Wheeler Challenge Accepted!

Hopefully you are doing well during this period of being at home. The Covid-19 epidemic has required all of us to change how we go about our daily lives.
We are learning a new way of living that is called, “social distancing”.
During this period, we are being asked to stay at home, to visit friends and family through video-chat, to watch movies on TV instead of going to the theater, to have our favorite restaurants deliver our meals and to shop online instead of going into stores
And most of all, to go to school and work online.
This changes everything!!!!

And that means our whole world has been turned upside down!

not really.
And we do not have to freak out.
We just need to take some steps to be healthy.

There are many things we can do to help us keep our cool and our health. These include staying on a schedule, having a routine for school work and planned breaks, time to relax and a set bedtime on weekdays. It is important to go outside to get some sunshine and be active. You get vitamin D from the sun and this vitamin helps you feel happy. Staying connected with friends from school through video-chat and online games can also help us stay happy and healthy. And don't forget to give lots of attention to your pets.

Wake up at a regular time.

Get some sunshine.

Connect with friends.

Doing online school work can get overwhelming.
So, before you get here...

I need a break!

Have breaks planned and do something that makes you happy or excited.

Physical activity helps to wake up your brain.

Selfcare is thinking about how you are feeling and then taking steps to keep you healthy.

It is okay and normal to feel all ranges of emotions.

The important thing is recognize how you are feeling and then decide how to live with those feelings or make changes if you don't like those feelings.

Don't checkout or zone out by watching videos or tv all day...check-in with yourself!

Try something new or start that project you have been thinking about.

I'm bored!

Be artistic and creative.

Learn to draw...
http://www.drawingcoach.com/

Sing or play an instrument...
Make an instrument!

Write music with Song Maker.

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker

Learn to meditate with Jellyfish!

If you are feeling down, its okay.
We all have those moments.

Let yourself have a good cry.

Remember you are not alone in this new experience. Your friends and even your teachers are having these feelings too.

Get connected!

Spend time with those you can be close to physically.

Spend time with your pets!
They adore you!!

You are not alone!
Talk about how you are feeling with family, friends, and your teachers.

Check in with your friends. Ask how they are doing. Create a project online together. Use Google Slides or Book Creator to make make a comic, picture book or shared journal of your experience during this stay-at-home order.

Be kind to yourself
and others.
This is not always easy.

Remember to eat healthy.

Have a space that is where you do your school work. This can help you focus when you are working.

It is important to have a schedule for doing school work.
It is just as important to have a set time when school work ends!

We all need this!

5 Day Challenge:

You are going to add three healthy practices into your day.
To begin, think about what you already do each day that keeps you healthy, happy and connected. Then think about the practices listed in this book. What ones do you think you would like to try?

Day 1: Add one of the suggested practices from this book into your day.

Day 2: Continue with the practice you added yesterday, and add another.

Day 3: Add one more healthy practice to the other two you have started.

Day 4: Checkin with yourself. How are you feeling?
Keep doing your three healthy practices.

See you online for our Zoom Meeting on
Fridays!
The meeting link will be in our Google Classroom.

Day 5: Be ready for our Zoom meeting. We will share what practices we tried this week and our reflections.