Social media can help us stay in touch with our friends and our families, and we can meet people who have the same interests and hobbies that we have. But no matter how fast you think you are, you’re never fast enough to control what happens with social media. The online world is a vast and complex place, and nearly everyone is in it.Over 90% of teens have used some form of social media, and 75% have a profile on at least one social networking site. Don’t let your kids blindly enter this complex and potentially dangerous space. Winner of THREE animation and education awards, SNAIL'S PACE is an engaging and funny cartoon designed to encourage thinking and discussions on using social media, potential dangers, and benefits of social media. Watch Rocketoons Episode 4: Snail's Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your kids discover the pitfalls and complexities of social media and how to navigate this fast-moving digital world safely
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| Our three friends may live in the tiny world of a microscope slide, but they have a good understanding of what bullying is. They can tell us about four different types of bullying, and they can help us start this crucial conversation. They have even brought in some familiar looking friends to help tell the story. |
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Rocketoons Episode 2- Moving to a New School can help you start a Cartoonversation with your kids (or students) about the challenges and stress they face when their family moves into a different school district. This cartoon can help you guide your kids toward positive thinking and the new opportunities ahead. Teachers appreciate using this animated conversation kit to encourage empathy and understanding when introducing a new student to the class.
Winner of two national awards, this thoughtful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about being the new kid in class, moving to a new school, and how to welcome new friends. Watch Rocketoons Episode 2: Moving to a New School and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your students discover the challenge and adventure of trying something new.
| What is it like to move to a new school? Exciting? Scary? Fun? Difficult? For most kids who go through a move, it's all of the above. Moving is a lot of work for adults and for kids, and starting a new school filled with new people can be overwhelming. Fortunately, our microscopic friends have a few ideas for making the move more fun and exciting - and less scary and stressful. Chances are good that there are kids in the classroom today who have made this move, and there are more kids who will be experiencing a change of scenery somewhere down the road. |
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Children need more sleep than adults. Sleep supports their rapid development - both physical and mental. It can be hard to tell if your child is getting enough sleep because tired children don’t slow down the same way adults do. Sometimes they wind up. You may have experienced the hyperactivity associated with overly tired kids. It often looks like ADHD. Certain conditions may affect a child’s ability to sleep. Always check with your pediatrician if you suspect your child is not getting enough sleep. How much is enough? |
Every child is unique and different, but the table below is an excellent guideline to reference:
Here are a few tips we found from HealthyChildren.org - a site from the American Academy of Pediatrics - to help establish good sleeping habits:
- 0-3 months - 14 to 17 hours
- 4-11 months - 12 to 15 hours
- 1-2 years - 11 to 14 hours
- 3-5 years - 10 to 13 hours
- 6-13 years - 9 to 11 hours
- 14-17 years - 8 to 10 hours
- 18 to 25 years - 7 to 9 hours
Here are a few tips we found from HealthyChildren.org - a site from the American Academy of Pediatrics - to help establish good sleeping habits:
We all want what’s best for our kids, but when does too much of a good thing become a bad thing? In our efforts to keep young people engaged, we sometimes let the schedule get overcrowded - and that can lead to stress. We may not always see it coming, but it’s pretty obvious once it arrives.
Winner of two national awards, this engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about being over-scheduled, getting enough sleep, and making time for play. Watch Rocketoons Episode 1: Too Many Activities to help your kids discover when too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing.
| Take a peek through the microscope and see what happens when ten pounds of activity get crammed into a five-pound day. After watching the cartoon, have an informal discussion using the Cartoonversation™ Card as a guide. You will be impressed and inspired by what the kids think and say. |
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Wheeler Creative Studios has underwritten and designed a fifteen-episode series of cartoons designed to help children identify and talk about stressful situations or issues in their lives. When kids can speak up about what stresses them out, teachers, psychologists, parents, and caregivers can readily identify the kids in need of intervention. The mission of Rocketoons is to rescue childhood and make sure every kid is safe, secure, and silly.
This month on the blog, we’ll be outlining each episode to help you understand what these cartoons are all about. Starting with this short video that explains our vision, our mission, and also - what the kids think about Rocketoons!
This month on the blog, we’ll be outlining each episode to help you understand what these cartoons are all about. Starting with this short video that explains our vision, our mission, and also - what the kids think about Rocketoons!
| Rocketoons are cartoon-based conversation kits designed to give teachers maximum instructional flexibility with minimal interference from time-consuming preparation. Rocketoons are pedagogically sound primers for facilitating important discussions in the 21st-century classroom. Rocketoons are developed by teachers and counselors, and they are used by teachers and counselors – in the classroom, in one on one sessions, or wherever there is a need to share sound information and stimulate meaningful conversation. If you have four or five minutes, you can use Rocketoons with your kids. |
If you want/need to develop an in-depth module on bullying, divorce, social media, or a variety of other timely topics that cause stress and disruption in the lives of your students, you can use Rocketoons.
If you want to make a point, share a laugh, or both, you can use Rocketoons.
From one kid to the next, from one teacher to the next, different Rocketoons mean different things. In the hands of caring and qualified teachers, that’s the way it should be. Nobody knows your kids like you do. Hopefully, Rocketoons can be exactly what you need them to be so you can be exactly what your students need you to be.
If you want to make a point, share a laugh, or both, you can use Rocketoons.
From one kid to the next, from one teacher to the next, different Rocketoons mean different things. In the hands of caring and qualified teachers, that’s the way it should be. Nobody knows your kids like you do. Hopefully, Rocketoons can be exactly what you need them to be so you can be exactly what your students need you to be.
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