Ask before downloading

Learning goal: Pause before downloading a game or app.

Prepare: One worksheet per child, pencils or crayons, and the linked book pages. A closed book can stand in for a device. No student account or device is needed.

Book connection: Cyber Safety Coloring & Activity Book Featuring Officer Quackers, PDF pages 43, 51. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Read: Jo sees a bright button for a new game. What comes before tapping?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Model: May I download this? Then wait for the trusted adult to check. Asking means waiting for an answer.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Use page 51’s first pair. In partners, one points to an imaginary download button and the other practices asking and waiting. Swap roles. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.

4. 3 min · Discuss

   Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.

5. 2 min · Check understanding

   Offer a new pretend game. Check that the child includes both asking and waiting.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Before downloading, I…

   Ask a trusted adult and wait.

2. An adult has not answered yet. What do I do?

   Wait. Do not assume permission from silence.

3. Draw the question you want a helper to check.

   Accept a pretend app or a drawn conversation; no actual download.

Check, then respond

Offer a new pretend game. Check that the child includes both asking and waiting.

Mark your observation: □ Independent   □ With a prompt   □ Needs practice. If a child needs practice, demonstrate the same action again and offer a new example in the next class. This is a teaching check, not a safety certification.

Make it work for your learners

Support: Read aloud, point to two choices, model one response, and accept a gesture, spoken answer, drawing, or partner scribe. Do not require independent reading.

Extend: Ask the child to invent one new pretend situation for today’s goal and explain a safe response to a partner.

Family conversation

Agree on which grown-up helps decide whether a new app or game is okay.

No personal information or signed homework needs to be returned.

Teacher care note

Use fictional situations. Do not collect passwords, addresses, or private experiences. Offer an alternative to role-play. If a child shares a concern, listen calmly, avoid public questioning, and follow school procedures.