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First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 09 · 20 minutes
Passwords are secret keys
Learning goal: Explain that passwords protect access to accounts.
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 13. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Ask: What does a key help protect? Do not bring real keys or passwords to share.
4 min · Model and say
Point to page 13. Say: A password is like an account key. We protect it and do not send it to players or friends.
8 min · Practice together
Use an empty envelope as a pretend account. Practice deciding who can help with it: a trusted caregiver or school helper, rather than someone asking in a game. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.
3 min · Discuss
Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.
2 min · Check understanding
Ask: Is a password something to send to a player? Listen for no and a help action.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 09 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A password helps protect…
An account.
A game player asks for your password. What do you do?
Keep it private and tell a trusted adult.
Draw a key or lock. Do not write a real password.
Accept a key or lock with an explanation about protection.
Check, then respond
Ask: Is a password something to send to a player? Listen for no and a help action.
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
Remind your child that a trusted adult can help with accounts without sharing passwords in chats.
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.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 10 · 20 minutes
Password detectives
Learning goal: Compare the book’s pretend examples without copying them for use.
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 13, 15. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Ask: Should everyone use the same key for their account?
4 min · Model and say
Read page 15 as a comparison exercise. Explain: These examples are printed for everyone to see. We never use a book example as our own password.
8 min · Practice together
Partners point to the short examples in the top row and the longer mixed examples below. Notice differences in length and characters. Adult help is the child’s next step; do not have children create real credentials. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.
3 min · Discuss
Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.
2 min · Check understanding
Ask: What would you do if you needed help making an account? Look for trusted adult help.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 10 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
Circle the longer pretend example. Do not use either.
PRETEND-CLASSROOM-EXAMPLE is longer; this checks noticing length, not whether a password is secure.
Should you use a password printed in a book?
No. Publicly printed examples must not be reused. Page 15 marks the bottom row but does not guarantee security.
Draw yourself asking an adult for account help.
Accept caregiver or school account support. Do not collect passwords or assess real accounts.
Check, then respond
Ask: What would you do if you needed help making an account? Look for trusted adult help.
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
Have a conversation about account help. Do not ask your child to write or say passwords for homework.
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.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 11 · 20 minutes
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
3 min · Connect
Read: Jo sees a bright button for a new game. What comes before tapping?
4 min · Model and say
Model: May I download this? Then wait for the trusted adult to check. Asking means waiting for an answer.
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.
3 min · Discuss
Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.
2 min · Check understanding
Offer a new pretend game. Check that the child includes both asking and waiting.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 11 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
Before downloading, I…
Ask a trusted adult and wait.
An adult has not answered yet. What do I do?
Wait. Do not assume permission from silence.
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.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 12 · 20 minutes
Ask before buying or connecting
Learning goal: Seek adult help with purchases and unfamiliar Wi-Fi.
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, 43. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Read: A game offers extra coins. Does a bright button mean we should buy?
4 min · Model and say
Point to buying on page 43 and trusted Wi-Fi on page 37. Say: A grown-up helps check purchases and connections.
8 min · Practice together
Teacher reads two station scenarios aloud: buy pretend coins; join an unfamiliar network. Students practice the exact question they would ask, without using devices. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.
3 min · Discuss
Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.
2 min · Check understanding
Give one purchase or Wi-Fi situation and listen for asking before acting.
First grade · Unit 3 · Lesson 12 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A game wants money for coins. I should…
Ask and wait for permission before buying.
I see Wi-Fi I do not know. I should…
Ask a trusted adult; do not choose an unknown connection independently.
Draw a helper checking a purchase or connection.
Accept an adult checking with the child. Do not collect payment or network details.
Check, then respond
Give one purchase or Wi-Fi situation and listen for asking before acting.
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
Talk about your family’s rule for purchases inside games.
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.
