Internet Safety Lesson Plan: Cybersecurity

Grade Levels: K-3

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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Internet Safety, and supports the practicing safe and responsible use of information and technology. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.

Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Ask students:

  • What are different ways you use the internet?

Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE

  • Play the Internet Safety movie.  
  • Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it. 

TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause. 

Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS

Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.

Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND

Students express what they learned about internet safety while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.

  • Draw About It: Draw a picture of your favorite website.
  • Activity: Make a list of safe websites to keep near the computer.
  • Talk About It: Write some rules you can follow to stay safe on the Internet.
  • Write About It: Explain how you can stay safe when you are on the Internet.

More to Explore 

Technology Unit: Continue to build understanding around digital literacy by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.

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Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

Filed as:  Arts and Technology, BrainPOP Jr., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2