Learning at Home

Resources to help families continue learning from home during the COVID-19 school closures.

Check back often for more ideas, activities and information.

Activities to Continue Learning at Home

• ALP Learning at Home Activity- Phonics Hopscotch
• ALP Learning at Home Activity- Rhyming Balls
• ALP Learning at Home Activity- Short Vowel Sounds
• Tips for Homework Success from an Occupational Therapist
• toytheater.com: A collection of interactive educational games for elementary students. They are all free and are designed to work on computers, tablets and mobiles devices.

Handwriting Help

• ALP Learning at Home Activity- Handwriting Skills
• Capital Letter Formation Chart
• Lower Case Letter Formation Chart
• Number Formation Chart
• Famous Faces Activity: practice writing skills and learn about someone

Actividades para continuar aprendiendo en casa en español

• ALP actividad de aprendizaje en el hogar- Hopscotch De Fonetica
• ALP actividad de aprendizaje en el hogar- Bolas de Ritmo
• ALP actividad de aprendizaje en el hogar-Sonidos de Vocal Corta
• ALP actividad de aprendizaje en el hogar- habilidades de escritura a mano

Things To Do at Home

Storytime

• storylineonline.net: The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
• cmlibrary.org/storytime: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s new online storytime with online videos and you can also watch Family Storytime on Facebook Live.
• storytimefromspace.com: Story Time From Space: Children’s books read by astronauts at the International Space Station, a project of Global Space Education Foundation.
• kidlit.tv: Virtual library of free book read alouds, series, videos, podcasts, art, book trailers, and activities.
• thespanishexperiment.com: The Spanish Experiments has free Spanish children’s stories, online Spanish lessons and Spanish course reviews.

Get up and move!

• Free Online Karate Lessons
• GoNoodle: fun and engaging videos to get kids up and moving, also available as an App
• Cosmic Kids Yoga: More than a million kids do yoga, mindfulness and relaxation with Jaime on the Cosmic Kids YouTube Channel.
  

Nature, Museums and Language

• pbs.org/nature
• kidsgardening.org
• Virtual Museum Tours
• metopera.org: The Met will stream a title from its Live in HD series each night.
• Learn a new language: duolingo.com

Art and Music

• learnincolor.com: Educational hands-on activities you can do at home.
• jarrettlerner.com: Comic book making and activity sheets
• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: Children’s author Mo Willems hosts weekday Lunch Doodles centering on his famous characters and stories.
• Dav Pilkey at Home: Get creative and have fun with favorite characters from Dog Man and Captain Underpants. New activities, exciting videos and more posted on Fridays.
• At Home with Emily Arrow: Daily online learning, music, and stories. Daily lessons with music and mindfulness.
• You Can Play That: Live music classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00am.

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Helpful Websites

• PBS Charlotte: pbscharlotte.org/educationtoolkit
• Wilson Reading System’s free resources:  Wilson Reading System Free Resources.
• 6seconds.org: Information on Emotional Intelligence and strategies for social and emotional learning while at home
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: To ensure that families with children birth to five years of age are fully equipped with the appropriate developmental tools and resources needed to promote the importance of early literacy.
• Charlotte Observer article: NC teacher: In the COVID-19 classroom, less is more

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Additional Local Resources for Students

• CMS COVID-19 Information 
• Read Charlotte has developed a list of online supplemental learning resources for families. This list is available at ReadCharlotte.org/KeepLearningCLT.
• For information on CMS meal distribution, click here.
• For those who would like to donate books to Promising Pages for distribution to students, please click Promising Pages.
• loavesandfishes.org: Providing groceries for neighbors in need at pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County
• secondharvestmetrolina.org: Providing a regional distribution warehouse & branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need.
• Internet Access: Spectrum is providing free internet access to students impacted by Coronavirus who don’t already have access at home. Call 844-488-8395 to enroll.