Virtual Learning Hub

Articles for Coping

• Do You Live with Anxiety? Here Are 13 Ways to Cope (Healthline)
• 16 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress (Healthline)

Calming Music

• 12 hours of calming music (Body Mind Zone, YouTube)
• 1.5 hours of calming music (Mettaverse Music, YouTube)

• Aided Language Stimulation (info sheet)
  • When you use your child’s AAC system to communicate as you speak, you are using Aided Language Stimulation. Download this ErinoakKids info sheet to learn all about Aided Language Stimulation and why it's important.
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) (info sheet)
  • PECS is a picture based communication system where the child exchanges a picture for a motivating item. Download this info sheet to learn more about what PECS is and how it may benefit your child to promote functional communication.
• ErinoakKids Assistive Device Resource Services Resource (ADRS) Page 
  • Learn about the ADRS roadmap, helpful acronyms and mobility aid vendors.
• Free Communication Tools for Patients with COVID-19 (PrAACtical AAC)
• PrAACtical Resources: Dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic (PrAACtical AAC)
• Janefarrall.com
  • Jane is an SLP and special educator with over 30 years of experience who is passionate about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology. She provides many great AAC resources and tools.

• Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis Pre-Recorded Parent Workshop
  • In this pre-recorded ErinoakKids workshop for parents and guardians, you'll learn what Applied Behaviour Analysis is and how you can use it to help a yourchild grow and develop skills. 
• ErinoakKids Autism Info Sheets and Handouts
  • Learn about autism, behaviour, visual schedules and various basic strategies and approaches used in Applied Behaviour Analysis that can be effective to support a child with autism.This collection of resources on Autism has been curated by the trained autism therapists and clinicians of ErinoakKids. 
• Evidence Based Practice (The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder)
  • The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC) The NPDC created online modules for each of the 27 evidence-based practices. The modules are called Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules 
• Autism Corner (The Hanen Centre)
  • On this page, you'll find lots of tips and links to articles to support back-and-forth interactions with autistic children.
• Do2Learn 
  • Do2learn provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.  
• Pennsylvania Verbal Behavior Project Family Handbook

• Developing Communication Skills Workshop (presentation)
  • In this ErinoakKids presentation (PDF format), you will learn to
    • Identify what communication is and how and why we communicate
    • Review the functions of communication and strategies for teaching them
    • Consider your own child’s communication and identify strategies to specifically support your child’s communication development
• Communication Temptations (handout)
  • Communication Temptations are activities that encourage your child to communicate. Download this ErinoakKids handout to learn some creative ways to “tempt” your child to communicate.
• Giving Specific Feedback During Speech Practice (handout)
  • When learning a new speech pattern, children need opportunities to practice in a way that is fun and rewarding. Download this ErinoakKids handout to learn about different ways to encourage your child and respond to their efforts, aside from saying “good job!”
• Communication Repair Strategies (handouts)
  • Communication breakdowns occur whenever the speaker is not understood by the listener. Download these ErinoakKids handouts to learn communication repair strategies when:
    • You are speaking and not understood
    • Your child is speaking and you cannot understand
• The Hanen Centre   
  • The Hanen Centre (creator of the More Than Words program) is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization with a mission to enable parents and professionals to transform their daily interactions with children to build lifelong social, language and literacy skills their website has tons of great tools such as videos, handouts, tips and more.
  • The Tips For Parents page is a great place to start!

• Explaining COVID-19 and Coronavirus to Children (Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
• Let's Talk About COVID-19 Whiteboard Social Narrative Video (UM-NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities, YouTube)
• Free COVID-19 Social Stories (Teachers Pay Teachers, registration required to download)
• COVID-19 Social Narrative Story with Real Photos (Teachers Pay Teachers, registration required to download)
• Coronavirus Social Story (Teachers Pay Teachers, registration required to download)
• COVID 19 - Coronavirus Social Story for SpEd or Early Elementary (Teachers Pay Teachers, registration required to download)
• Coronavirus Social Story: Healthy Habits (Teachers Pay Teachers, registration required to download)
• My Story About Pandemics and the Coronavirus (Carol Gray Social Stories, with real photos)

• Teaching Daily Living Skills (presentation)
  • In this ErinoakKids workshop, you will learn:
    • What daily living skills are
    • How to assess your child’s daily living skills
    • Strategies to successfully teach life skills
• Toilet Learning Workshop (video)
  • This ErinoakKids pre-recorded workshop is designed to give parents and caregivers a better understanding of steps and strategies involved in supporting your child in becoming toilet trained.
• Toilet Learning Workshop (presentation)
  • In this ErinoakKids workshop (PDF format), you will learn
    • To identify toileting readiness
    • Common strategies for readiness
    • Strategies for intervention
    • Data collection strategies
• One Bite At A Time Workshop (video) 
  • In this ErinoakKids pre-recorded workshop, parents and guardians will learn how to use different strategies to manage your child’s eating challenges and mealtime behaviours.

• Toilet Learning Handout
• Going to the Washroom Visual Schedule
• Bathroom Schedule Visual Strip 
• Brushing Teeth Visual Strip 
• Washing Hands Visual Strip 

• TVO mPower
  • Developed by the creators of TVO Kids and Ontario educators, TVO Learn mPower supports math learning in classrooms across Ontario. Their suite of online games bridge math learning from school to home with fun, curriculum-aligned content in math and many other subjects. (note: registration required)
• Play & Learn - Games and Activities 
  • These age-specific resources were developed by experts in child development at McMaster University and the University of Toronto
• Go Noodle
  • GoNoodle is a fun YouTube channel with tons of videos to encourage dancing, stretching, running, jumping, deep breathing and wiggling.
• Cosmic Kids Yoga
  • Cosmic Kids Yoga is a YouTube channel that teaches kids yoga, relaxation and mindfulness.
• The Body Coach TV by Joe Wicks
  • The Body Coach Joe Wicks posts weekly home workouts to help you get, stronger, healthier and happier. Check out this playlist for kids!
• LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems
  • The Kennedy Center’s first-ever Education Artist-in-Residence, Mo Willems, invites you into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks.
• Educational Games for Kids
  • Education.com provides interactive games for kids of all ages as well as worksheets, workbooks, lesson plans and other activities.
• Treehouse Games
  • If your child likes Treehouse TV characters, such as Paw Patrol, PJ Masks, Blaze and the Monster Machines, they'll love playing these virtual games.
• Sesame Street Art Maker
  • Create fun digital art pieces with Sesame Street

• Science Experiments for Kids (Science Fun for Everyone!)
  • Science experiments you can do at home! Explore an ever growing list of hundreds of fun and easy science experiments. Have fun trying these experiments at home or use them for science fair project ideas. 
• DIY Science Fun (Ontario Science Centre)
  • This Do It Yourself series is sure to inspire your inner scientist. These easy-to-follow guides are simple, fun, and appropriate for most ages (with adult supervision).
• 67 Easy Experiments for Kids to do at Home (Mommy Poppins)
  • Searching for kid-friendly science experiments to do at home? Whether you're prepping for a fifth-grade science fair or want something fun to do with preschoolers, these cool science experiments for kids are super easy and a lot of fun for kids of all ages. 

• 68 Easy Recipes Your Kids Can Make All By Themselves (Taste of Home)
  • These easy recipes for kids let them snack on what they want and give you one less thing to do. Score! Plus, it's a great learning experience. Find ideas for elementary, middle and high school-age students.

• 21 Fun And Delicious Recipes You Can Make With Your Kids (Tasty)

• Sensory Behaviour in Everyday Living Workshop (presentation)
  • In this ErinoakKids presentation (PDF format), you will learn to:
    • Develop an understanding of the sensory systems
    • Describe how the sensory systems can impact
      everyday living
    •  Develop some general sensory strategies
• Play Suggestions for a Child who seeks Sensory Experiences (handout)
• Play Suggestions for a Child with Sensory Sensitivity (handout)

• Sensory Play: 20 Great Activities for Your Toddler or Preschooler (Healthline)
• Foam Fireworks (Mess For Less)
  • For those children who don’t like loud noises, bring the fireworks to them! This fun activity uses shaving cream and food coloring.
• Sensory Play Activities List (Learning 4 Kids)
• How to Make DIY Sensory Bottles (Especially Education)
  • These DIY calm-down jars (as they are also known) can be made in rainbow, glitter, and glow-in-the-dark.

• Story Online
  • On Story Online, you can stream videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Viola Davis, Terry Crews, Connie Britton, John Lithgow, Jennifer Garner, Betty White and more.
• Epic!
  • Epic is a digital reading platform, built on a collection of 40,000+ popular books, that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under. This is a paid subscription platform with a free​​​​​​ 7-day trial.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YYYyIZVVM Pete the cat; rocking my school shoes        

• The Day the Crayons Quit

• TVO Kids Youtube channel 
• Education.com Song Videos (note: registration required)
• Educational programming on Netflix
  • Our Planet series
  • Charlie’s Colourforms City
  • Ask the Storybots
  • Word Party
  • Learning Songs by Little Baby Bum

• Yellowstone National Park 
• National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours
• Louvre Virtual Tours
• Canadian Museum of History Virutal Tour
• Views from the CN Tower
• Virtual Rollercoasters (Canada's Wonderland)
• Live Marine Animal Cams (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
• Live Marine Animal Cams 2  (Georgia Aquarium)
• Live Zoo Animal Cams (San Diego Zoo)