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Ages 5+ · Digital Life · Devices and balance
Screens and breaks
🤸stretch💧drink water🏞️look far away⚽play outside
Take a screen break.
The big ideaEyes and bodies need breaks from a screen. A grown-up can help.

How it works

Your eyes and your body work hard on a screen.

A break lets your eyes and body rest, so you feel good again.

A break has three parts: stretch, drink water, and look far away.

Playing outside, drawing and building blocks are breaks too.

Pause the gameStretchDrink waterLook far away
A screen break.

Example 1: Noa's break

  1. Noa stretched like a tall giraffe.
  2. Noa drank a big glass of water.
  3. Then Noa looked out of the window and followed a bird.
StretchWaterLook far away
Noa's break.

Example 2: Ball with Ravi

  1. Noa went outside and kicked a ball with Ravi.
  2. That is a break too, and a fun one.
  3. The game waited.

Example 3: Not a break

  1. Another game on a screen is still a screen.
  2. A video is still a screen.
  3. Eyes need to rest, so pick something else.
A real break• Stretching• Playing outside• Drawing on paper• Building with blocksStill a screen• A different game• A video
A real break, or still a screen.

Words to know

screen break
Stopping the screen for a little while.
stretch
Reach up and wake your body.
blink
Close your eyes for a moment to keep them wet.

Watch out

Try it

  1. What helps tired eyes?
  2. Is a different screen game a break?
  3. Name two things in a break.
  4. Your eyes feel tired. Who do you tell?
Answers: 1. A break · 2. No · 3. Stretch and drink water · 4. A grown-up
Try at homeAsk a grown-up to make a break plan with you: stretch, drink water, rest your eyes.
For grown-upsMake a break plan together: stretch, drink water, rest your eyes, and say it when the game is paused.
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