Media Balance Is Important
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2019
2 minKTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A kindergarten-friendly look at finding a happy balance between screen time and everything else — playing, reading, and spending time with family. Quick (1:58) opener for a digital-citizenship unit or morning meeting.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
“Media Balance Is Important” helps children think about balancing screen time with other parts of their day.
- What are some things you like to do that don't use a screen?
- How do you feel after you've been looking at a screen for a long time?
- What's one fun thing you could do today instead of using a screen?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: balance, screen time, offline.
Try it: Draw two pictures — one of something fun you do on a screen, and one of something fun you do off a screen.