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Families can take a simple self-care challenge by completing the Special Edition Self-Care Calendar activities provided by Steve Marconi @MrMarconi_MCPS. Enjoy and share your experiences!
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Parenting in a digital world can be very challenging today but do not be discouraged because you do not have to do it alone. TREND MICRO offers free webinars that help you do just that! They have topics covering everything from managing screen time, TikTok Challenges, selfie safety and more!
Click here to visit the TEND MICRO to see a list of free webinars for you to view!
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Healthy adults model healthy behaviors for children. Our children are always watching what we do and are aware of how we manage stress!
"Personal Thermometer is a technique developed by Julian Ford (1999), an expert in the field of trauma and recovery, that helps children and teens build awareness about how distressed or calm they are feeling “in the moment” and how in control or “dysregulated” they are feeling on a scale of 1-10. Used as a visual cue, the thermometer can build emotional awareness and help teens scale the intensity of their emotions. This technique is often paired with SOS below.
SOS is a technique developed by Julian Ford (1999) to help children and adolescents feel more in control in the moment. The technique involves three steps that can help the individual focus and achieve clarity of their situation, what they are feeling, what to do next.
The steps…
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Do you ever want to take a time out instead of sending your child there? Well, this article will help you create a space where you can take a time out while your child takes a moment to calm down in their own quiet calming corner. Please share pictures or ideas of what your child or adult quiet calming corner would look like!
Before you do, read the article below to get some ideas!
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Help your child learn by offering at home learning opportunities through quality academic supported online resources and tools! The following links will offer your child Math & Reading support by building their academic skills and knowledge.
Starfall Reading and Sight Word Practice Pre-K through 3rd Grade
Sight Words and Phonemic Awareness
AAASpell Spelling Practice and Vocabulary Building
AAAMath Math Skill Building by Grade Level K-8
Study Stack Flashcards and Study Games
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NCFL's guide to 30 Days of Families Learning Together provides a month's worth of family literacy activities and practices designed to inspire family memories rooted in imagining, playing, and learning together. These hands-on and wonder-filled activities were hand-selected from NCFL's signature programs, Wonderopolis and Family Time Machine. (Also available in Spanish)
Please feel free to share your own unique ideas with other families.
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In honor of National Reading Month, Education.com is sharing their learning library's Interactive Stories!
Check out this week's story:
Kumiko helps out her classmates with her origami skills (and magic paper) in this story.
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In honor of National Reading Month, Education.com is sharing their learning library's Interactive Stories!
Check out this week's story:
This online story about a cat's quest to earn enough money to buy his favorite baked good practices both reading and math!