June 2020
How to teach science at home and what to learn from it after the pandemic (Part II)
In this video we will specifically talk about how to teach science at home, the problems teachers and families face, and what lessons to learn after the pandemic. What will be the benefit of teaching science in the future? Danièle Perruchon, representative of the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) at UNESCO and President of OMEP France.
Watch this video by World OMEP.
COVID-19 Emergency Response (World Vision International)
Access this Resource Hub at World Vision International.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan
COVID-19 Aftershocks: Secondary impacts threaten more children's lives than disease itself
“As many as 30 million children are at risk of disease and death because of the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Vision’s Aftershocks report considers what would happen if the devastating secondary impacts of the 2015-2016 Ebola outbreak on children were replicated in the 24 most fragile countries covered by the UN’s COVID-19 humanitarian appeal.”
A Perfect Storm: Millions more children at risk of violence
“Research shows that as many as 85 million more girls and boys worldwide may be exposed to physical, sexual and/or emotional violence over three months as a result of COVID-19 quarantine.”
Read this downloadable report by World Vision International.
Thinking About Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Impacts Through a Science-Informed, Early Childhood Lens
By Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. and David R. Williams, Ph.D.
Read this guide by the Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University.
Coloring pages and Activities (SP)
Sesame Street coloring pages adapted by UNICEF LACRO (Spanish).
Coronavirus: A book for children
An illustrated story book for chidren to understand COVID-19 and lockdown measures.
Read this storybook by Nosy Crow!
First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Additional resources included. Available in English and Spanish. [Content for slightly older children or with the aid of a caregiver.]
Access this workbook by Scholastic and the Yale Child Study Center.
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