social distancing learning

As you return to the classroom amid COVID-19, you not only need to create a socially distanced classroom, but you also need to teach your students the importance of social distancing. While it’s easy to tell young students to stay distanced, keep their hands to themselves and only use the supplies assigned to them, it can be a challenge to get them to understand why they need to do these things or what to do when their friends and classmates break guidelines. At Really Good Stuff, we offer great resources and tools to aid in social distancing learning.

To make learning about social distancing fun and engaging for students, we’ve created an innovative line of outer space-themed supplies and resources for the classroom. Our Spaceman Teaches Distancing books are great for students in pre-K through first grade. These read aloud books are brightly colored and cover personal space and social distancing. The books pair well with the rest of our Spaceman line and our space-themed privacy panels and flexible workspaces.

Our Ready-To-Decorate Spaceman Teaches Distancing kit is a great way to engage your students in social distancing. They can decorate their very own Spaceman and color a six-foot ruler that helps them visualize a safe distance from others. We also have social distancing conversation cards that help facilitate talks about what to do when friends and peers invade personal space or break social distancing rules, which are scenarios kids are likely to run into no matter how hard we work to prevent it.

We also have supplies that will help you create a socially distanced classroom. Individual supplies kits come with everything your students need to succeed in the classroom without sharing materials. PlayPanels, privacy screens and flexible workspaces keep students separated by giving them their own spaces to work, play and read in. Wall decals, posters and banners can be hung around your room as a daily reminder to students about keeping their distance, washing their hands and not sharing belongings, and floor markers and rulers visually show how far apart students need to stand and sit.