• Our 2020-2021 Re-Opening Plan (pdf download)
• Addendum to The Re-Opening Plan as required by the NY Department of Health and NY Department of Education (pdf download)

 

COVID-19 Resources

The Children's League has pulled together some resources that we hope you will find helpful during this COVID-19 Quarantine.  Below are some tip sheets and websites as well as some documents that may help you:

• Stay informed
• Cope with this crisis
• Advance your child's skills

 

General Information Sites on COVID-19:

• Center for Disease Control (CDC): COVID-19 (website)

• NYS Department of Health: COVID-19 What You Need to Know (website)

• NYS Department of Health Letter to Families (pdf download)

 

Behavioral Coping Strategies:

• Suggestions for Coping with COVID-19: For your children, your family, and YOU! (pdf download by Dr. Guild)

• Why Children Misbehave: A guide to understanding misbehavior so that you can do something about it. (pdf download by Dr. Guild)

• Behavior Checklist: Your Words Matter (pdf download)

• Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting from COVID-19 (website)

• Printable Resources for Behavior Management - Colorful & Simple to Understand Behavioral Guidance (pdf download)

• Autism Little Learners: Resources for Parents and Educators Coping with COVID-19 (website)

 

Tips and Strategies for Teletherapy:

• For Parents

  • Teaching Young Children through Video Conferencing: A New Challenge.  Tips for Parents and other Caregivers  (pdf download by Dr. Guild)

  • Teletherapy Checklist for Parents (pdf download) 

• For Teachers and Therapists

  • Teaching Young Children through Video Conferencing: A New Challenge for Instructional Control. Tips for Teachers and Therapists (pdf download by Dr. Guild)

  • Teletherapy Checklist for Therapists (pdf download)

  • Trouble Shooting Tele-Therapy (pdf download by Dr. Guild)

  • Animated Story Books from Vooks (website)

 

Fun Educational Things to do:

• Sesame Street (website)

• TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes (YouTube Channel)

• PBS - Free Resources for Parents to Help Your Child Learn & Grow (searchable by age) (website)

• Scholastic - Learn at Home Grades Pre-K & K Fun Learning Activities (website)

• Smithsonian Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens (website)

• NASA's Kid Club (website)

• Audible.com: Free Listening for Little Learners (website)

 

Other Things Parents can do at Home to Promote Learning:

• Calming Sensory Activities: A List of 145 Calming Activities (pdf download Adapted by Mrs. Amy Roberts)

• Speakeasy: A Website with Language Instructional Tips and Activities - broken out by child skill level (website)

• Tools to Grow at Home: Simple and Fun Activities for Building Gross Motor, Fine Motor, and Language Skills (pdf download)

• 25 Simple Speech and Language Strategies You Can Use at Home (pdf download)

• Tips for Parents When Speech Therapy is Temporarily Unavailable (pdf download)

• 9 Indoor Activities for Very Active Children (website)

 

NYSED Office of Early Learning Newsletter

• April Edition (pdf download) loaded with useful resources for parents and teachers

If your child attends The Children's League and you need a hard copy of any of the above documents, please contact The Children's League at 716-592-9331 or [email protected]