As part of our health week, Year 3 have been learning about time spent online and spotting the signs of too much screen time. It’s important to have a happy and healthy balance of online and offline activity, so we began by adding some positives of both into a scale. Our aim was to keep the scale balanced, representing a healthy balance of online vs offline. Here are some examples from both sides of the scale.
I enjoy connecting with my family online.
I enjoy playing my games online with friends.
I like learning synonyms of words using Google.
I enjoy going outside and playing with friends.
I enjoy my gymnastics in the garden.
I really like making dens outside.
We then learnt about spotting the signs of too much screen time and what to do about them. These signs can show in various ways, such as physical aches in our bodies, to devices running out of battery due to being used too much in one sitting.
Finally, we created a poster to take home as a reminder to keep a happy and healthy balance of online and offline activity.
Help at home:
Help your child find a healthy balance between the two. Being online can be really healthy for us to learn new things, but we don’t want children being lost in the internet. Maybe set up some online vs offline routines at home.