Psyched About School

As we wrap up Teen Week, we hope you will bookmark our blog and go back and review these ideas and activities as needed. Today we are including ideas that didn’t quite fit into other categories. Please remember to keep sending in your activities so we can keep adding to our lists.  Tweet us @schoolpsychws and use #wspsychs and #wsfcslearnon. We hope our blogs this week will help teens and families as they navigate these uncharted waters! Encourage your teen to do something outside: Go for a walk, practice a sport, sit in a hammock and read a book, etc. Being outside will get them some much needed Vitamin D and lift their spirits!  Here is a great list of teen activities created by mom and blogger Danyelle Little.  Ideas include journaling, learning a new word each day, and writing letters to elderly in nursing homes. Read her other great ideas at The Cubicle Chick The Forsyth County Public Library has a digital registration form to get a library card. Your stude...

Today’s teen post is about helping them find a creative outlet.  During these days of quarantine, engaging in some form of art is not only fun, it can also be therapeutic. If your teen has a daily schedule, suggest that they include time to get creative and/or learn more cultural arts such as music, art, writing, or theater. Here are a few ideas we found. As always, show us your activities by tweeting to us @schoolpsychws. Use #wspsychs and #wsfcslearnon.  We would love to add more ideas to this list! Google has compiled an extensive list of museums offering online galleries. Examples include the MET, MoMA, and Musee d'Orsay in Paris, just to name a few. You can also use this site to visit some of the world’s greatest landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal. You can find this list at Google Arts and Culture Although Broadway is temporarily closed, you can still stream many famous shows, like Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat....

Today’s post for our teenagers is all about social-emotional support and activities that can help to ease the burden of “social distancing.”  (We would prefer the term “physical distancing,” as social connections are more important than ever right now!)  It can be difficult to find ways to maintain communication and socialize with others during this pandemic.  Here are some ideas for meeting the social-emotional needs of teens and helping them stay connected: Social Activities Maintaining social interactions is so important for teens. To help with this, Netflix has created Netflix Party, a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends.  It even synchronizes video playback and allows for group chat.  Learn more at Netflix Party Sometimes it is helpful for teens to hear about how others their age are coping with the quarantine and spending their time. This article from Buzz Feed News has personal stories from teens all over the country. Thei...

Today’s post for teens is all about FREE ONLINE COURSES! Before you scream that you’ve had enough learning at home, you should check out some of the ideas we’ve found for your student. Show us your activities by tweeting to us @schoolpsychws. Use #wspsychs and #wsfcslearnon.  We would love to add your ideas to this list! Free Courses CollegeBoard is offering resources so that AP students can continue working toward college credit and placement. They are providing free, live AP review lessons that focus on skills and concepts from the first 75% of the course. There will also be some supplementary lessons from the final 25% of the course. The courses are delivered by AP teachers from across the country.  Learn more at CollegeBoard Babbel is offering three months of free language learning to U.S. students through mid-June 2020 in any of its languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, and E...