Education and Enrichment

NJ Parent Link, from the Early Childhood, Parenting, and Professional Resource Center, provides dozens of governmental, private, and non-profit organization phone numbers, emails, websites, and other information specifically for parents and guardians.

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The National Association of School Psychologists 

offers strategies and advice for parents and guardians on helping children through many aspects of COVID-19 as an illness and pandemic.

School Supporting Resources

• Education.com has dozens of ideas and resources to make remote schooling easier from emotional regulation to game-playing to streaming shows and more. 

• Khan Academy has courses for preschoolers and beyond. Includes test prep for AP, SAT, MCAT, LSAT, and more.

Extracurricular Ideas

• Educational podcasts for children

• The Association forLibrary Services to Children 2021 List of Notable Children's Digital Media has a wide range of websites and apps for children of all ages.

• For young children, try the ALSC Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award and honorable mentions.

• The National Ambassadorfor Children's Literature andan electrifying writer himself, Jason Reynolds, recently introduced "Write. Right. Rite.", which begins with a how-to on creating an award foryourself.

• Visit the Library of Congress to find out why readers love webcomics so much.

• Quarto Books offers free video lessons and printables from their expert authors on math, art, history, and more.

• These learning platforms are always available!

• For teens and adults: read first comic book issues free on the Image Comics website. Many subsequent issues are availableon  Hoopla .

•  Looking for something constructive? Try one of these crowd-sourcing projects and help advance knowledge.

• Check our Youth Services page for more ideas! 

Printable Books for Children About Covid-19

• My Hero Is You, a book that gives children a role in helping to stop COVID-19 infections.

• "Covibook" activity and feelings book about COVID-19 in several languages (except for Korean).

  • English

  • Chinese

  • Japanese

  • Portuguese (BR)

  • Russian

  • Spanish

• Trinka and Sam Fighting the Big Virus includes coloring pages. Ideal for preschool-aged children.

• Coronavirus: A Book For Children, illustrated by popular children's book illustrator Axel Scheffer.

• Coronavirus: Clear Answers for Kids, cowritten by a special education teacherand a social worker.

• Spanish-language picture book with imaginative illustrations.

• ALL of these books and more are listed on the NY Department of Education website.