These are difficult times that our country and communities are facing. Schools are closed and many families are faced with uncertainty. It is well known that children thrive on structure and that can be hard when faced with quarantine and social isolations. The following are some ideas to help structure your days to help provide both structure and fight boredom throughout the day.
Here is an example of how your day can be structured to help fight those no school, social isolation blues:
| 7 am | Wake Up/ Breakfast Time | Eat breakfastmake bedget dressedput PJ’s in laundry |
| 7:30 am | Free play time | Legos/blocksMake a fortDoll houseDramatic playCreate a mazePlaydoh |
| 8:30 am | Learning/ Academic time | MatchingCountingPrepositionsColor/Shape IDLetters/Numbers |
| 10 am | Snack time | Great time for a conversation and to work on requesting |
| 10:30 am | Craft time | CollagesPaintingCardboard Box CreationsBeadingSewingScrapbookingColoring |
| 11 am | Chore time | Pick a chore you can do together. |
| 11:30 | Story Time | Storytime onlineBooks on tapeBooks on Alexa or SiriFelt Board ActivitiesStory RetellingComprehension QuestionsStory Elements |
| 12pm | Lunch | Great time to have a conversation |
| 12:30 | Outdoor time/ Movement time | Get some fresh airDance partyMovement songsObstacle courseExercisesYoga poses |
| 1:30 | Learning/ Academic time | DescribingOrdering by sizeRhymingPatterning |
| 3:00 pm | Cooking and snack time | Homemade pizzaPopsiclesCereal barsPuddingCakeMicrowave cakeQuesadillaSlimePlaydoh |
| 4pm | Games and puzzles | Playing cardsHide and seekBoard gamesCharadesFollow the leaderGuess whoSimon saysI spy |
| 4:30 | Free Play | Kinetic SandPlaydohBeadsLegos/blocksCreate a mazeColoring |
| 5:30 | Dinner | Great time for conversation |
| 6:00 | Free play and Technology time | This is a great time to watch a favorite tv show or movie together. |
| 7:30 | Bedtime routine | Time to put on pj’s brush teeth and read that favorite bedtime story |
This can be modified to however meets your family needs and matches your wake up and bedtimes. Additionally these are some great resources for ways you can learn for free online:
- Math
- Prodigy
- Khan Academy
- Reading
- Squiggle Park
- Storyline
- Science
- Mystery Doug
- National Geographic
- Writing
- Typing Club
- Social Studies
- History for Kids
Here are some great virtual field trips that you and your family can take:
- Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari
- San Diego Zoo
- National Parks Service
- Google Arts and Culture
- MetKids
- ArtThink
- Georgia Aquarium
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- The Great Wall of China
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
- Woodland Park Zoo Seattle
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
Again, please feel free to modify and use the resources however would best fit your families needs during this time. We know this time can be overwhelming and schedules and free online resources don’t work for everyone. Please feel free to reach out to your KGH Consultant for more structure, play, and learning ideas that will best fit your family’s needs. Most importantly, take care and stay healthy. We are all in this together.
