Discover Amazing Media Types All Around You

Media is different ways to share stories and information. You use media when you read a book or watch TV. Use Pictures as Reading Clues helps you understand how pictures in books work with words.

Some media you can see with your eyes. Other media you can hear with your ears. The best media lets you see and hear at the same time.

Books are media that use words and pictures. You turn pages to see new parts of the story. Use Illustrations To Support Comprehension shows you how pictures help you understand stories better.

Television shows you moving pictures with sounds. You can watch cartoons and learn about animals on different channels. Radio only makes sounds like music and voices.

Computers and tablets have screens you can touch. You can play games and read stories on them. Exploring Digital Tools For Writing teaches you how to use these tools.

Media: Different ways to share stories and information, like books, TV, and computers.

Television: A screen that shows moving pictures and plays sounds at the same time.

Radio: A device that plays music, voices, and sounds but shows no pictures.

Books: Media with pages that have words and pictures you can read.

Screens: Flat surfaces that show pictures and words, like on tablets and computers.

Audio: Sounds you hear from media like music, voices, and sound effects.

Channels: Different shows or programs you can choose to watch on TV.

Interactive: Media that lets you touch buttons or make choices to change what happens.

Camera: A device that takes pictures to keep your favorite moments.

Newspaper: Paper media with news stories and information about daily events.

Magazine: Media with stories and pictures that you can read and look at.

Movie: Moving pictures with sounds that tell stories on a screen.

You can practice finding different media types around your home. Look for books, tablets, and TVs. Relating Illustrations To Story Moments helps you connect pictures to story parts.

Try listening to the radio with your eyes closed. Then watch TV and notice how it uses both pictures and sounds. Listen Respond Using Arts Signs Gestures shows you different ways to share ideas.

You already know how to look at pictures and listen to sounds. These skills help you understand different types of media. You can use what you know about pictures and sounds to explore new media types.

This topic connects to many other learning areas. Respond Critically To Animated Works helps you think about cartoons and animated movies you watch.

Describing Text And Picture Relationships shows you how words and pictures work together in media. Adding Visual Displays To Descriptions teaches you to use pictures when you share ideas.

After learning about media types, you will study Digital Media Text Forms And Techniques and Key Ideas Across Media Types. You will also learn about Computer and Internet Basics and Digital Tools for Writing Tasks.

Communicate Media Ideas Verbally Nonverbally helps you share your thoughts about different media. Pictures Help Tell the Story shows you how images make stories better.