Brooke Butler recalls the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and the worries and stresses she faced as she and her daughter adjusted to living in lockdown.

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Teacher Resources for the Video:

Discussion Questions:
• Use the video as a conversation starter or with a journal prompt and have students respond to the video and compare it to their own experience at the beginning of the COVID epidemic. Why do they think it is important for future generations that people’s stories about the COVID epidemic be recorded and preserved?

Activity Ideas:
• Have students research previous pandemics, with an eye to finding out what, if any, lessons were learned that aided in curbing infections and report on what they found.

Unique ID for the Video: I Remember-21
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Send Us Your I Remember Videos:
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