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First grade · Unit 4 · Lesson 13 · 20 minutes
Words can help
Learning goal: Choose words that encourage someone.
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 19, 29. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Ask: What could you say when a friend is learning something hard?
4 min · Model and say
Read page 19. Model: Good try. Would you like help? Use a gentle voice and explain that tone matters too.
8 min · Practice together
In pairs, practice encouraging a fictional child who loses a game or makes a drawing mistake. Page 29 provides a place to celebrate a kind phrase. 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 for one kind sentence in a new scenario without showing the example.
First grade · Unit 4 · Lesson 13 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A friend loses. Circle kind words.
Good try.
Say a helpful phrase to a partner.
Accept an encouraging equivalent; the friend can decline help.
Draw a moment when kind words help.
Look for encouragement, not teasing disguised as a joke.
Check, then respond
Ask for one kind sentence in a new scenario without showing the example.
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
Invite your child to teach the family a kind phrase from class.
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 4 · Lesson 14 · 20 minutes
Include and listen
Learning goal: Practice inviting someone and listening to their answer.
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 19, 21. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Read: Ari is watching a game but has not been invited. What could you ask?
4 min · Model and say
Model: Would you like a turn? Then pause and listen. Say: It is okay if someone says no.
8 min · Practice together
Use the include-someone and listen-to-others ideas on page 21. Groups rehearse inviting, listening, and respecting a yes or no response. 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
Check whether a student can invite and wait for an answer during a short role-play.
First grade · Unit 4 · Lesson 14 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
Circle an invitation.
Want a turn?
Your classmate says no thank you. You can…
Respect the answer; inclusion is an invitation, not pressure.
Draw children taking turns or listening.
Accept a clear example of listening or turn-taking.
Check, then respond
Check whether a student can invite and wait for an answer during a short role-play.
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
Practice offering someone a turn and respecting their choice.
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 4 · Lesson 15 · 20 minutes
When words are mean
Learning goal: Avoid joining hurtful messages and ask a trusted adult for 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 19, 31. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Use a mild fictional message: You cannot play with us. Ask how a person might feel.
4 min · Model and say
Say: You do not have to answer mean words. Model stopping and telling a teacher without repeating an insult.
8 min · Practice together
Pairs choose from three responses read aloud: join the teasing, send it to more people, or tell a helper. Discuss support for the child who was hurt. 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 for one action that helps without spreading the message.
First grade · Unit 4 · Lesson 15 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A chat gets mean. Circle a safe next step.
Tell a trusted adult; do not retaliate.
Should you send the hurtful message to more friends?
No. Avoid spreading the hurtful content. A trusted adult can help handle it.
Draw a kind way to support someone left out.
Accept including, listening, offering company, or getting adult help.
Check, then respond
Ask for one action that helps without spreading the message.
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
Explain how your child can tell you if a message hurts their feelings.
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 4 · Lesson 16 · 20 minutes
Our kindness practice
Learning goal: Plan and reflect on an observable act of kindness.
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 21, 25, 27. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Ask: How can we tell that a kind idea became an action?
4 min · Model and say
Model a specific plan: At partner time, I will listen until my partner finishes.
8 min · Practice together
Use page 25’s path: children draw one kind act, share it, then try it in a classroom routine. Use page 27 as an optional reflection. Do not rank students or require a completed bingo board. 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
After the routine, ask: What did you try? What might you try next? Accept honest incomplete attempts.
First grade · Unit 4 · Lesson 16 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
Choose an action to try today.
Any of the four with an appropriate context.
Tell a partner when you could try it.
Accept a specific classroom moment, with prompting if needed.
Draw your plan before you try it.
Look for a doable action. A drawing is a plan, not evidence that it happened.
Check, then respond
After the routine, ask: What did you try? What might you try next? Accept honest incomplete attempts.
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
Invite a voluntary family kindness idea without requiring a signed report.
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.
