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How to keep Kids constructively and fruitfully occupied while their schools are shut owing to the coronavirus disease threat


Millions of kids have been enjoying their time off from schools which have been temporarily shut down following the coronavirus threat. For children with working parents, this implies browsing the internet without their parents keeping a check on their online activity, avoiding early morning starts, cooking their own food, pursuing hobbies which they otherwise cannot owing to school hours such as playing the guitar or piano, playing chess online with their friends, or polishing their soccer, football, cricket or basketball skills.



Some schools are planning on initiating remote instruction and remote student learning for students who have a computer and internet connectivity at home. Those who don’t may have to use computers installed in school libraries or cyber cafes. Online classes are in full swing for some students, which implies that their teachers will be sending homework to their parents so the parents may check on the progress made by their children on the online assignments, after they return home from work at night.



For instance, all the students of an English medium school in Okinawa, Japan are registered on the 1:1 program and have been provided with Google’s chromebooks. The school has been shut down for the month of March, but after introducing the “Online School ” platform as a mode of reaching out to students, the school authorities made sure that  all the students still report online in a virtual “Google Classroom” at 8:00 am every weekday. Classes of all subjects along with the names of teachers conducting them are put up on an online dashboard as and when they are underway for 450 kids.



For children in primary school, however, participating in outdoor sports, learning how to play musical instruments and other such activities during this long break shall definitely benefit their physical, cognitive, cultural and social development. Parents or caretakers can teach these children how to write essays and stories, teach them the basics of gardening, make obstacle courses for them to clear, and can also kindle their interest in outdoor sports like cricket, soccer, basketball,  tennis, etc. If going out is not feasible, indoor games such as billiards, snooker, pool, table-tennis, carom, chess, etc. can be played.



While being engaged in such activities, however, it is important for children from all age groups to take precautions as prescribed by the WHO, such as wearing face masks at all times, not touching their own mouths, eyes and noses, washing their hands with soap(for >20 seconds)/ using hand sanitizers(with >60% alcohol) more frequently than usual, staying away from stray animals, properly cooking meat products before consumption, etc.

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