- Definition
A video is like a digital movie that you can watch and hear, whether it's saved on a device or streamed online.
When you watch a cartoon on a tablet, you are watching a video.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A video is like a storybook where the pictures move and talk.
Ask your child: What story is this video telling us?
Common mix-up: Kids might think a video is just a moving picture. A video combines moving images with sound to tell a story or show something real.
Examples
- A parent recording a child's birthday party on a phone is making a video.
- A show about animals on TV is a video that teaches you things.
- A video call with family shows them moving and talking right now.
video is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 5 The Arts
- Grade 6 The Arts
- Grade 7 The Arts
- Grade 8 The Arts
- Grade 1 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 3 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 4 Health and Physical Education
+7 more mentions across the curriculum
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