5 Tips To Help Your Child Throughout The Alberta Teacher Strike

The Alberta Teacher Strike

The Alberta Teachers’ Association began their strike on October 6, 2025. Then the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association issued a lock-out notice a few days later October 9, 2025.

Tensions have been high on both sides of the bargaining table between the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers’ Association. As of right now, it is unclear when teachers and students will be back in the classroom.

This time may be especially overwhelming for parents and students alike. So while we await the outcome of provincial bargaining, we can collectively focus on what matters most, and that is the well-being of our students.

How To Help Your Child Throughout The Alberta Teacher Strike

Here are our top 5 tips on how to help your K-6 child throughout the Alberta teacher strike:

(1) Set a schedule

Children need structure to thrive. Structure helps them feel safe when things are uncertain. Try to maintain regular wake-up times, meals, and bedtime routines. Create a simple daily schedule that includes learning time, play, and quiet time. Print this schedule and put it on the fridge to give them a sense of control.

(2) Focus on emotional support

Your child may be worried about their teacher or feel anxious about the disruption. Again, this schedule disruption can feel overwhelming for many children. Speak honestly and simply about what is happening to your children. It will make them feel included and put them at ease, even if they don’t fully understand the process. Validate their feelings and allow them to express their emotions about the strike.

(3) Be a model for them

Your child absorbs your emotions as their parent. When your nervous system is regulated and you feel calm about the situation, that helps them feel safe. Life may be a lot harder right now without your child being in school, but do your best to avoid blame and stay neutral. Reassure them that a solution should be reached soon.

(4) Prioritize high-quality learning time

In K-6 there is much of the school day that is taken up by non-learning activities (recess, lunch, gym class, free time, etc.) so don’t stress about having your child(ren) do a ton of learning activities each day. Prioritize high-quality learning time. Even if this is only for 30 minutes, this will make a difference once they are back in the classroom. The unit and lesson plans in our K-6 Learning Library can help your K-6 child develop confidence and proficiency in both English Language Arts & Literature and Mathematics.

(5) Build a community and lean on connections

The biggest parts of school for children are often the social interaction and sense of belonging that children get from being in school. Connect with other parents and schedule days when your kids can do learning activities together or go to the local library together. If time is crunched and your child is old enough, then you can even set up a virtual play date with one of their classmates. Even a small play date can make your child’s day.

How We’re Here To Help

The unit and lesson plans in our K-6 Learning Library can help your K-6 child develop confidence and proficiency in both English Language Arts & Literature and Mathematics in a straightforward and engaging way. They are ideal learning tools throughout the school year, but especially in this case of the Alberta teacher strike.

The best part is that you can edit these resources so that your child can focus on what they can do right now and build on it, rather than internalize that they are not performing at grade level.

All of our resources include engaging instructional videos, audio functions, and high-definition images. These resources can be used both digitally and non-digitally at home.

If you want to fully preview all unit and lesson plans, you can do so on our Teachers Pay Teachers page!

If you have any questions about any of our products, then you can email me at hello@educationrocks.ca.

Thank you for reading this blog post on the 5 tips to help your child throughout the Alberta teacher strike. I wish you and your child(ren) all the best during this interesting time!