Help 9-11-year-olds take a fresh and funny look at media literacy with engaging, interactive games.
Resources
Between the Lions: Literacy Tips
Educating Children in Media Messages
Postcards from Buster
Media Production: Breaking down Media Construction and Creation
PBS Kids: Make a Short
Find out how short video segments are created, and submit your ideas to PBS for possible on-air promotion.
Mister Rogers Neighborhood: A Neighborhood Story
Help preschoolers create stories by arranging scenes in any sequence and adding captions and dialogue.
Mathline: Is It Really News?
Media Production: Uses math to decipher news reports
Arthur’s Guide to Media Literacy
This collection of lessons uses a different ARTHUR episode to launch a guided discussion and classroom activity based on a media literacy theme.
Clifford: Backstage
Help young children understand that animated programs are media constructs. Visit the Clifford studio, read about the actors and learn to draw Clifford.
Media Shift
PBS and its affiliated websites offer several TV programs and online activities that can help you explore media issues with your students….Track how new media are changing society and culture with this blog from journalist and media expert Mark Glaser.
Social Studies: 9-12
PBS Teachers provide a collection of media studies lesson plans for educators of Social Studies, grade 9-12