Please browse the resources below and make sure to ask your SLP, mentor, or our office any questions you may have.
Setting up a Routine
With the Thinking Organized COVID-19 Time Log
Many schools and workplaces are back in-person! However, it’s still important to maintain a productive and sustainable daily, weekly, or monthly schedule.
The “COVID-19 Thinking Organized Time Log” can help you organize your or your child’s days. You’ll also find suggestions for using it.
The example page samples a middle school or high school daily schedule, however, this log can easily be adapted for younger children, college students, and adults.
For example, young children should be scheduled for 15 to 30-minute increments vs. hour-long increments. On the other hand, college students or adults need to focus on breaking their tasks into manageable chunks over a long period of time.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TIME LOG
Helpful Resources
Talking About Coronavirus
- Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus, Child Mind Institute
- About the Coronavirus Movie, BrianPop
- How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus, PBS
- How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus, New York Times
- Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus, NPR
Websites, Apps, and Other Resources
Interactive Resources
- Boom Learning: fun, interactive cards for various activities. wow.boomlearning.com
- Virtual Field Trips: www.virtualfieldtrips.org
- BrainPop and BrainPop, Jr.: educational videos and activities. www.brainpop.com and jr.brainpop.com
- Internet Archive: books, video, audio, and much, much more! www.archive.org/details/books
Block Access During School Hours
- SelfControl: www.selfcontrolapp.com
- StayFocusd: StayFocusd is available as a Chrome extension
- AntiSocial: antisocial.io http://www.antisocial.io
Limit Screen Time
- Qustodio: www.qustodio.com
- Screen Time: available on Apple products
Attention and Focus
- Forest: https://www.forestapp.cc/
- Noisli: https://www.noisli.com/
- Pomodoro: https://tomato-timer.com/
Educational/Content-Specific
- The Kid Should See This: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/
- PBS Learning Resources: https://mpt.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/new-school-routines/
- OLogy: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
- iCivics: https://www.icivics.org/games
- Smithsonian Distance Learning: https://learninglab.si.edu/distancelearning
- Reading Rockets (reading): https://www.readingrockets.org/
- Bedtime Math (math): http://bedtimemath.org/
Organization
- My Study Life: https://www.mystudylife.com/
- Habitica: https://habitica.com/
- My Homework: https://myhomeworkapp.com/
Motivation and Online Games
- Written? Kitten!: Write 100 words and you get rewarded with a picture of a kitty, puppy, or bunny. https://writtenkitten.co/
- Social and Emotional Skill Sharing: https://jillkuzma.wordpress.com/friendship-interaction-skills/teaching-ideas/
- Online Games: www.smart-games.org/en/set/start
- Online Games: www.happy-neuron.com/brain-games/executive-functions
Reading and Literature
- Newsela: news articles for all ages. www.newsela.com
- ReadWorks: free reading comprehension tools. www.readworks.org
- Epic: Free online books for kids. www.getepic.com
Time Management
- Clocky: Alarm on wheels. https://clocky.com