Take care of devices

Learning goal: Handle classroom devices carefully and ask adults for charging help.

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 37, 39. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Ask: How do we carry classroom supplies so they do not fall?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   With a closed book as a device, model carrying carefully and putting it on a stable surface. Explain that adults help with charging and damaged equipment.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Students practice carrying a book with care and choosing a clear, stable resting place. Read page 37 and draw a device-care idea on page 39. No chargers are handled by students. 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

   Observe one safe carry-and-place demonstration using a book.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Choose a careful way to move a tablet.

   Carry it carefully according to classroom directions.

2. A device needs charging help. I…

   Ask an adult. Do not handle unfamiliar charging equipment or damaged devices.

3. Draw a safe place for a pretend tablet.

   Accept a stable clear surface and a careful explanation.

Check, then respond

Observe one safe carry-and-place demonstration using a book.

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

Ask your child to show a safe resting place for a device with your guidance.

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.