MediaWise - Primary schools education resource

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MediaWise

Find out how media works over 4 topics

MediaWise is packed with fun interactive activities that develop awareness and understanding of the media.

Variety of methodologies
Tailored for different ages and learning stages
Flexible 8 week, 8 lesson course
Linked to Language, SPHE, SESE, Drama, Geography, Visual Arts and Mathematics curricula
Classroom activities

What is the media?

An introduction to what media actually is, the many forms it can take, how the media is everywhere and what advertising is.

Junior & Senior Infants

1st & 2nd Class

3rd & 4th Class

5th & 6th Class

The message & emotion behind the media

Breaking down the media into its different elements, how and why they are chosen and the impact the message can have on our emotions.

Junior & Senior Infants

1st & 2nd Class

3rd & 4th Class

5th & 6th Class

Who is the
target?

Who the audience that’s being targeted is, what appeals to different audiences and how media makes money.

Junior & Senior Infants

1st & 2nd Class

3rd & 4th Class

5th & 6th Class

Media’s
influence on
us

How it can shape our views, give us information and make us aware of what’s happening in the world. How media can also give us a voice to share and deliver our message.

Junior & Senior Infants

1st & 2nd Class

3rd & 4th Class

5th & 6th Class

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