Teacher script

Read the words after Say aloud.

1. 5 min Our devices. Say: “A digital device is a machine with a screen or a computer inside, like a tablet or a TV.” Ask: “What devices do people use at home or at school? What do they use them for?”
2. 7 min Task 1: screens and devices. Say: “Circle the digital devices. A book, a ball and a bike are not digital. Tick the devices you have used. Then write what you use one of them for.”
3. 8 min How to read the chart. Say: “This is Seren’s chart. Blue squares are screen time. Green squares are active play, like running, swimming or riding a bike. Each square is 10 minutes.” Point to Monday’s blue squares and count together in 10s: “10, 20, 30, 40. So Seren had 40 minutes of screen time on Monday.” Then count Monday’s green squares together: 60 minutes.
4. 15 min Task 2: read Seren’s chart. Say: “Answer the questions. Use your finger to count the squares in 10s.” Read each question aloud. For e, say: “Look for days where the green column is taller than the blue one.”
5. 10 min Task 3: how did Seren feel? Say: “Seren drew a face each evening. Which days was she grumpy? Now look back at the chart for those days. What do you notice?” Help pupils start: “On Tuesday and Friday she had more…” Say: “This is only one week for one girl, so we cannot be sure screens made her grumpy. But it is a good clue.”
6. 12 min Task 4: good or not so good? Say: “Screens can be good for us, and too much can be not so good. Tick each sentence.” Read each one aloud. Then pupils draw one thing Seren could do instead of a screen.
7. 3 min A balanced day. Say: “Doctors say children should aim for at least 60 minutes of active play a day. A good day has some screen time, lots of play, and a good sleep.”