In today’s episode, Kara shares her experience with school closure, moving to distance learning, and balancing teaching content with looking after her students’ wellbeing. Kara offers several fun ideas to nurture relationships and joy, even in this difficult time, plus we discuss two ELA activities that are creative, meaningful, and easily transferred to the online world we find ourselves in.

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.rileyreadsya.com/blog/15-creative-ideas-to-build-community-in-your-online-classroom

https://www.instagram.com/rileyreadsya/

https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Instagram-Activity-An-Evidence-Based-Resource-1786460

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