viewing

Definition: Viewing" means looking at and understanding things like pictures, videos, or even advertisements. It's about learning to think critically about what you see and how it might be trying to influence you.

Viewing a picture of a sunny day with kids playing outside helps us understand the mood is happy.

How to teach this in 30 seconds

Try this analogy: Viewing is like being a detective who looks for clues in a picture to figure out the story.

Ask your child: What story do you think this picture is telling?

Common mix-up: Kids may think viewing is just naming what they see in a picture. Viewing is about finding the clues that tell a story or show a feeling.

Examples

Noticing a character has their arms crossed and a frown to guess they are angry.
Looking at the dark colours in a picture to guess it might be a spooky story.

viewing is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.

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