Digital Safety
K-2 Lessons
Below are Digital Safety Lessons for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Week 3 - Be Safe!
Choose 2 or more lessons that you think will be best for your students.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn that they can go to exciting places online, but they need to follow certain rules to remain safe. By taking a virtual field trip, students experience the power of the Internet to take them to places they might not be able to visit in person. They learn that they should follow safety rules when they travel online, just as when traveling in the real world.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn that many websites ask for information that is private and discuss how to responsibly handle such requests. Students review what information is private and should not be shared without a trusted adult’s permission. They view an online form that asks for private information and understand that they should never share this kind of information online. Students then view sites that ask them to create usernames, and they learn rules for safeguarding their private information when they create usernames.
From Common Sense Media
Students understand that they should stay safe online by choosing websites that are good for them to visit, and avoiding sites that are not appropriate for them. First, students learn about the similarities of staying safe in the real world and when visiting websites. Next, they learn about the website traffic light and complete an activity where they match statements about websites to the correct safety level of the site. Then they play an interactive game and consider how to determine which websites are just right for them.
From Common Sense Media
Students explore why people use passwords, learn the benefits of using passwords, and discover strategies for creating and keeping strong, secure passwords. Students learn password tips, test their existing passwords with an interactive game, and create new passwords using guidelines for powerful passwords.