Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for the Afterschool Field

State National Health Guidance

• CDC - Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines

• Iowa Department of Public Health – Recommendations for Initial Prioritization Populations for Phase 1B Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine (January 11, 2021)

• CDC - CIARTF Stakeholder Call: Camps and Youth Programs

• CDC - CIARTF Stakeholder Call: Schools and Child Care Programs

• CDC - Considerations for K-12 Schools: Readiness and Planning Tool

• CDC - Daily Life and Coping​

• CDC - Disinfecting Your Facility

• CDC - Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs

• CDC - Keeping Children Healthy While School’s Out

• CDC - Youth Programs and Camps During the COVID-19 Pandemi

• CDC - Communication Resources (Printable) (June 28, 2020)

• CDC - Suggestions for Youth and Summer Camps (June 9, 2020)

• CDC - Operating Schools During COVID-19: CDC’s Considerations” (January 8, 2021)

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Iowa Child Care Guidance

• Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral - CCR&R Child Care Services and Resources Flyer

• Iowa Department of Human Services - COVID-19 DHS Resources

• Iowa Department of Human Services - COVID Recovery Iowa: Free Crisis Counseling Available

• Iowa Department of Human Services - Funding Opportunities Available to Childcare Programs

• Iowa Department of Human Services - Childcare Guidance: COVID-19 (Updated December 3, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Human Services - COVID-19 Case Reporting and Outbreak Responsibilities for Child Care Centers & Homes (December 8, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Human Services - Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Child Care Funding Opportunities (May 14, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Human Services - Support for Childcare Providers During COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)

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Iowa Education Guidance

• Iowa Department of Education - General Resources for Educators Moving to Online Learning for Students

• Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health - Evaluating Sick Students and Staff

• Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health - Return to Learn

• CRRSA Act Guidance: ESSER II (January 11, 2021)

• Iowa Department of Education - Reopening Guidance for Schools: Frequently Asked Questions (June 30, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Education - Reopening Guidance for Schools (June 25, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Education - COVID-19 Guidance: Use of School Facilities (June 5, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Education - COVID-19 Guidance: Family School Engagement Resources, Best Practices, and Considerations (April 21, 2020)

• Iowa Department of Education - COVID-19 Guidance: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated April 14, 2020)

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Employment/Business Resources

• U.S. Small Business Administration – Paycheck Protection Program

• Iowa Economic Development Authority - COVID-19: Iowa Business Recovery Assistance

• Iowa Workforce Development - Updates and Resources About COVID-19

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Other Afterschool Resources

• Afterschool Alliance – COVID-19: Considerations for the Afterschool Field

 

Academic and Enrichment Activities for Youth & Families

Arts

• Amani Project @ Home

• Artsology

• Citizen DJ

• Des Moines Arts Center Virtual Tours

• Des Moines Performing Arts at Home

• Frist Kids

• KID smART

• Jarrett Lerner's Writing and Drawing Prompts

• Long Island Children's Museum - Play Outside

• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

• #MetKids

• National Geographic's Animal Coloring Book

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Geography/Culture

• Google Earth's Voyager

• National Geographic Kids

• Virtual Tours for Kids

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Health & Nutrition

• Action for Healthy Kids: Healthy Activities to Do at Home

• Active After School Activity Database

• Alliance for a Healthier Generation

• Cosmic Kids Yoga

• Future Kids Soccer

• Health Powered Kids

• Hy-Vee KidsFit

• NFL PLAY 60

• P.E. with Joe

• Physical Education Vocabulary for Kids

• Playworks

• Skillastics Fitness Calendar

• Team Nutrition Cooks!

 

Literacy

• B&O Railroad Museum

• Book Scavenger Hunt

• Home Base

• Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation

• MyStoryBook

• ReadWriteThink

• Scholastic Learn at Home

• Storyline Online

• Virtual Farm Tours

• Writing Prompts and Story Starters

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Social Emotional Learning

• Better Kids - Social Emotional Learning

• CenterVention

• Foundations

• GoNoodle Good Energy at Home

• Mind Yeti

• Please Pass the Love

• Story Time from Space

• Think Equal

• Wings for Kids

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STEM

• Acing Math (One Deck at a Time!): A Collection of Math Games

• Ask a Biologist

• Blank Park Zoo At Home Lessons

• Camp Invention STEM Activity Guide

• Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari

• Code.org

• Girls Who Code

• Iowa 4-H On the Go

• Iowa State Engineering Kids

• NASA At Home

• OLogy

• Polyup

• STEM Activity Calendar: Offline and Online At Home Enrichment Activities by Vivify STEM

• STEM Words Scavenger Hunt Bingo

• TGR Foundation's Design Challenges

• Wix At-Home Activities

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Other/Multiple Focuses

• Beam Anywhere Projects

• BrainPOP

• Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips

• Fordham Institute: Resources for Learning from Home During COVID-19 School Closures

• Highlights Kids

• Iowa 4-H

• Khan Academy

• Summer Activity Guide

• Time for Payback

• Toy Theater

• WingaDoos

• Wonderopolis

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Virtual Professional Development

• Afterschool Alliance

• Boost Cafe

• CASEL

• Iowa's 21st Century Community Learning Centers

• Iowa's Early Childhood and School Age Professional Workforce Registry (I-PoWeR)

• National AfterSchool Association

• NextWaveSTEM

• PBS Summer Learning Collection

• Summer Learning Week

• Varsity Tutors - Virtual Summer Camps

• You for Youth