Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an entire generation of children at risk of missing out on school, physical and emotional harm and their next meal – with devastating, lifelong consequences. 

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, Save the Children has been on the ground and in rural America’s poorest communities, where we’re often the only child-focused nonprofit. We’ve greatly expanded our programming, for the first time delivering nourishing meals to children who can no longer rely on school for food, as well as funding food pantries and food delivery services. 

In fact, we’ve delivered more nutritious meals combined with learning resources to children in rural America during this pandemic than any other nonprofit. Together, we can make change that protects a generation of children and the future we share.

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Tools and Tips You Can Trust

An 18-month old girl stares at the camera during an Early Steps home visit in Kentucky

Weekly Learning Activities: Young Children

A young student plays a board game on the floor

Weekly Learning Activities: K-Grade 1

A young student smiles widely while holding a book.

Weekly Learning Activities: Grades 2 – 6

A smiling girl wearing a backpack.
A boy in a classroom reads from an iPad.
A young girl reaeds a book
A teacher helping a young girl read.
A young boy in a blue shirt plays a numeracy game.
A young girl holding a book.
A close up shot of a young girl read a book with ABC on the cover.

February Monthly Learning Activities

A young girl leans on a desk.
A young boy counts with his hands by holding up one finger.

December Monthly Learning Activities

A young in pigtail braids stands in front of a wall with her hands on her knees.

November Monthly Learning Activities

A young girl plays with yellow blocks.
Veraeh, 5 plays with play dough at her kinderboost program school.

September Monthly Learning Activities

A teacher reads a book to a young student sitting in her lap.

7 Tips: Countdown to Kindergarten 

Two girls wearing Save the Children shirts smile at the camera.

Get Moving with Kinder

A Save the Children educator helps a young child with school work.

How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus

A student reads a book at her South Carolina home

How to Help Kids Cope with Extended School Closures

Two young boys read a book with their mother at home.

5 Tips for Families on Self-Care and Coping with Stress

Stressbusters collage graphic

Relaxation Activities to Do at Home with Kids

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Students participate in Save The Children peer to peer health education programme 'Little Doctors', at a school in West Sumba, Indonesia.

A Guide to Washing Your Hands

A family of three reads a book together.

Reading with Your Child

A woman and child play a math game with red cups.

Fun Ways to Incorporate Math

A woman and a young girl play a board game together.

10 Family Learning Activities

A young child smiles as she holds a picture book while sitting on the lap of an older adult caretaker in her family.

5 Tips to Help Grandparents Stay Connected with their Grandkids

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Childrens Poems About Life During COVID

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A boy sits using a tablet in a classroom

Fun Ways to Incorporate Math at Home

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