Continuity of Learning During COVID-19 Resource Database

Many classrooms use morning meetings to check-in with students and lay out the goals of the day, and this is still possible with asynchronous distance learning or work packets that go home. See elementary and middle school examples of a morning meeting check-in.

Created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), this website poses an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and invites students to explore it in a variety of ways.

Provides guidance on applying the principles of development and learning when considering if, how, and when to use technology and new media with young children.

This website from the National Science Foundation, offers STEM activities for learners of all ages that can be practiced online.

This website provides day-to-day projects and activities to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

This information brief helps parents of children with disabilities understand how virtual instruction will meet the needs of their child and what their level of engagement will be in supporting their child’s learning.

This website features resources including videos and documents topics from on science, nature, history and more.

This website outlines how to create positive and productive environments in our homes while so many schools are closed.

Parents: Supporting Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic offers practical tools and easy-to-implement tips to help children learn at home during the school shutdowns caused by COVID-19. Created specifically with parents in mind, this module covers strategies to help parents get children ready to learn; support reading and mathematics instruction; promote children's social and emotional wellbeing, and help struggling learners and students with disabilities.

This website includes daily schedules, quizzes, and other tools and resources to prepare students and families for remote and virtual learning. Experts are also available for office hours to answer questions through virtual mediums.

This website includes books and games tailored to engage and enrich the learning of younger children. (ages 2-7)

Shares what parents, caregivers, and teachers can do to provide hour-to-hour care and learning opportunities as they co-teach young children sheltering-in-place at home and provides links to additional resources.

Presents the early math skills that children will need to have when they enter school, and how everyday interactions and informal activities done at home can help build those skills.

Education Modified: Provides two research-based strategy bundles for families of special populations students (or all students) that contain strategies and activities parents can use at home to complete schoolwork or provide enrichment learning activities for their children.

This article from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) describes specific considerations and strategies for parents when supporting their students with disabilities in beginning online instruction.