Go On a STEM Adventure

COVID-19 Parenting Tips
Resource includes information about:

• One-on-One Time
• Keeping It Positive
• Structure Up
• When Children Misbehave...
• Keep Calm and Manage Stress
• Talking about COVID-19
• Family harmony at home
• When We Get Angry
• Learning through play
• Family Budge ting in Times of Financial Stress
• Keeping Children Safe Online
• Parenting a New Baby?
• Tips for Parenting Teens
• Tips for Children with Disabilities
• Parenting in crowded homes and communities

• Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry
• The Other Aide by Jacqueline Woodson
• From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
• Stella by Starlight by Sharon M.Draper
• The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karin Yan Glaser
• One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
• The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
• Chocolate Me! by Taye Diggs
• Hike by Pete Oswald
• Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
• I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown

1. DO: Nature Cat Plant Journal
2. VIEW: A Nature Cat episode
   1. Complete the Share What You Learned
   2. Recommended Nature Cat episodes
      
      • Ze Worm Whisper/"Love You, Michael Bluejáy"
        August 4 at 11am and 5:30pm on 54.4
        August 8 at 11am on 54.4
        August 21 at 3pm on 54.1
      • Garden Impossible/Agents of the Great Outdoors
        August 25 at 11am and 5:30pm on 54.4
        August 29 at 11am on 54.4
3. READ: Visit your local library
   Suggested books for planting and gardening
   • Ages 2-5: Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
   • Ages 3-8: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
   • Ages 4-8: We are Growing by Laurie Keller
   • Ages 4-8: Get Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
   • Ages 4-8: Can a Tree Be Blue? By Audrey Sauble
   • Ages 4-8: Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail: What Will You Find? Editors by Storey Publishing
   • Ages 4-8: The Seed Who Was Afraid To Be Planted by Anthony DeStefano
   • Ages 7-10: he Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom
   • Ages 8-11: My First Book About Backyard Nature by Patricia J. Wynne and Donald M. Silver

1. DO: The Cat in the Hat Sink or Float
2. Cat in the Hat Parent Letter
3. VIEW: Any Cat in the Hat episode
   Complete the Share What You Learn handout
4. READ: Visit your local library
   Suggested books about sailing and boats
   • Ages 3-5: Boats are Busy by Sara Gillingham
   • Ages 3-8: If I had a Little Boat by Calee M. Lee
   • Ages 4-8: Boats Float by George Ella Lyon and Benn Lyon
   • Ages 5-7: Boats Will Float by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum

1. DO: Wild Kratts Wild Life Journal
2. VIEW: Wild Kratts episodes
   1. Complete Share What You Learned handout
   2. Recommended Wild Kratts episodes
      • Wild Kratts episodes about animals 54.4 at 2:30pm
        Elephant Brains August 12
        City Hoppers Monday August 17
        Blue Heron August 19
      • Wild Kratts episodes about animals at 3pm on 54.1
        Cheetah Racer August 13
        Zig Zagged on August 18
        Koala Balloon August 27
      • Wild Kratts episodes about animals 54.4 at 6:30pm
        Aardvark Town August 12
        Panda Power Up! August 25
        Tazzy Chris August 27
      OR VIEW: Nature Cat
      • Moth Frolic-Fest/Dune Patrol
        August 12 at 11am and 5:30pm on 54.4, August 16 at 11am on 54.4
      • Enter the Dragonfly/Water Woes
        August 28 at 11am on 54.4
3. READ: Visit your local library
   Suggested books about bugs
   Ages 3-6: It's a Good Thing There Are Lady Bugs by Joanne Mattern
   Ages 8-11: My First Book About Backyard Nature by Patricia J. Wynne and Donald M. Silver
   Ages 4-8: Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin

1. DO: Nature Cat Bird Journal
2. VIEW: Nature Cat episode
   1. Complete Share What You Learn
   2. Recommended Nature Cat Episodes
      • Woodpecker Picks a Place/Here Comes the Sun
        August 19 at 11am or 5:30pm on 54.4
        August 22 at 11am on 54.4
        August 27 at 3pm on 54.1
3. READ: Visit your local library
   Suggested books about birds
   • Ages 2-5: Hooray for Birds! By Lucy Cousins
   • Ages 8-11: My First Book About Backyard Nature by Patricia J. Wynne and Donald M. Silver
   • Ages 8+: Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate
   • Ages 5-8: Is a Bald Eagle Really Bald? by Martha E. H. Rustad

1. DO: Daniel Tiger Let's Take a Walk
2. VIEW: Daniel Tiger Episodes
   1. Complete Share What You Learned
   2. Recommended Daniel Tiger episodes
      • The Family Campout/A Game Night for Everyone
        August 10 at 8am and 3:30pm on 54.4
        August 10 at 8am on 54.1
      • Daniel Explores Nature/Daniel’s Nature Walk
        August 26 at 10am on 54.1
      • Daniel Learns About Lizards/Daniel Wonders about Trolley
        August 18 at 8:30am on 54.4
3. READ: Visit your local library Suggested books about about nature
   • Ages 8-11: My First Book About Backyard Nature by Patricia J. Wynne and Donald M. Silver
   • Ages 4-6: What Can You See in Spring? By Sian Smith

1. DO: Nature Cat Weather Tracker
2. VIEW: Nature Cat episode
   1. Complete Share What You Learned
   2. Nature Cat episodes about weather
      • Under Pressure/Rainy Day
        August 13 at 3pm on 54.1
3. READ: Suggested books about weather
   • Ages 4-6: What Can You See in Spring? By Sian Smith
   • Ages 4-8: Curious George Discovers the Seasons by H. A. Rey
   • Ages 6-7: Light Makes a Rainbow by Sharon Coan
   • Ages 5-8: Fall Weather Cooler Temperature by Martha E. H. Rustad