Digital Safety & Citizenship for 5th Grade 

Lesson 1: Media Balance & Well-being

1. Use the materials for My Media Choices

2. Watch the video My Media Balance.

3. Discuss:

• • According to the video, what is Media Balance?

  • What does Media Balance mean to you?

  • How can you use media that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)?

4. Complete the My Perfect Day activity.

Lesson 2: Privacy & Security 

1. Use the materials for You Won't Believe This!

2. Use the Lesson Plan with the activities:

• • What's the Curiosity Gap?

  • Avoiding Clickbait

3. Be sure to use the appropriate slides with the lesson plan.

4. Use the Lesson Quiz as an individual, small group or whole class activity.

Lesson 3: Digital Footprint & Identity

1. Use the materials for Beyond Gender Stereotypes.

2. Pose the essential question "How do gender stereotypes shape our experiences online?"

3. Show the lesson slides. On slide #6 use the materials to create the Just Because Poem.

4. Use the Lesson Quiz as an individual, small group or whole class activity.

Lesson 4: Relationships & Communication

1. Use the materials for Digital Friendships.

2. Ask: Have you ever chatted with someone online? Who do you chat with? How often? Take turns sharing your responses with your partner. (Slide #4)

3. Use the slides for this lesson.

4. Use the Compare & Contrast activity along with  Sita's Online Friendships Student Handout as an individual or paired project. (Slides 5 & 6)

5. Complete the Finish the Story activity with the remaining time.

Lesson 5: Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech

1. Use the materials for What is Cyberbullying?.

2. Pose the essential question What is cyberbullying and what can you do to stop it?

3.  Use the lesson slides and show the lesson video.

4. Discuss the differences among joking, being mean, and bullying. Using Slide #5 have the students (in pairs or individually) generate a list of activities that would fit under each categories and discuss as a whole class.

5. Discuss the difference between a Bystander and an Upstander (Slide #10). Use Sondra's Story activity to have students work in pairs or small groups to answer questions. 

Lesson 6: News and Media Literacy

1. Use the materials for Reading News Online.

2. Use the lesson slides and Video.

3. Ask: What are the important parts of an online article? and have students complete the Label a News Article worksheet individually, in pairs, or small groups. Discuss their results as a whole class. 

3. Use the Lesson Quiz as a whole group, small group, or individual activity. Discuss the answers after students take the quiz.

Lesson 7: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (15 minutes)

Show the  AI Generated News or Not? slides and conduct a class discussion over what you have learned.