Pause for People
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2019
1 minKTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Saying goodbye to a screen is hard, even for grown-ups. This short (1:10) video gives kindergartners a simple way to pause technology and turn attention to the people around them.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
“Pause for People” helps children practice stopping a screen activity to pay attention to the people around them.
- Why is it sometimes hard to stop using a screen?
- What can you say or do when it's time to pause a screen?
- Who are some people you want to pay attention to instead of a screen?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: pause, technology, attention.
Try it: Practice a goodbye phrase you can say to a screen, then say it out loud with a partner.