Screen Spark Slides Screen Spark
Finding the Perfect Balance
Screen Time
Spark Time
What is Screen Time?
Screen time is any time you spend looking at a digital device.
Watching TV
Playing Video Games
Using a Tablet or Phone
What is Spark Time?
Spark time is "Off-Screen" time! It's when you move your body and use your imagination.
Playing Outside
Reading a Physical Book
Drawing or Building
Sort it Out!
Screen
Spark
Is it a Screen activity or a Spark activity?
⚽
Playing Soccer
Where does it go?
🎮
Video Games
Where does it go?
The Spark Shuffle
3-Minute Movement Break!
🏃
Fast Feet
Run in place as fast as you can for 30 seconds!
🦒
Sky Reach
Reach for the ceiling like a tall giraffe!
💃
Robot Dance
Show off your best robot moves!
Why do we need balance?
Gives your brain a rest from blue light
Keeps your heart and body strong
Ready to Spark?
Let's look at our Spark Tracker Worksheet and plan our balanced day!
Track it
Spark it
Balance it
Spark Tracker Worksheet Spark Tracker
Screen Spark Lesson Activity
Name:
Date:
1
Yesterday's Balance
Think about your day yesterday. Color in a circle for every 30 minutes you spent on each.
Screen Time
1 Circle = 30 Minutes
Spark Time
1 Circle = 30 Minutes
2
My Spark Wishlist
List three activities you love doing that do NOT use a screen.
01
02
03
3
Spark in Action
Draw yourself being active or doing a "Spark" activity today!
Pro Tip: Try the 20-20-20 rule! Every 20 minutes on a screen, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds!
Balance Bot Activity Balance Bot Mat
Level 01: The Sorting Quest
READY
Screen Zone
Paste 3 Screen Cards Here
Spark Zone
Paste 3 Spark Cards Here
"Help me balance my digital life! Cut the cards from the next page and glue them into the correct zones above!"
Small Activity Cards
Carefully cut along the dashed lines
📺
Watching
🌳
Climbing
📱
Phone
skateboard
Riding a
💻
Laptop
🎨
Painting a
Screen Spark Lesson • Balance Bot Challenge
Screen Spark Teacher Guide Teacher Guide
Lesson: Screen Spark Balance
Objective
Identify Screen vs. Spark activities and set a personal balance goal.
Duration
30 Minutes
Target Grade
3rd Grade
Lesson Pacing
05m
Introduction
Use Slides 1-3 to define terms. Focus on "Spark Time" being high-energy or creative.
07m
Sort it Out!
Play the game on Slides 4-6 . Have students jump to the 'Screen' or 'Spark' side of the room.
03m
Movement Break
Lead the "Spark Shuffle" (Slide 7 ). Ask: "How does your brain feel now?"
10m
Student Activity
Hand out the Spark Tracker and Balance Bot worksheets. Circulate for help.
05m
Goal Wrap-Up
Share goals. Remind them of the 20-20-20 rule found on the worksheet footer.
Talking Points
• "Screens are tools, but our bodies need fuel from Spark Time!"
• "What is one Spark activity you can do with a friend?"
• "Balance makes us feel like Screen Superheroes!"
Answer Key
Screen Activities
TV, Video Games, Tablet, Computer, Phone, YouTube.
Spark Activities
Sports, Reading, Drawing, Tag, Legos, Biking, Board Games.
