My Media Choices -CSM 4th/5th grade

Healthy media choices are:

• Always the same for every person

• Not much fun

• Usually different for every person

Last night, Mia's mom gave her permission to watch her favorite YouTube channel, and she stayed up late watching videos. When she got to school today, she fell asleep during art class (her favorite subject).

Did Mia make a healthy media choice?

• No. Her choice to stay up late caused her to miss doing something she likes.

• No. She didn't watch as many YouTube videos as she wanted to.

• Yes. She was able to talk to her friends about the videos she watched last night.

• Yes. She really needed the nap.

Mia stayed up late watching videos and then fell asleep in art class.

Imagine you are Mia's friend. What advice would you give her to help her have media balance?

• Do not watch any videos. It is not a good choice.

• Watch fewer videos so she can get a full night's sleep.

• Watch the same amount of videos. YouTube is more important than art class.

Dwayne woke up a little early to play his favorite video game for 20 minutes before school.

Did Dwayne make a healthy media choice?

• No, he should have skipped school and played his game all day.

• No, playing video games is not healthy.

• Yes, he made sure he still had a good night's sleep and was ready in time for school.

How much time do you think you spend on technology and screens each day?

• Less than 1 hour a day

• 1 - 3 hours a day

• 3 - 5 hours a day

• 5 or more hours each day

True or False. It doesn't matter if you spend all day using technology and screens.

• True

• False