Creative Ways to Keep Your Kids Learning When School is Closed

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting millions of lives across the country and around the globe. We all face new challenges today that we couldn't have imagined a month ago. For parents, managing children who are suddenly not in school is one of them.

In addition to school closings, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strongly recommends we practice social distancing. By now, your family is practicing this protocol described as staying away from mass gatherings and keeping a distance of 6 feet (or 2 meters) away from other people. It's what we need to do, at least for now.

Though this health crisis is trying for families, now is the time to be creative instead of defeated.

Though this health crisis is trying for families, now is the time to be creative instead of defeated. Here’s advice for managing your child's world of virtual learning and some creative ideas for ways to entertain your kids when socializing isn’t in the cards.

Set up for virtual learning success

In today’s digital world, students are privy to a classroom alternative—online learning. A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a system for delivering learning materials to students via the web. In a remote learning situation, students and instructors (or instructive materials) are separated by time and distance rather than meeting in a traditional classroom setting. Because we have the technology to transfer that information by way of things like email, discussion boards, video conferences, and audio bridges, a student's physical presence in class isn't required.

Distractions at home can make distance learning more challenging for kids and their parents.

Virtual learning offers a variety of opportunities for homebound kids to continue with their studies. But distractions at home can make distance learning more challenging for kids and their parents. A few simple strategies can help you set your child up for success.

Keep to a routine

Your student's virtual classroom experience will differ drastically from a typical school setting. Optimize his new learning schedule by creating a routine. Wake up close to your usual school morning, get dressed, eat breakfast, and get him moving on studying. Factor in reasonable breaks, decide when virtual classtime will end each day, and review daily progress. A routine will help you get much better results than if you're flying by the seat of your pants.

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