Ages 5+ · Digital Life · Kind and friendly
Video calls with family
📞grown-up calls👋wave🔁take turns💋goodbye
A video call with family.The big ideaA grown-up makes the video call. We wave, take turns, and say goodbye.
How it works
A video call is a call with faces.
A grown-up makes the call, and we call people a grown-up knows.
Wave, take turns, show things, and say goodbye.
Your name, home and phone are for your grown-up, not for strangers.
Example 1: Take turns
- Tavi and Gran talked at the same time, and nobody could hear.
- Mom said, let's take turns.
- One talks and one listens.
Example 2: Show things
- Tavi held her picture right up to the screen, and it looked like a blob.
- She held it back a little.
- Then Gran saw the blue elephant.
Showing a picture.Example 3: A name you do not know
- The tablet rang, with a name Tavi did not know.
- Tavi did not tap it.
- She called, Mom! Mom said, you are never in trouble for telling.
Words to know
- video call
- A call where you see faces.
- stranger
- Someone we do not know.
- take turns
- One talks, one listens.
Watch out
- Do not tap a call from a name you do not know. Get a grown-up.
- Do not make a call by yourself.
- Do not shout at the screen.
- Say goodbye before you walk away.
Try it
- Who makes the video call?
- A call comes from a name you do not know. What do you do?
- Two people talk at once. What helps?
- Your picture looks like a blob. What helps?
Answers: 1. A grown-up · 2. Get a grown-up · 3. Take turns · 4. Hold it back a little
Try at homeWith a grown-up, call someone in your family on video. Wave hello, take turns, show them something, and say goodbye.
For grown-upsMake a video call to someone in your family with your child and let them practice waving, turns and goodbye.