Comments on: How to Set Children Up For Virtual School Success

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 13:29:36 +0000

In reply to Ashtynn.

Thats such a shame. If you tied a theraband to the leg of the desk or their chair for them to pull on, would the teacher mind/notice? Also, if you have a child with a documented learning disability/anxiety/ADHD etc, talk to their school about accomodations that could include fidgets or sensory breaks. Good luck, I wish I could help more!

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:48:31 +0000

A little tip from special ed: for children with limited mobility who need a break, squigz (or a similar toy) stuck to a table can be good “heavy work” for a few minutes. Pop tubes, too. These can also be a fun little sensory break for any young kid — everyone has sensory needs and can benefit from a sensory break every so often (adults too!).
And Im not saying you should stick squigz to the bottom of the desk for a kid to fidget with in a class that doesn’t allow toys but…I’ll just leave that here.
Congrats to all parents for the wonderful work you have done so far!

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:20:55 +0000

In reply to Sabrina.

I am a teacher. Fidgets are not toys. They are used at school to help children who are autistic, have anxiety etc. The school should allow this.

By: Katie Fletcher

Katie Fletcher — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 06:56:30 +0000

I’m a High Schooler in Victoria Australia which has recently gone back to remote learning after the first one was back in April/May. I also finishing my schooling this year and needless to say, it has not been what I expected. All I will say is that the kids will do their best and will stick to their schedules the best they can.
Keep your heads up! Hopefully this will all be over soon. Good luck Padalecki family.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:57:09 +0000

My oldest is starting kindergarten fully remote in a few weeks. We’re moving to a larger house in a little over a month so she’ll start one school then go to another unfortunately with the way things worked out. But I set up a small table and chairs in the corner of her bedroom for now and hung up stuff to make it look like a classroom in hopes she’ll settle into it a little. Currently we don’t have any space anywhere else but in our soon to be new home we’ll be able to set her up separate from her bedroom. Not sure what to expect from the school for her, they keep changing their plans and pushing the start date back further and further.

By: Alli.

Alli. — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:43:54 +0000

My son is starting kindergarten and our school district has 2 options currently. Virtual learning which is 100% at home learning or remote learning. Virtual learning is a combination of elementary schools and will not have any face to face instruction. Remote learning allows the children to have there elementary schools teacher and classmates from there current school. Currently distance learning will remain in effect till October 30 (First report card). The school board will review if they will move to limited face to face in November. We bought a desk and chair but the school supplied the tablet with apps already loaded to start school after labor day.

By: Ashtynn

Ashtynn — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:48:33 +0000

These are great suggestions! Unfortunately the schools in my area do not allow food or toys during the zoom meetings 🙁 it’s very stressful

By: Johna

Johna — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:51:33 +0000

I have 4 (3 middle schoolers and my niece whos in 1st grade) that are doing all remote learning. We dont have space for them each to have a desk so I turned our dining room into a classroom. Everyone gets to sit at the “teachers” table aka dining table. My buffet now houses their cubbies with all of their supplies. Anything I could do to make it feel more like a classroom I did. We have game nights with friends planned and we are looking into “field trip” options. We as parents need to remember we are our childrens first teachers.WE’VE GOT THIS. After all we’ve gotten them this far.