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Phone (760) 952-1180 • Fax (760) 952-1178

Get Audible FREE for your Kids!

During this time of shelter-in-place it’s important and challenging to make sure your kids are able to learn and be entertained, despite school closures. To address this, Audible is currently offering its service for FREE to school age kids.

Visit stories.audible.com to find hundreds of titles for kids 0-18.

School Closures and Special Education

Do you have questions about maintaining your child’s need for special education during school closures?

Learn more here: https://u.org/2QNaow9,

Get up and Get Moving!

Who says you can’t still have recess while learning from home? Go Noodle engages kids with movement and mindfulness through fun dance and activity videos for your kids to follow along with.

Visit https://www.gonoodle.com/ to learn more.

Hear a Story Read by Your Favorite Celebrity!

Storyline Online features celebrities reading favorite children’s books. Stories can easily be accessed through Vimeo or YouTube, and are free. Each story comes with an online activity guide for parents that describes the themes of the book and offers age-appropriate discussion questions.

Get started: https://www.storylineonline.net/.

Mindfulness for Children and Families

This is a stressful time for parents and children alike, and many families are turning to exercise and yoga to cope. The Cosmic Kids Yoga channel on Youtube offers yoga and meditation classes for children ages 3+. Each class incorporates a kid-friendly theme- yoga can be done on the farm, under the sea, while going on a bear hunt, or with Moana.

Get zen today: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga.

Don’t Forget to Have Fun!

It’s important for kids to keep up with their education during school closures, but it’s also important for them to have fun! Being stuck at home doesn’t have to boring with these exciting hands-on activities that are sure to be fun for the whole family!

Get started: https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/.

To Apply for CalFresh go to http://wp.sbcounty.gov/tad/self-service/ or https://c4yourself.com/c4yourself/index.jsp

Go to https://211sb.org/ or call 2-1-1

Connect IE at https://www.connectie.org/

Community Action Partnership San Bernardino County Food Bank

https://www.capsbc.org/food-pantries

https://www.capsbc.org/food-bank

Feeding America https://www.feedingamericaie.org/get-help

To Apply for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Supplemental Food Program go to www.sbcounty.gov/WIC or 1-800-472-2321 https://cms.sbcounty.gov/wic/AboutUs/WICandCOVID-19.aspx

Senior and Community Centers

Senior Nutrition providers that are providing to-go meals:

http://hss.sbcounty.gov/daas/DOCS/COVID-19_DAAS.pdf (see pp. 2-3)

Contact or go to the website of your local school/school district to ask whether student meal service (e.g. drive-thru/”grab and go”) is being provided.

No Kid Hungry Emergency Relief Grants Available. No Kid Hungry is offering real time funding and assistance for schools and community organizations that are finding new, innovative ways to make sure kids have access to the meals they need as schools close due to coronavirus. No Kid Hungry is providing emergency grants to support these local efforts like home delivered meals, grab and go meals programs, school and community pantries, backpack programs, and other steps to help reach children and families who lose access to meals. We’re providing $1 million in emergency grants immediately. If your organization needs funding to support these efforts, please submit your interest in receiving emergency grant funds: https://www.nokidhungry.org/coronavirus-grant-request. If you know of an organization or district who plans on applying they will need to email Daisy Munguia at dmunguia@strength.org directly.

Description	Name	Link
Age of Learning	For Children in Preschool Through 2nd Grade ABCmouse, Early Learning Academy: Please visit www.ABCmouse.com/redeem and redeem your access code. SCHOOL1446	www.ABCmouse.com/redeem
Age of Learning	For Children in Preschool Through 3rd Grade Footsteps 2Brilliance. Reading support in Spanish/English. Please visit:	https://www.myf2b.com/login_screen?login_section=
Age of Learning	For Children In Preschool through 6th Grade ReadingIQ: Please visit www.ReadingIQ.com/redeem and redeem your access code. SCHOOL1446	www.ReadingIQ.com/redeem
Age of Learning	For Children in 3rd Through 8th Grade Adventure Academy: Please visit www.AdventureAcademy.com/redeem and redeem your access code. SCHOOL1446	www.AdventureAcademy.com/redeem
Arts	National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea	National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
Arts	Musee d’Orsay, Paris	Musee d’Orsay, Paris
Arts	National Gallery of Art, Washington DC	Nightly Met Opera Stream @ 7:30pm 3/16-22
Arts	Nightly Met Opera Stream @ 7:30pm 3/16-22	Nightly Met Opera Stream @ 7:30pm 3/16-22
Arts & Culture	Google Arts & Culture	https://artsandculture.google.com/
Brain POP	Brain POP	https://www.brainpop.com/
Breakout EDU	Breakout EDU	https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Conscious Discipline	Five Helpful Responses for Families	COVID-19: Five Helpful Responses for Families
Foreign Language	Conjuguemos (Foreign Language)	https://conjuguemos.com/activities/spanish/verb/1
Foreign Language	Duolingo (Foreign Language)	https://www.duolingo.com/
History	Museum of the American Revolution	Museum of the American Revolution
History	American Museum of Natural History	American Museum of Natural History
History	Ellis Island	Ellis Island
History	Great Wall of China	Great Wall of China
History	Colonial Williamsburg Cam	Colonial Williamsburg Cam
How Stuff Works	How Stuff Works	https://www.howstuffworks.com/
Khan Academy (Grades K-12)	Khan Academy (Grades K-12)	https://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy Kids (Ages 2-7)	Khan Academy Kids (Ages 2-7)	https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
Language Arts	Adapted Mind (Language Arts)	https://www.adaptedmind.com/reading.php
Language Arts	Book Creator (Language Arts)	https://bookcreator.com/online/
Math	Curriki (Math)	https://www.curriki.org/resources-curricula
Math	Fun Brain (Math)	https://www.funbrain.com/
Math	Prodigy (Math)	https://www.prodigygame.com/
Nature	Live Cams at SD Zoo	Live Cams at SD Zoo
Nature	Discover Hawaii	Discover Hawaii
Nature	Yellowstone Virtual Tours	Yellowstone Virtual Tours
Nature	Polar Bear Live Cam (Netherlands)	Polar Bear Live Cam (Netherlands)
Nature	Long Beach Aquarium Live Cam	Long Beach Aquarium Live Cam
PBS Kids	PBS Kids	https://pbskids.org/
Scholastic	Scholastic	https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html#
Squiggle Park	Squiggle Park	https://www.squigglepark.com/
TedEd	TedEd	https://ed.ted.com/educator?user_by_click=educator
UCLA Links For Parents	The 10 Best Educational YouTube Channels for Kids	https://www.learningliftoff.com/the-best-educational-youtube-channels-for-kids/
UCLA Links For Parents	6 Places to Find Free Audio Books for Kids	https://www.learningliftoff.com/free-audio-books-for-kids/
UCLA Links For Parents	10 Cool At-Home Science Experiments for Kids	https://www.learningliftoff.com/10-cool-at-home-science-experiments-to-do-with-kids/
UCLA Links For Parents	10 Fun Indoor Activities for Kids Who Are Home from School	https://www.learningliftoff.com/10-fun-indoor-activities/

Family Resources

Company	Name	Link
Inland Empire Food Resource List	Inland Empire Food Resource List.pdf	https://drive.google.com/open?id=10EvGJBRECd0CkgoUjrfz69vYQNCXClMy
UCLA Links For Parents	Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic	https://www.childtrends.org/publications/resources-for-supporting-childrens-emotional-well-being-during-the-c ovid-19-pandemic
INTERNET	From Xfinity WiFi: Until further notice, all Xfinity WiFi Public Hotspots are now open to everyone on the “xfinitywifi” SSID. Public hotspots can be found in small/medium businesses and outdoors in commercial areas. Non-Xfinity subscribers need to accept Terms and Conditions to access the network and repeat when requested to continue to receive free unlimited access. Please refer to the map for available public hotspots. https://wifi.xfinity.com/#find-a-hotspot	https://wifi.xfinity.com/#find-a-hotspot
INTERNET	AT&T	https://accessatt.solixcs.com/#/home
INTERNET	Comcast/Xfinity	http://www.comcastcorporation.com/COVID-19/
INTERNET	Cox	https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html
INTERNET	Spectrum/Charter	https://www.spectrum.com/browse/content/spectrum-internet-assist
INTERNET	Sprint	https://newsroom.sprint.com/covid-19-updates-sprint-responds.htm
INTERNET	T-Mobile	https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-update-on-covid-19-response

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