SCHOOLS CLOSED?
How to Make a New
Home Routine…
WORDS: Suanne Bouar PBSor
For ost o us lie eels anythin ut
noral riht no ith the COID
aneic schools close an
orkin ro hoe But you can create
a ne noral or your aily y hain
consistent routines
Chilren thrie on routines To little ones
there is so uch ne in their orls their
rains an their oies eery ay that
akin thins reictale is reassurin
is nee that reassurance no ore
than eer
With any schools cancelle an eole
liitin their eosure to others its u to
us as arents to ake ne routines so our
chilren eel sae an care or Those
routines are roaly oin to look ierent
than hat ere use to ut thats okay We
ust nee to ake the consistent
ere are soe suestions o ho to
ake a ne routine or your eekays
I recoen keein eekens looser
ust like e o in
other ties
Set a school day schedule.
ee it as close to your chils noral
school scheule as ossile I your
chil is not yet in school create locks
o tie urin the ay or certain tyes o
actiities oun kis loe to lay school
an this is a reat tie to et the in a
hait o a routine
I your kis are in rae school or oler
set u secic ties or reain ath
an other acaeic ork as ell as
reaks Theyll e ore cooeratie an
ork harer i they kno hen theyre
eecte to ork an or ho lon
sk your chil or her teacher ho lon
their suect erios usually last you
iht een n it on the school esite
Consier usin a tier or eale thirty
inutes or each suect to cut on on
the When can I e one uestions
Is school close et aily actiities an
tis you can use to hel kis lay an
learn at hoe
Learn from the world
around you.
Many schools are senin ork or
roiin uiance aout hat kin o
ork to o But i youre not sure hat to
o hae your kis RED RED RED
Use your enironent o or a nature
alk een i you lie in the city an oint
out hat you see Encourae your kis to
ake aes out o reain laels an
countin oects in your hoe ou iht
e surrise at hat they coe u ith
Buil secic tie in the scheule or
secial suects like oeent art an
usic ou o not nee to e an eert
at these thins rt can e rain ith a
encil or uilin a structure ith sticks
Music can e sinin toether okey
is ne or ruin a rhyth on the
tale or your chil to reeat ack to you
Moeent can e akin u your on
ance like Pinkalicious Dont orry
your chil ill coe u ith his or her
on ieas too