Lesson 271: Explore how to make learning fun with tech

Objective

I can name ways that technology makes learning fun, like practising reading, maths, or languages. I can remember that people choose learning tools, set screen time rules, and are in charge of devices.

Materials

• Plain paper or a notebook page
• Pencils, crayons, or markers
• Optional: a tablet, phone, or computer with approved learning apps or websites
• Trusted adult helper (parent, carer, or teacher)

Mini-lesson — Tech can help learning feel fun

Guided Practice — Sort "fun learning" and "just for fun"

Use this talk activity to help your child notice which tech activities help learning and which are just for fun.

1. On paper, draw two boxes. Label one "Fun learning" and the other "Just for fun".
2. Ask your child to name tech activities they know: watching cartoons, a reading app, a maths game, video calls with family, a silly video, etc.
3. For each example, ask: "Does this help you learn?" If yes, draw or write it in the Fun learning box. If not, put it in the Just for fun box.
4. Remind your child that both boxes are okay, but we need rules so screens do not take over the day.
5. Together, circle two tech activities that help learning most, like a reading app or maths game.
6. Say: "These are tools that help your brain grow. We will choose good times to use them and take breaks when time is up."

Tracing Pad

Lines Primary lines Baseline only Grid Blank Trace (none) learn fun study focus screen break smart game read maths

Pen Clear

Tip: As you trace, say a sentence such as "Tech can help me learn, but people choose and I take breaks."

Practice — My "learning with tech" plan

Use this page to help your child make a simple plan for fun learning with tech that still follows family rules.

1. On a new page, write the title: "My learning with tech plan".
2. Ask your child to draw two tech tools that help them learn, such as a reading app and a maths game.
3. Under the first picture, help them write a short sentence like: "I use this app to practise reading."
4. Under the second picture, write a sentence like: "I use this game to practise numbers."
5. At the bottom of the page, add: "We follow family rules and take breaks from screens."
6. Read the plan together. Ask: "Who is in charge of screens in our home?" Help your child answer: "Our trusted adults and us, not the tablet."
7. Put the page near your learning area as a reminder that tech can help learning, but people set the rules.

Quick Check — Making learning fun with tech

Answer each question about using tech to help learning and staying safe and balanced.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)