COVID-19 Resources

17 Apr COVID-19 Resources

Posted at 11:51h in Featured by Laura Brack

This list of COVID-19 resources is organized into categories, including educational websites and databases for for parents and teachers, local resources for Plainfield, Indiana residents, author and illustrator videos and readalouds, and things to entertain while quarantined at home.

COVID-19 Resources and Information

CDC
Government Response to Coronavirus
Indiana Health Department
Answering Kids’ questions about coronavirus
Coronavirus how to talk with child
John’s Hopkins Coronovirus Covid-19 interative map
Mental Health and coping during COVID-19

Author & Illustrator Storytimes & Events

Storyline Online
Author and Illustrator Virtual Storytimes
Dave Pilkey at Home
YouTube- Authors reading their books
Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library

Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Educators

Internet Archive National Emergency Library
LinkedIn Blog: Suddenly Teaching Online
Smithsonian National Museum Virtual Tours
Scholastic Learn at Home
Educational Companies doing free/open access stuff
McMillan Online Resources for Parents, Students, and Teachers
Amazon audible
Epic! (digital library for kids 12 and under offering free access through June 30, 2020)
Indy’s Child (Past Issues click here)

Food Pantries

Graceway Fellowship – Food Pantry
8446 Co Rd 700 S, Plainfield IN 46168
317-800-5509
1st Monday and 3rd Thursday of the month, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

St. Stephens Lutheran Church – Food Pantry
1001 Concord Rd. Plainfield, IN 46168
317-840-0380
4th Saturday of month, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.; 2nd Tuesday of the month 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Plainfield Church Federation Food Pantry (St. Marks)
710 E Buchanan St. Plainfield, IN 46168
317-767-0365
Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (Closed the first Wed of the Month);
First Thursday of the Month 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.