General COVID-19 Resources

Guidelines for staying safe and healthy, and for talking to students about the coronavirus.

General Information

Talking to Students About the Coronavirus

Resources for Teachers

Multilingual Resources

Support for Undocumented Children and Families

Mental Health & Wellness

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CDC: COVID-19 Homepage

General info on where schools are closed and their status for reopening, updated daily. Contact your school directly for the most up to date info on school closures.

Education Week: Coronavirus and School Closures

CDC: How to Get Your Household Ready for Coronavirus

General Information

Childmind: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

NYT: Talking to Teens and Tweens About the Coronavirus

Talking to Students About the Coronavirus

Resources for Social Distancing with Kids

Public Health Emergency: Psychological Tips for Children & Adolescents’ Emotions

PBS: Coronavirus Student Guide: Virus Explainer and News Updates

NPR: Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus

Resources for Teachers

NYT: Dangerous Numbers? Teaching About Data and Statistics Using Coronavirus Outbreak

Teaching Tolerance: Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility: Coronavirus: Fostering Empathy In an Interconnected World

Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship Curriculum: News and Media Literacy

Resources broken down by grade-level that will help teachers explain COVID-19 to kids.

Scholastic: Teaching Our World: The Coronavirus

American Society for Deaf Children: Talking About Coronavirus in American Sign Language

Colorín Colorado: Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools

Multilingual Resources

Resources broken down by grade-level that will help teachers explain COVID-19 to kids.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts: COVID-19 Printable Fact Sheets

Translated in multiple indigenous languages of Guatemala

TV Maya: COVID-19 Video Advisories

Immigrants Rising: Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities During COVID-19

Support for Undocumented Children and Families

TFA: Psychological Tips for Managing Coronavirus Concerns

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Resources for Parents

Mental Health & Wellness

The Daily Podcast from the New York Times: Learning To Live With The Coronavirus - Apple Podcast

Is providing access to their coronavirus unique social-emotional learning videos and breathing exercises for families for free.

Move This World

For Students & Families

For Teachers

TFA: How Teachers Can Stay Balanced During the Pandemic

TFA: Apps and Tools to Help Manage Stress for Teachers

TFA alum and social-emotional learning coach Madeline Mason created a series of 10-minute videos for teacher wellness and mindfulness during COVID-19 remote learning.

10 Days of Teacher Mindfulness

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