What Living Through a Pandemic Is Like for Kids<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to coronavirus-induced isolation, countless kids are at home right now, trying along with the rest of us to make sense of what\u2019s going on around them. Many children were asked to write about what they\u2019re feeling, what their days are like, what they\u2019re afraid of, and what they miss about school.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Cook, age 9, Maplewood, N.J.                                              <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this stuff about the coronavirus is really weird. A couple of days ago I was walking with my mom and I saw someone wearing a mask even though there aren\u2019t any cases in my town (yet). My dad came in from a run and said, \u201cThere\u2019s nobody out on the streets.\u201d I feel like it\u2019s getting very chaotic, you know, everything closing. My parents are worried that the stores and restaurants we like will go out of business. I\u2019m really annoyed that we have to take two-hour classes on our Chromes at home. Some family friends of ours have to take classes all day on Skype, so I guess I shouldn\u2019t be complaining. I\u2019m not anti-screens, don\u2019t get me wrong, but I would rather see my friends all day. Well, uh, bye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry Cook, age 11, Maplewood, N.J.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My friend just texted me that the schools are closing! Yesssssssssssss noooooooooooooo. I don\u2019t know how to feel about it. On the one hand, ThIs Is EvErY yOuNg BoYs DrEaM! But on the other hand, I\u2019ll have to occupy myself for two weeks. I know that everybody hates school, but whether you like school or not, it still occupies a kid for six hours of the day. So if my calculations are correct (robot voice calculating. X x Y + A = G), school occupies around 25 percent of your day, depending on how long your school day is. And sleep takes up anywhere from eight to 11 hours of your day, which is somewhere around 45 percent of your day. Which leaves you with somewhere between three to five hours to occupy yourself, not including weekends, half days, delayed openings, etc. I\u2019m still upset at my parents though. They won\u2019t let me listen to music with bad words in it. I\u2019m in sixth grade! MIDDLE SCHOOL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia P., age 10, Chevy Chase, Md.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 I did learn something new about the word corona<\/em>. \u201cCorona\u201d means crown in Latin. Crowns sound so cheerful, but it\u2019s just because the virus looks like a crown. That just goes to show you, you learn something new every day, even when there\u2019s a health crisis at hand.
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Here are the three things I\u2019m feeling most: curious, bored, and annoyed. You probably couldn\u2019t imagine how many times people constantly tell me, \u201cWash your hands, don\u2019t touch your face, and stay away from people who look sick or are coughing.\u201d Like I don\u2019t know to do these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madeleine P., age 8, Chevy Chase, Md.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I miss my friends so much. There\u2019s so much to tell them! I am so used to going to school, so I can tell my friends everything I\u2019ve done over the weekends or at my house. And in addition to that, they are always telling me things as well. These are my feelings about the coronavirus. Now, let\u2019s move onto what I\u2019m doing. The first two days were cuckoo, so we made a schedule. At 8:30, our mom will wake us up. At 9, it is time for breakfast. At 9:30, a walk to get our blood pumping. At 10:05, we will practice our piano and do some schoolwork. 12:00 is lunch. 12:30 is the real activity of the day\u2014an outdoor activity. 2:30 is FREE TIME. 4:00 is tea in the parlor and reading. 4:45 to 5:10 is helping with dinner (or you can just nap). 5:10 to 6 is outdoor play. 6 or 6:30 is dinner. 7:15 is take a shower or bath to wash up after a long day. At 7:45, maybe a movie. Last, it is bedtime. Now I am starting to feel more relaxed. Overall, I feel OK about this break that we are having because of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who do you identify with the most???<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u00b4s share some experiences before you dive into the written activities…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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