Media and Young Children
While I prefer children to have concrete experiences with materials, I do believe that limited amounts of media to be beneficial. As I searched for resources for science activities for 5-8 yr olds, I came across a site that gave me pause. Teach with Movies, which i am having trouble linking, but can be googled. Sometimes, a child’s curiosity can be sparked by a good movie but when media is abused, it can become a stumbling block for children, derailing learning.
Bella viewed the Kit Kittridge Movie on Monday and enjoyed it thoroughly (we are also reading the book/series). We are embarking on a study of the depression and life as a child of the depression because of the book and movie. At times, especially, with young children, they can’t grasp history without a glimps of it from the view of a child and the Kit movie portrayed a view of the depression from a child of middle class standing.
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by karen
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