiositymachine.org/
26	MakerEd Resources	All	Introductory resources are for those new to making	https://makered.org/resources/getting-started/
27	DIY	All	Huge library of hands-on projects, how-to videos, and an awesome kid community	https://diy.org/
28	Universe Awareness	4 - 10 years old	Inquiry-based learning techniques in a ready to use format	https://www.unawe.org/activity/
29	Scratch	All	Teach young kids how to program	https://scratch.mit.edu/
30	TeachEngineering	K-12th	STEM Curriculum for K12	https://www.teachengineering.org/
31	STEM Resources, UK	All	Website is home to thousands of free-to-access, quality-assured resources to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects	https://www.stem.org.uk/resources
32	Answer scientific questions	All	Five-minute inquiries used to start the day	https://mysterydoug.com/
33	National Geography for Kids	All	animals, science, history, and geography, then games with fun quizzes	https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
34	Science for kids, edited by kids	All	Scientists write about their cutting-edge discoveries	https://kids.frontiersin.org/
35	Math and science raps	All	Just for fun	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMXzBKm3SSA
36	Experiments	All	science expirements for home	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbprhISv-0ReKPPyhf7-Dtw
37	Podcast for the curious	All	interviews scientists, historians, and experts	https://www.vpr.org/programs/why-podcast-curious-kids#stream/0
38	77 STEM Acitivites	All	a comprehensive list of more STEM activities	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U6sqCQMlpFJjIgJO3ww2RaRnmXJOZLNv/