TV in kindergarten: what do educators, parents and experts say about it?
Do preschoolers need a TV? What about the teachers? What do doctors and parents think about this? NEN collected the opinions of the three main parties to the conflict around television and tried to figure out whether cartoons in the garden are really a universal evil.
What do teachers say?
Briefly: the opinions of educators differ
Some people don’t see anything wrong in watching cartoons in doses.
I believe that there is nothing wrong with occasionally turning on cartoons. Just imagine: there are 32 people in the group, and we need to serve lunch. What if there is no nanny? Should the teacher break up, but not turn on the TV? Nothing bad will happen if children watch a cartoon for seven to ten minutes, especially some good, Soviet, instructive one.
Valentina M.
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Others honestly admit that they only use TV to watch educational videos.
I work as a teacher in the senior group of a kindergarten, and sometimes we need to make presentations. Will it be interesting for a child to listen to me if I print out a bunch of cards and begin to describe each of them? Within five minutes, half the group will begin to fidget and distract the rest. On TV I can show the kids a story on the same topic, at least they will be interested.
Elena S.
Teachers themselves treat colleagues who regularly turn on cartoons instead of walks and creative activities with misunderstanding.
I've heard about this, but haven't encountered it in practice. I don’t know how it is in other gardens, but in ours it’s simply impossible to turn on the TV for an hour and go do your own thing. The head goes to the groups every day, as does the senior teacher. And we have an educational program that we must adhere to. I really want to see those teachers whose children watch TV in the morning and still manage to do everything else.
Elena S.
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What do the doctor's say?
Briefly: pediatricians and ophthalmologists do not approve of TV in kindergarten, but they cannot ban it either
All medical regulations that apply to the kindergarten are regulated by SanPiN. If the same TV is prescribed in it, then the doctor can disagree as much as he likes, but it will not be possible to arbitrarily throw the TV out of the group.
Here's what the current SanPiN says about TVs:
A TV in kindergarten can be used to watch educational and educational films and television programs. In this case, the distance from the screen to a child sitting in the first row should not be less than two meters, but no more than five and a half meters for the last rows. TV viewing time - no more than twice a day, for a total of up to 20 minutes in the junior and middle groups, up to 30 minutes in the senior and preparatory groups.
Doctors and psychologists remind: the time specified in SanPiN is a daily maximum; if a child has already watched TV since kindergarten, he should not turn it on at home. WHO takes a similar point of view. Such restrictions are due to the fact that prolonged viewing of television programs inhibits physical and mental development and interferes with normal interaction with living people.
What do parents say?
Briefly: parents do not have a common opinion
Some mothers and fathers do not see anything wrong with the TV if it is used from time to time or for broadcasting educational content.
When my son moved from the junior to the middle group, there was a meeting at which the teacher raised the issue of the TV and clearly explained for what purpose it would be turned on. I am one of the few who spoke in favor. What's wrong with a group watching educational programs?
Anonymously
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I am against turning on cartoons for children all day long, but I am also against complete bans. And then: cartoons are also different, you don’t have to show children The Simpsons. I am sure that for most parents who consider TV in kindergarten to be an absolute evil, the child is glued to cartoons in the evenings when he sits at home.
Irina P.
The other half is negative. Parents are confident that teachers should do without the help of a TV, regardless of the number of children in the group. An alternative to watching cartoons is a walk, active and calm games, and creative activities.
I am categorically against cartoons in the garden. At home, with grandmothers, on a visit - let him watch, but not in the kindergarten. This is an educational organization, we take children there to gain knowledge, not to watch TV! For some reason, in schools, it doesn’t occur to anyone to include cartoons instead of lessons, although the age is not much older, and there are 25-30 children in a class.
Anonymously
So can children watch TV in the garden or not?
Briefly: it is possible, but not longer than the time prescribed in SanPiN. And if the parents themselves do not agree to watch TV, then the teacher does not have the right to turn it on (even for educational purposes).
With parental consent, everything is also quite difficult. Someone may refuse at the stage of collecting money. In this case, the teacher does not have the right to force them to chip in - the parent may well complain about the extortions to the prosecutor's office, and he will be right.
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What about uncontrolled watching of cartoons? It is quite difficult to track this moment, since it is a rare parent who will spend hours on duty under the windows of the garden, looking out for what is happening in the group. If you have any doubts, write a statement addressed to the manager with a request to check whether SanPiN is being complied with. You can make an appeal to the supervisory authorities - but this is usually done in cases where the head of the kindergarten ignores your demands.
The editors of NEN believe that television, like other gadgets, often makes life a lot easier for all of us (who hasn’t turned on cartoons for a child so he can finally brush his teeth or cook dinner in peace?). Strictly dosed viewing of educational programs in the garden will definitely not harm your child, but it will help broaden his horizons and get answers to many questions about the world around him.
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Author's teaching aid “TV”
Working as a teacher in a multi-age compensatory group for children with mental retardation (the group is attended by children aged 3-7 years), I constantly feel the need for educational games and aids, with the help of which I could qualitatively correct the development of each child, based on their level actual development, solving specific problems of the Program.
The leading and attractive activity of preschool children, as is known, is play. It's no secret that today's children spend a lot of time watching TV or computers. I decided not to contradict the interests and desires of the children, and to make a benefit that would attract children. It was based on the interests of my students that I came up with such a benefit in the form of a TV.
Using this didactic manual, I solve the problems of the educational areas of the Federal State Educational Standard for Education (“Social and communicative development”, “Speech development”, “Artistic and aesthetic development”, “Cognitive development”). And then children can transfer the knowledge and skills acquired in collaboration with the teacher into independent play activities.
Introducing the theme “Autumn in the Forest” (use self-made attribute)
Examination of illustrations and conversation on content. with ml. children
The purpose of the “TV” manual is to create conditions for correctional and developmental education for preschool children with mental retardation.
Problems that I solve using the teaching aid “TV”:
— development of higher mental functions;
- development of cooperation between the child and adults and peers, development of interaction skills in the process of joint activities;
— formation of communication abilities;
- activation of the emotional sphere and correction of existing deviations through the use of theatrical activities, viewing illustrations for works of fiction, playing musical instruments,
- nurturing a positive emotional attitude and interest in music, expanding musical impressions.
I use this manual with children from 3 to 7 years old in joint activities: looking at illustrations and talking about the content of the works. In independent activities, children also enjoy “playing TV.”
Necessary toys and attributes: various types of theater (tabletop, mitten, toy theater, etc.), components of homemade thematic play layouts, books or illustrations for works, musical instruments, etc.
The manual is made of a cardboard box, self-adhesive film, and a piece of plastic panel for the base-stand. There are two “turntables” screwed onto the back panel for attaching the opening screen.
Applications from children's hands
This type of children's applique made from colored paper speaks for itself. To create a picture you will need a lot of colored sheets, cardboard, palms, a simple pencil, scissors and PVA glue or a glue stick.
- Choose a background, the color of the cardboard will depend on what you want to do;
- Place your palm on the paper and trace it;
- Use your imagination.
The picture is ready. But if you are stuck on the second point, then here are examples of what you can get with this technique: a parrot, a mysterious forest, a sun, a sunflower, a swan, a dove, a peacock, a jellyfish, etc. The end result is limited only by the world of your imagination.
