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First grade · Unit 5 · Lesson 17 · 20 minutes
People online may be unfamiliar
Learning goal: Ask a helper before responding to an unfamiliar online person.
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 31, 43. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Read: A game character has a friendly picture. Does the picture tell us who is behind it?
4 min · Model and say
Say: We cannot know someone just from a name or picture. A familiar name also does not make every request safe.
8 min · Practice together
Read page 31. Show three invented names on the board without photos. Students rehearse asking a helper before responding, not guessing who looks safe. 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: Can a nice-looking picture replace asking a grown-up? Listen for no.
First grade · Unit 5 · Lesson 17 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
Does a friendly game picture prove who someone is?
No. Names and pictures are not proof of identity.
An unfamiliar player wants a private chat. I…
Pause and ask a trusted adult.
Draw yourself asking about a message.
Look for help-seeking rather than trying to investigate alone.
Check, then respond
Ask: Can a nice-looking picture replace asking a grown-up? Listen for no.
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
Discuss the difference between knowing someone in person and seeing a name online.
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 5 · Lesson 18 · 20 minutes
Gifts and secret requests
Learning goal: Recognize gifts and secrecy as reasons to pause and tell.
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 31, 43. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Read: A player offers a prize if Mo keeps their chat secret from family.
4 min · Model and say
Model: I will not reply to get the prize. I will tell my grown-up. Explain that children do not owe a reply, photo, or secret for a gift.
8 min · Practice together
Teacher reads two fictional offers: free game items for a photo; a gift for keeping a chat secret. Children practice pausing and telling, without acting as the person making the request. 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 a new pretend gift request and check for no sharing plus adult help.
First grade · Unit 5 · Lesson 18 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A player offers a gift for your photo. You…
Do not send the photo; tell a trusted adult.
A chat must be secret from your family. You…
Tell a trusted adult. Requests to hide an online conversation are a reason to seek help.
Draw a safe next step for Mo.
Look for stopping and asking for help rather than accepting the offer.
Check, then respond
Give a new pretend gift request and check for no sharing plus 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
Remind your child they can tell you about online requests for secrets or gifts.
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 5 · Lesson 19 · 20 minutes
Do not arrange an online meeting
Learning goal: Tell a trusted adult about a request to meet in person.
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 31, 35. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Read: An online player asks Ren to meet at a park. Keep the scenario calm and fictional.
4 min · Model and say
Say: Do not arrange to meet an online contact or share where to find you. Model telling a teacher about the request.
8 min · Practice together
Use the meeting warning on page 31 and helper picture on page 35. Students practice a help sentence; do not ask them to name actual meeting places or routes. 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 are two things Ren should avoid? Look for arranging a meeting and sharing location.
First grade · Unit 5 · Lesson 19 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
An online player wants to meet. You…
Tell a trusted adult; do not make meeting arrangements.
Should you send your route or location?
No. Do not share routes or location with an online contact.
Draw Ren getting help.
Accept telling a caregiver or school helper promptly.
Check, then respond
Ask: What are two things Ren should avoid? Look for arranging a meeting and sharing location.
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
Identify whom your child would tell about an online request to meet.
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 5 · Lesson 20 · 20 minutes
Smart-choice story stations
Learning goal: Explain safe choices across privacy, kindness, and permission.
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 33, 49, 51. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.
Teach the lesson
3 min · Connect
Ask children to recall one habit from each of the last three units.
4 min · Model and say
Use one pair on page 51. Model naming the action and why it helps, rather than choosing by left or right position.
8 min · Practice together
Run three oral stations: a download request, a request for a school name, and a friend losing a game. Students give actions and reasons. Page 33 is an optional observation break, not a safety assessment. 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
Record whether each child can choose a safe action and explain one reason; reteach any uncertain station.
First grade · Unit 5 · Lesson 20 · 20 minutes
Answers & follow-through
Worksheet guidance
A new game wants a download. Circle a choice.
Ask first and wait.
A player asks your school name. Circle a choice.
Protect the information and ask a trusted adult.
Draw a kind response to a friend who loses.
Accept encouragement or offering help; ask the student to explain.
Check, then respond
Record whether each child can choose a safe action and explain one reason; reteach any uncertain station.
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 invent a pretend choice for you to solve together.
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.
