Third graders explore the many kinds of media that share information — books, television, websites, videos, and newspapers — and learn the difference between print media (on paper) and digital media (on a screen).
Students will be able to…
Information reaches us in many ways — that’s called media. What are the different kinds?
Project this and tap each. Have students learn the different types of media.
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Information reaches us in many ways — what are the kinds of media?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the Common Core ELA Standards (informational literacy) & NAMLE media-literacy competencies.
Use text features & media.
Determine main ideas from media.
Identify media forms.
Use information from media.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students list two kinds of media they used today and label each print or digital. A printable media-types sheet is in the ELA library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.