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Fueling Brains Early Childhood Learning
Fueling Brains is a personalized online platform that is offering FREE live classes every day to assist in early childhood education for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Parents can also connect with other parents via online communities to support each other as you learn how to embrace early childhood learning at
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Stream Wildlife Documentaries on CBC Gem
Have you run out of your teaching brain power for the day? Let the kids learn about wildlife around the world while watching an engaging documentary on Gem, CBC’s streaming service. These documentaries are free to watch but do include several short ad breaks throughout the programming. Some of the
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Virtual Storytime with Pete the Cat creator James Dean
Don’t let the blue cat blues get you down! Tune in to Instagram Live every weekday at 10am for a virtual storytime with Pete the Cat creator James Dean. Dean, the man behind everyone’s favourite cool cat Pete, his brother Bob, and their motley crew of cats and creatures will
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Boredom Busters – Cool Kids’ Craft Ideas from Michaels
“Mooooooooom, I’m boooooooored!” Stop right there! Do not pass go, do not collect $200 – head straight to canada.michaels.com and find inspiration for cool (and easy!) kids’ crafts! The Michaels “Projects” tab has how-to tips for crafters of all ages, but we especially like the section called Kids’ Crafts. There
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This Just In: Fun in the Global News Family Zone
Add Global News to your family’s go-to list of resources for fun activities and entertainment during the COVID-19 situation. Their new Family Zone offers plenty of things your kids will love. They can Colour a HERO or take a Home School Selfie and submit the photos to be shared during
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Grandparents Share Your Skills! It’s All-Hands-On-Deck When Schooling-From-Home
In our house we are going with an “all hands on deck” approach. If you have a skill, it’s time to cough up your expertise and share that knowledge with the kids. We have all four grandparents involved, in various, ways to help educate and entertain the kids. Getting the
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Make Memories with a Mini Staycation at Home
With each passing birthday, holiday and special occasion, it’s hard not to let hope escape out the back door. Part of me just wants to pout and throw a toddler-sized tantrum over all the things that are cancelled. But the truth is, my kids don’t care near as much as
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Printable Workbooks from edHelper! Lots of Them Divided by Grade Level!
Does anyone else feel like the world’s current situation sounds like a short story written by a first-grader? First, there was a bad virus, COVID-19. Next, the world ran out of toilet paper. Finally, nobody had to go to school, and all the parents had to stay home from work.
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Draw With Disney Animation
Want to learn to draw like a real Disney animator? Me too! Check out Disney’s latest free offering, “Draw With Disney Animation”. A real Disney artists leads you on this Youtube art adventure. Check back for more using the hashtag #DrawWithDisneyAnimation. Draw With Disney Animation: Website: youtube.com Looking for more
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Simple Fun at Home – Ideas for Your Weekend
Weekends at home are the only option for the foreseeable future. In our house we are working hard to separate the weekdays from the weekends. Our weekdays are structured – everyone gets dressed, beds are made, schooling and working-fr0m-home are in full-force. But on the weekends, we are relaxing the
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