Resources for Families
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Learning Together: Opportunities for Meaningful Interactions
Interactive Activities for Families and Children
Activities by Age
Activities by Discipline
Children’s Museum Pittsburgh: Museum at Home Activities
Coding with Young Children
Easy Activities to Support Learning
Foundational Skills for Math
Learning to Grow Hawaii (Family Child Care Home Resource Website)
Number Talk
Spatial Reasoning
Wakelet: Learn at Home Pre-K-Kindergarten Resources List
Virtual Field Trips
Card Games to Enhance Math Skills
Finger Counting to Support Number Concepts
Paper Folding to Support Numbers, Geometry, and Spatial Relations
Cooking Recipes and Math Talk
Math in Everyday Activities: Mayan Way
Getting Comfortable with Math
Supporting Measurement Skills
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Music — Singing and Movement — Activities
Sample Pop Music
Songs for Carmilla (album)
• short covers and original songs by Christina Perri
Can’t Help Falling in Love With You
• child & father singing
You’ll Be in My Heart from Tarzan (start at 3:08)
• child & father singing
Tomorrow from Annie (start at 0:15)
• child & father singing
Cantus from Frozen
• choral performance
Island Style & ‘Oiwi E
Sample Children’s Songs
Had a Little Rooster (album)
• variety of short American folk tunes
Zudio (African-American Dance Game)
Brush Your Teeth
Corner Grocery Store
Sample Music from Other Cultures
Al la nanita (Spain)
Shojoji (Japan)
Irish/Celtic Music
• exposure to meter and rhythm
Sample Percussion Performances
Hambone (Body percussion for parents)
Stomp Live
Mendiani
• West African dance
Sample Instrumental
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev)
• With narration
Engaging with Infants
Boucing Your Baby (tutorial with several rhymes)
Dancing with Baby (tutorial with several songs)
Bouncing on My Knee
Rain is Falling Down
Peek-a-Boo
Online Music Activities
Routines for Children
With schools closed, children are at home and their schedules — as well as the schedules of parents and caregivers — have been disrupted. It can be especially helpful during this time to establish new routines. Below are resources that can help you understand the importance of routines and schedules as well as build some basic ones that meet your family’s needs.
Screen Time Information
Screen Time Information
Development and Learning – Birth to Kindergarten Entry
Developmental Milestone References
Hawai’i Early Learning and Development Standards
COVID-19 Resources
Talking with Children About COVID-19
What to Do as a Parent or Caregiver During COVID-19
More Play, Less Screen Time from Hechinger Report
Tips for Parents from Zero-to-Three, including:
• Talking about the Coronavirus
• Time at home
• Self-Care
Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being
Resources from Professional Organizations
Government Updates and Guidance
Federal Government Resources