Learning looks a lot different for Lindsay Babiarz’s preschoolers, Hudson and Beckett, during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of going to daycare or pre-K classes, lessons are now online.
The boys watch livestreams on social media, singing and dancing along with the instructor. “They’re yelling at the screen trying to participate, thinking that she can hear them,” Babiarz said. “Right now, we’re trying to keep as much normalcy as we can and keep it looking like daycare.” Routine is important for the family.
Hudson, 5, has a speech delay. For the last year and a half, he’s gone to Pathways Learning Centre for speech therapy. But in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pathways closed its doors. “I was worried about that, that he would