Good Afternoon, I hope that you are doing OK with the new reality that we are all living in. I wanted to share some suggestions, opportunities and options for fun things to do. Please feel free to share. *Things to do while staying home.* *Georgia Aquarium live cam* https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ *Cincinnati Home Safari* http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/ *Scholastic releases free daily courses for kids stuck at home * https://www.wavy.com/news/health/coronavirus/scholastic-releases-free-daily-... *30 Virtual Field Trips* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRk... *Virtual Friend Movie Night* If you want to still have movie night with friends without risking COVID-19 spread, Chrome has an extension called Netflix Party that allows you to simultaneously stream Netflix with friends. It has a chat window & play/pauses for everyone in the group so you stay synced. *Download free books from the New York Public Library* https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies/ebookcentral/simplye *Public library apps* https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ *Broadway Plays * https://www.playbill.com/article/15-broadway-plays-and-musicals-you-can-watc... *Virtual tour of the Louvre* https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne *More free virtual tours* https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/03/16/social-distancing-free-virtua... *30 At Home Brain Breaks* Please don’t make your kids sit at the kitchen table and do worksheets all day because that is NOT what they are doing all day at school. Take this time to develop social and emotional skills. Here is a great list of activities to do with your children. So many of these activities are beneficial for physical, social, and cognitive development! https://m.facebook.com/story.php story_fbid=10102987225708049&id=51801325 Social Stories on the virus by Carol Gray https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemics-and-... Many companies are making their subscriptions free during this time. Here are a few that I have heard of and am familiar with. - Brain Pop and Brain Pop Jr. free during school closures: https://go.brainpop.com/accessrequest <https://go.brainpop.com/accessrequest?fbclid=IwAR0xjUrLgtKNJL2B7onXS3gA4w4I6i8UnyPiMHhLo3C0szhHUSdjX5cJEF8> - Storyline Online (always free): Books read out loud by authors / famous people: https://www.storylineonline.net/ <https://www.storylineonline.net/?fbclid=IwAR2IlL_Qh_Mjxsbch2C6ViIxSFGtwlIMDFHeVCelDaVRO9Xm-oxlrML7Fls> - Scholastic: <https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html> https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html - Learning A-Z: https://accounts.learninga-z.com/accou.../marketing/trial.do <https://accounts.learninga-z.com/accountsweb/marketing/trial.do?fbclid=IwAR1vcYjJIwVXXLWKp56d-8EHW3eGwcDx5pZ2e4h3nIyvWzlUx7yQbVmmbS0> - Accessibyte makes fun, funky, fully accessible apps for users who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, dyslexic, or have other reading difficulties: https://www.accessibyte.com/stay-safe See a large list of more resources HERE <http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/>. Susan F Rzucidlo, CESP Certified Supports Broker Call/Text 610-659-3145 Fax 1-610-200-1311 www.TerrapinHouse.org --EMAIL DISCLAIMER— Please do not print this email unless it is necessary. Every unprinted email helps the environment. The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. Please DO NOT forward any contents of this email without express permission. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future. ________________________________________________________________________