Dear 4th grade families,
Next week in reading we will be discussing and reading about
how much time kids spend on “screens.”
As part of this discussion, I would like to ask that you
have your child fill out this chart and questions and
and return it to
school on Friday, May 2nd.
Students will be learning about some of the effects that
screen time can have on them, such as attention
Issues, poor sleep habits, addiction, and the inability to
do many things at once but none of them well.
Students will learn that the average time spent on screens
per week across the country is 7 hours.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids
limit their screen time to no more than 2
hours a day.
Imagine if children
were to read or do math for that long every day!!
After we get our weekly results we will be talking about
goal setting and trying to have the children
reduce the time spent on their screens and instead find
another activity to participate in, such as
family games or playing outside.
Children will then be comparing and contrasting the two
weeks in a writing piece.
Please have your child be honest as they track this
time! Thanks for your help with this
project. It will
Be interesting to see if any of the kids learn that they are
other things to do besides using screens.
Mrs. Thompson
