In this powerful short film, watch and hear from elementary school students learning to use mindfulness to navigate complex feelings. “Just Breathe” was created by Mindful Schools graduate and filmmaker, Julie Bayer Salzman.
Sleep is important. Because of school closures they are finding that some people are sleeping more, which is good - if not too much. But some, especially children, are not sleeping or not with routine, which is not good. Sleep is important to your child’s mental and physical health.
If your child/teen is off their routine try the ten-day plan to improve this. If you would like your child to go to bed at 8PM and they are getting in bed by 10PM. That is a 120 minute difference. Divide the 120 by 10 and move back sleep time 12 minutes each night.
Sleep impacts learning. A few tips for sleep and some resources:
Common Sense is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.
The Illinois State Board of Education curated the following free resources to assist districts, teachers, and parents during this unprecedented time. The intent is to provide free or temporarily free learning resources for teachers and parents to support student learning while Illinois’ schools are closed. These resources do not represent an endorsement or recommendation of curriculum or eLearning systems.
Audible
Audible is offering free access to students due to school closures.
Downtown Springfield, Inc along with local Springfield businesses GoWeb1 and AlertsMadeEasy.com new website called Springfield Zoom is your hub for learning the current status of closures in the greater Springfield Illinois area.
Central Illinois Food Bank
Donate, Volunteer, find programs.
IDES
COVID 19 & UnEmployment Resources
COVID-19 Emergency Provider Search
Illinois site to locate Childcare
WHO COVID 19 Myth Busters
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
Transition to K, Middle & High School, Title I, Parent Leadership, etc. Booklets
The Family-School Partnership Program offers electronic versions of the following publications to download and distribute for free. Post them to your website, or distribute them through email messages, social media, and other electronic notification software and services.
Transition Tips
Tip sheets for parents and students from parents and students! These sheets were created from surveys to parents and students in Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade to help their new underclassmen prepare for their new grade.
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