Activities : 7-10 Year Olds

LOCAL SUPPORTS & ACTIVITES

• Building Brains Together has many resources including Only-Child activities! 
• Lethbridge Plays! has winter fun kits to borrow! 
• South Region Parents as Teachers - personal visits to provide well-researched information to help you make good parenting decisions and to provide concrete support for you when you need it.
• Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society's Aapatsi'kaktosi North Star Program includes a parent cafe and other parent and child support! 
• YMCA has at-home activities and lessons! 

QUIET  ACTIVITIES

• Grab a library card for free - and enjoy:
  • Hoopla has movies, TV, music & Audiobooks
  • Libby has audiobooks & e-books for all ages
  • Novelist which has great books for children and youth, and is designed for kids to use themselves
  • Tumblebooks gives you access to animated and interactive children's stories, games, and videos.
• Check out this Stay at Home Survival Guide from Imagination Tree
• Help your child build their own schedule, which helps them stick to it!

ENERGETIC ACTIVITIES

• Active for Life has at-home ideas for developing physical literacies! 
• Play from home wth Jumpstart! This is a national list of GREAT energetic play, endorsed by athletes like Hayley Wickenheiser!
• Local parents made the "Activities for Kids - Southern Alberta" Facebook Group to share activity ideas and build connections! 
• Connect with Helen Schuler Nature Centre for ideas on safe outdoor and environmental play! 
• Go for a walk on Lethbridge’s trails

MENTAL HEALTH CARE

• Kids Help Phone helps kids of all ages through text, call, or live chat online with a counsellor 1-800-668-6868
• Check out this activity book, in 15 languages, that explains covid-19 to children and how they can stay safe 
• Follow this daily calendar from Action for Happiness as a family to help cope with the crisis, in 20 different languages!
• Find mental health information in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, and Spanish here

DISTANCE LEARNING HELP

• With your library card, sign into SOLARO, which is based on the same curriculum your school uses! There are supports for kids in grades 3-12. 
• Boys & Girls Club offers free group and individual tutoring for kids grades 1-12 
• Frontier College offers free tutoring for kids grades 1-12
• MyVictory Skills offers free online tutoring. Contact an instructor to get help with academics, skills, or pesonal growth! 
• Your Chrome web browser can help your student with extra learning needs - check out this list of extensions that may help your family
• The device (tablet, laptop, phone) that your child is using for school may have extra tools to help with reading, writing, and organization. Find options here. 
• Get tips on supporting your student with behavioural or learning needs from Child Mind Institute
• Get high quality and educational daily schedules from Khan Academy