What’s My Teen Doing?

Just prior to the shut down, my 11th grader was going on college tours, studying for her SAT’s, practicing for her upcoming concert/fundraiser, volunteering until life came to an abrupt halt. No more college tours, no SAT’s, no concert…Coronavirus or not, being a teenager is even more complicated than ever. Now she has to navigate distance learning, maintain friendships (some emotionally easier to connect with than others) and a ton of uncertainty grappling with her future. But this is also a time for personal growth and may actually be the best time of her young life.

Here’s a peek at what my teen is up to on her #coronacation. What are your teens doing? Please leave a comment below.

Worm

A Complete Web Series

The story takes the form of a web serial, posted in bite-sized reads in much the same way that authors such as Mark Twain would release their works one chapter at a time in the days before full-fledged novels.

Webtoons

Home to thousands of creator-owned content with amazing, diverse visions from all over the world. Her personal favorites are:

Castle Swimmer
Adventures of God
Safely Endangered

DandDBeyond.com

An official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition.

Free Online Writing Class for Teens

New free online writing class for teens every M/W/F at Noon!!

NaNoWriMo Young Writers

A fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

Coursera

Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from world-class universities and companies, so you can learn something new anytime, anywhere. Hundreds of free courses give you access to on-demand video lectures, homework exercises, and community discussion forums.

Disenchantment

Princess duties call, but she'd rather be drinking. Free-spirited Bean exasperates the king as she wreaks havoc with her demon and elf pals.

skribbl.io ✏️

One game consists of multiple rounds where a person will draw the word and the others have to guess it which ultimately gives them points.

Playing Banjo

She loves music and plays the flute. Now she’s picked up the banjo and can’t put it down. Plus she’s been writing her own music and takes lessons from her music teacher at school.