Caregiver Support and Resources
We recognize that, during these trying times, families may be struggling with child care, decisions around their childrens’ education, and elder care. The following is a list of resources that employees may find beneficial. These resources are for personal reference only and are not endorsed or sponsored by Hampshire College.
Parenting articles, resources, groups, websites:
Afrocentric Montessori
A Technique to Eliminate Math Anxiety Dr. Katie Nall TEDxOcala
Shultz Photo School
Pretty Nerdy Press
Living Book Press
Creative Bug
Active Kids 2.0
About Earthschooling
Angela Craven Simply Fun
Elder/family caregiving resources:
Local community based childcare resources:
Department of Early Education and Care
Children First If anyone is interested, they should complete an intake on the website to be added to our wait list.
Parenting:
The Intentional Nanny - Katie Veatch
Positive parenting solutions
Homeschool/remote resources or groups:
Outschool
Woke Homeschooling
Khan Academy
Lexia (A Rosetta Stone Company)
ABC Mouse
Cosmic Kids Yoga
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Prodigy Game - Math
Deep Play for Kids by Missy Brown
Varsity Tutors
Reading Eggs
Math Seeds
Wide open school
Kid Lit TV
PBS Kids
Epic
Multicultural Classroom
Flyleaf Publishing Books to Remember
ABCya Learning Games and Apps for Kids
Teach Your Monster to Read
Frog Street for Young Learners-Resources for Parents
All Together Now: Chemical Reactions!-YouTube
Thinkwell courses for homeschool and home study
Big Life Journal for kids
Open Tent Academy
Reshelving Alexandria
A Technique to Eliminate Math Anxiety Dr. Katie Nall TEDxOcala
Shultz Photo School
Pretty Nerdy Press
Living Book Press
Creative Bug
Active Kids 2.0
About Earthschooling
Angela Craven Simply Fun
Childcare grants, subsidies or shares:
Massachusetts Child Care Resource and Referral
Early education and care financial assistance for families
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
New England Farm Workers' Council
Tutors:
Facebook Groups:
Learning in the Time of Corona
Conscious Parenting for the Culture Public Group/ Facebook
Background Articles/Context
Just a small shift in remote work could change everything
The Pandemic Child Care Crisis
How to Help Employees Work From Home With Kids
Working From Home With Kids: 5 Ways To Help Employees
Employee Burnout
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Doctor Yum
Educational Apps
- Soundsliteracy
- Dyslexia Quest
- Happy Math Multiplication Rhymes
- Rhymes
- Read 2 Me
- Phonics with Phonogram
- Dyseggxia
- DD's Dictionary: A Dyslexic Dictionary
- Sight Words
- Sequences for Autism
- See.Touch.Learn
- Words on Wheels
- Verbal Me
- Autism IHelp
- Autism DDT Shapes
- Autism DDT Letters
- Speech with Milo
- VIA
- Dragon Dictation
- Light Detector
- Color ID
- Taptapsee
- Be My Eyes Helping Blind See
- Talking Calculator
- Saytext
- Accessnote
- Visual Brailler
- The Writing Machine
- IWrite Words
- Letter School
- Alpha Writer
- ABC Pocket Phonics
- Words Magic
- Endless Reader / Endless Math apps