The visual element gives the motion picture its special impact, but the effectiveness of video depends greatly on how it is used. Videos can be a great resource for your home education. Literary dramas, science documentaries, lectures, biographies, and Christian films can be included as part of a lesson or used for extra credit. You can develop work sheets to help your child focus on key information and concepts, or your child can present an oral or written report. Short clips or brief segments can be used in coordination with various lessons.
Selected videos can also serve as unit themes for multi-age learning.
Videos, like literature and music, provide you with an opportunity to teach discernment. Helping your child in selecting media programs will provide you with many teachable moments. Take advantage of these times to explain the biblical principles that apply. Another benefit of using videos is the spiritual blessing provided by Christian films. Besides the advantage to your own family, these can also be shared with other families as an outreach.