Digital Relationships
K -2 Lessons
Below are Digital Relationship Lessons for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Week 4 - Be Cool!
Choose 2 or more lessons that you think will be best for your students.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn that children sometimes can act like bullies when they are online. They explore what cyberbullying means and what they can do when they encounter it. Students recognize that it is essential to tell a trusted adult if something online makes them feel angry, sad, or scared.
From Common Sense Media
Students explore the similarities and differences between in-person and online communications, and then learn how to write clear and respectful emails. Students begin by discussing how to be clear and respectful when they talk with people, either face to face or on the telephone. Students learn some rules that can help them express themselves clearly and respectfully when they write email messages. They then apply what they have learned by editing an email message.
From Common Sense Media
Students explore the components of a well-written email. Students learn that such emails have a 5-part structure that is similar to that of traditional letters. Students then analyze the parts of an email, making note of the subtle differences. Lastly, students try to identify and correct seven errors in an email, keeping in mind five proofreading guidelines.
From Common Sense Media
Students explore how they can use email to communicate with real people within their schools, families, and communities. After discussing the different ways they can send messages to other people, students observe an email exchange between teachers on paper. Students then participate in an imaginative role-play that helps them envision how messages are transmitted between people over the Internet.
From Common Sense Media
Students explore the concept that people can connect with one another through the Internet. They understand how the ability for people to communicate online can unite a community. Students discuss the nature of the Internet, and understand that while it is not a “real” physical place, it is made up of real people. They use a graphic representation to explain the different in-person connections they have with their family, friends, and community. Students then use the same graphic model to represent how they could connect to others on the Internet by creating maps of their potential online community.