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Creating Structure & Learning Opportunities for Your Child While Schools Are Closed
Mar 23rd, 2020

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 amWake Up/ Breakfast TimeEat breakfastmake bedget dressedput PJ’s in laundry
7:30 amFree play timeLegos/blocksMake a fortDoll houseDramatic playCreate a mazePlaydoh
8:30 amLearning/ Academic timeMatchingCountingPrepositionsColor/Shape IDLetters/Numbers
10 amSnack timeGreat time for a conversation and to work on requesting
10:30 amCraft timeCollagesPaintingCardboard Box CreationsBeadingSewingScrapbookingColoring
11 amChore timePick a chore you can do together.
11:30Story TimeStorytime onlineBooks on tapeBooks on Alexa or SiriFelt Board ActivitiesStory RetellingComprehension QuestionsStory Elements
12pmLunchGreat time to have a conversation
12:30Outdoor time/ Movement timeGet some fresh airDance partyMovement songsObstacle courseExercisesYoga poses
1:30Learning/ Academic timeDescribingOrdering by sizeRhymingPatterning
3:00 pmCooking and snack timeHomemade pizzaPopsiclesCereal barsPuddingCakeMicrowave cakeQuesadillaSlimePlaydoh
4pmGames and puzzlesPlaying cardsHide and seekBoard gamesCharadesFollow the leaderGuess whoSimon saysI spy
4:30Free PlayKinetic SandPlaydohBeadsLegos/blocksCreate a mazeColoring
5:30DinnerGreat time for conversation
6:00Free play and Technology timeThis is a great time to watch a favorite tv show or movie together.
7:30Bedtime routineTime 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:

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.

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