Screen Free Week (we used to call it TV Turn Off Week – but there is so much more today) is an experiment in life without screens and a way to examine the role that screens play in our lives. It’s a bit like a camping trip –you take your family camping not because you expect to live in the wild forever, but as a way to get away and experience a different approach to life. In the same way, spending a week without screens will help you plan a more “screen smart life”!
Below you will find everything you need to have a successful Screen Free Week.

screen free week guide
Guide to Managing Preschool Screen Time

You don’t need to ban TV, computers and video games, you just need to understand the effects of too much screen time and know what the experts recommend for the right balance of screen time and other activities.

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Screen Free Week –a book for preschoolers

Regular subscribers to The Tessy & Tab Reading Club received this issue in the mail. You can print and fold your own copy. In this story, Miss Potter, Tessy and Tab’s preschool teacher, explains to the class what screen time is, why you shouldn’t get too much of it and how to decide how much is the right amount. The kids in Miss Potter’s class get the exact same tools as you can find below, and that helps your kids get excited about having a screen free week.
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Planning Chart for Screen Free Week

This easy to fill in chart helps families plan their screen free week. Just like camping, the key to a good trip is being prepared and bring everything you need. By mapping out your non-screen-based activities for the week, you will be sure you have are ready for the week.
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screen free discussion guide

Guide: Screen in Our Lives

Designed for parents and teachers to
discuss screen types and how to plan.
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Chart: How Screen Time Affects Kids

Pictures help kids understand how too much screen time is a bad thing.
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Reminder Signs
to tape to screens

Just like Tessy and Tab, kids can cut and tape these signs to TVs, PCs, etc.
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Planning Chart for a Screen Smart Life

After Screen Free Week is over is the
time to review what you’ve learned.
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Want more books?

You can visit The Tessy & Tab Reading Club website to order four back issues for $9.95. If you want the four pictured above, just ask for the Screen Free Set.Click here find out more about The Tessy & Tab Reading Club
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