Each week we get a kid-friendly edition of Time magazine called Time for Kids (TFK). This week we read an article about preventing hearing loss.
After reading, Room 221 students identified the main idea of the article. The main idea is the "big idea." It's what the author wants you to know. The main idea of this article is, "Listening to loud sounds can make your hearing go bad."
Room 221 also identified the supporting details. We have learned that the details are focused on the main idea. They are important to help you understand it. Some of the supporting details that helped us to understand this article are:
1. Sounds that are 85 decibels and above can be harmful.
2. Ambulance sirens heard up close can cause damage.
3. Rock concerts put you at risk for hearing loss.
Ask your third grade reader about the article. You can also sit down and enjoy the issue together! It should be in their folder when they come home this afternoon. Or you can check out this website for more interesting resources.You can click on TweenZone for age appropriate facts and games, or Other Cool Stuff for informative videos.
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I noticed this article when Peter's magazine came home on Monday, and thought it was rather ironic, considering that this Friday will be Eliot's "Family Fun Night." When we went to this event last year the DJ was playing the music so loudly that it was painful, and conversation was extremely difficult even at the farthest end of the room from the speakers. Earlier in the week I sent an e-mail to Jenn Lichtman, the organizer of the event, suggesting that the DJ might be asked to keep the volume a little lower, but I'd be delighted if others wanted to join me in asking that school events be kept safe for our kids. I know the DJ thinks that kids won't like it if the music isn't loud, but it could be quite a bit quieter and I'm sure the kids would love it! If anyone else is concerned about this, maybe we can get it changed so that we don't play dangerously loud music at any of the school events with a DJ.
Thanks!
- Anne
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