Share resources to limit screen time
What’s involved
Promoting a reduction in screen time is a recommended practice for educators, health professionals, and health champions. Sharing resources with students, families, caregivers and the community can support the reduction of screen time by increasing opportunities for physical activity, healthy eating, and positive well-being. To complete this activity, share resources focusing on screen time reduction.
Who can deliver it
- School staff
- School administrators
- Support staff
- Student leaders
- School health champions
Time commitment
- 5 to 15 minutes
Resources required
- Computer
- Printer (if you want to physically send the information home)
Note: if there is the capacity and you want to send information to parents, one can prepare information and then send it out via school social media pages for summer to continue to share healthy messages.
Ideal learning environment
- Long-term virtual learning
- Short-term virtual learning
- Summer break
- Outdoor education
- Hybrid classroom
- Traditional classroom
Pictures and/or videos of this health promotion practice being delivered
Printable materials (e.g., lesson plans, activity sheets)
Links to relevant external resources
Tags
challengeresourcesscreen timesedentary behaviour