Media, 4–6 years — 20 topics · MyLeoNes™ Kuks
20 media topics written for 4–6 years — not a older text simplified. In teaching order, each a deck of five cards: the idea, why it exists, a worked example, the common trap and where you meet it.
Media · 4–6 years
Media messages
Media can carry a message from one person to another. We learn to notice what a picture, sound or video is trying to show us.
Making a media message
When we draw, photograph, record or act, we choose how to show an idea. Small choices, such as colour, sound and order, help other people understand.
Real and pretend in media
Media can show something that happened, or create a story that only exists in imagination. We practise looking for clues instead of believing every picture is a record of real life.
Safe and balanced media use
Media can be useful and enjoyable, but children need help choosing when, where and with whom to use it. We learn simple habits for safe, healthy use.
Pictures, words and sounds
Media can communicate with pictures, spoken or written words, and sounds. Each way can show part of an idea, and they can work together.
Media stories have a sequence
Stories in books, cartoons and videos usually show events in an order. Finding what happens first, next and last helps us follow what is happening.
Live and recorded media
Some media happen while we watch or listen, while other media were made earlier. Knowing the difference helps us understand why a programme cannot always answer us back.
Signs and symbols in media
Small pictures and marks can carry a meaning that many people learn to recognise. They help us find, choose or understand something without a long explanation.
Who made this?
Media comes from people who choose what to show, say or play.
Who is it for?
Media is often made with particular people in mind.
Advertisements want something
An advertisement tries to make us notice a product, place or idea.
Media can change feelings
Pictures, sounds and stories can make us feel different things.
Media can show far-away places
A screen, book or recording can let us see places we cannot visit today.
Media can help us remember
Photos, drawings and recordings can keep a moment to look at again later.
Media can help us find out
Books, programmes and websites can help answer questions when we look carefully.
Media shows a selection
Every picture, story or recording includes some things and leaves other things outside.
Media has controls
Buttons and switches can change what happens in a video, song or game.
The same media can mean different things
People may notice different details and understand the same picture, sound or story in different ways.
Some things should stay private
A photo, name or place can tell others about you, so private details need care before sharing.
Media can be copied and shared
A picture, song or video can have more than one copy, so sharing needs thought and permission.
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