Resources for Parents and Kids

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Check out #SaveWithStories on Instagram and Facebook

       Celebrities are reading stories for young children

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Tune into Live Cams offered by many zoos and aquariums

        https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams

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PBS Kids has both live TV but also games and activities for young kids

        https://pbskids.org/video/livetv

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Boston Children's Hospital is now posting ideas for parents to help entertain kids. You can follow them on Twitter.

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Boston Children's Museum is posting exploration ideas kids can do at home

       https://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/

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Special Education Resources

       https://www.cotting.org/2020/03/13/specialedonlineroundup/

       The Cotting School, Lexington, MA, has a website with a long list of resources for students with special needs and most of the        resources are great for all kids!

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Mass Advocates provides important information and resources for families of children with special needs. 

        https://www.massadvocates.org/covid19

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Boston Museum of Science has many great "indoor" ideas

        https://mos.org/MOSatHome

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83 ideas for teens

        https://yourteenmag.com/coronavirus/things-to-do-social-distancing

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More ideas for "indoor' activities for young children

        https://talkingisteaching.org/Indoors

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Landmark School provides tools for helping students with Specific Learning Disabilities access online material and academic lessons

        https://mailchi.mp/landmarkschool.org/support-your-students-with-sld-during-remote-learning?e=7eda61aa4c

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PBS Teachers website offers many ideas that can be adapted for young children of all abilities

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        Pre K to K: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/shared/2507117/4870547/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=covid19#.XosoGNUvz6Y

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        Grades 1 and 2: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/shared/2507117/4870564/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=covid19#.XnTWGZNKgzQ

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10 Activities for young children with materials you have at home

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10QUURMtF1QHWVmRVd-mfeVSfRGQC28Hc8V7DlH2S92w/edit

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Activities for young children developed by the Eliot Pearson Children's School

https://sites.tufts.edu/eliotpearsonchildrensschool/eliot-pearson-childrens-school-online-program/educational-activities-at-home/

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National Geographic Family-- online magazine for kids and parents

​https://www.nationalgeographic.com/family/

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