Interpretation and evaluation of media

• The children get to know various media content, such as news suitable for children, media art, film, and music.
• Media content containing written text is used together.
• They learn to understand media as content that has been produced and selected by people. Together, they consider how media affects us.
• They explore the difference between fictional and real media content, for example, by studying children's programs and news appropriate for children.
• With different forms of expression, they deal with events and characters from stories, games, or children's programs and encourage children to make their own interpretations.
• They learn to understand that media can create impressions and generalizations about various phenomena. They study different ways of depicting fairy tale and animal characters or gender in children's programs and films.
• Media is used in versatile ways with staff to help seek and organize information in everyday situations.
• They consider and evaluate whether the information found through media is useful.
• They familiarize themselves with advertising in the local environment and how it is connected to consumption.
  
  

• Encourages children to approach media content with curiosity and learn critical media literacy.
• Studies children's own media use. Reflects together with the children on different situations where media is used and how to use media in various ways, either alone or together.
• Understands that different people experience and use media in different ways. Children are encouraged to discuss their media experiences and compare them with others.
• Studies media content that is meaningful to the children together, without judgment. Encourages children to express their experiences in various ways. Considers why they are valuable.

• Together, we discuss the importance of privacy protection. Everyone is reminded of their right to decide how their own images are taken and shared.
• Copyright is covered. The children understand that everyone has the right to influence the handling of content they have created themselves.
• The children are encouraged to discuss media usage with an adult, seek help, and rely on an adult if they have questions.
• We review age limit indicators on media content with the children and discuss the significance of these age limits.
• Children are introduced to responsible management of media tools together.
• Good practices for using media tools and content are developed together with the children.

• Discuss the use of media content together as a social activity and share experiences with media.
• Discuss the role of media in children's daily life and the amount of time children spend with media.
• Discuss and practice with children how to recognize bullying and harassment and practice resolving conflicts constructively.
• Children have the opportunity to try communication through various media tools. They are involved in media-mediated communicative situations in everyday life.

• The staff establishes common guidelines and guides the children towards safe media usage.
• Together with the children, they introduce and teach responsible handling of media tools, encouraging the children to seek support from adults.
• They reflect on the concept of privacy protection with the children, discussing the right to protect one's privacy and body.
• Safe media usage is discussed with the children and their guardians. The staff also engages in conversations with guardians about age limits for media usage, encouraging the children to seek support from an adult.
• Conversations with guardians include discussions about the use of digital environments and appropriate behavior online.
• Guardians are also involved in discussions about the use of the children's own tools and devices, as well as their privacy protection.

• Children are encouraged and supported to express themselves creatively and playfully both verbally and visually in media production.
• Together, they find ways for everyone to participate and have positive experiences in media production.
• They take part together in the various stages of production: planning, experimental and playful execution, and appreciating what they have created. The staff verbalizes the different stages along with the children.
• Children are supported with various media tools, applications, and programs to produce media content such as animated images, videos, digital books, reports, or their own music.
• Children learn to understand how fictional and real media content is created and how they differ from each other.

• Children are encouraged to playfully create media content and their results are appreciated.
• Media devices are used in various ways as tools for expressing children's thoughts and opinions during the planning and decision-making about daily life together.
• Children learn that they have the rights and opportunities to influence communal matters.
• The process of creating both fictional and factual media content is explored, along with the differences between them.

• Supports and encourages children to express themselves.
• Uses various media tools, applications, and programs to produce media content.
• Creates media content together with children, such as animated pictures, videos, digital books, or original music.
• Uses media content familiar to the children, such as characters in cartoons, events in movies, or plots in games, as inspiration for creative expression.
• Gives children the opportunity to participate in different stages of media production: planning, experimental and playful execution, and appreciating what has been created.
• Expresses the different stages in words together with the children. The processes are more important than the results.
• The created content can be digitally shared with the guardians so they can partake in their child's digital documentation.

Digital services refer to applications and programs used in teaching.

• Päikky
• Prion
• Widgit online
• Polyglutt

Digital environments generally refer to all digital solutions, services, devices, and tools used in teaching.