What is Digital Well-Being?

What is Digital Well-Being?

Grade 5th Grade · Health · 40 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can define digital well-being and explain its importance.

Warm-Up Video

Sesame Workshop · 10:19

Episode 2 – Ask an Expert: Notice | Digital Well-being

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    Becoming aware of how we feel in different situations, whether we're using media or not, is about the habit of notice, and making choices considering those feelings.

  • 2

    For very young children, from ages zero to two, we can use emotion labeling to give them the language for what they're experiencing.

  • 3

    Parents can model healthy behavior by putting their phone aside and having set times to check their phone instead of reacting to every notification.

Practice Questions

5 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

What does it mean to have good digital well-being, and why is it important for kids?

Teacher Guide

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