Digital Citizenship & Internet Safety Lesson Plans and Activities for 1st Grade

Have you ever wished you had more time to teach digital citizenship and Internet safety? Or wished you had materials that were engaging and easy to use? Well, wish no more! I have created Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety plans and activities that are all of those things and more.

This digital citizenship and Internet safety pack discusses media balance and well-being with a focus on digital citizenship and the importance of paying attention to your feelings around technology and privacy and security with a focus on Internet stoplights and so much more! And it’s all done in a way that engages students AND allows for collaborative opportunities.

Digital footprints and identity, relationships and communication, cyberbullying, and news and media literacy is not covered in first grade.

Plus, all of the lesson plans are ready to go – complete with vocabulary-building exercises, technology integration ideas, and tips for differentiation. Everything you need to teach digital citizenship and Internet safety in a way that is meaningful AND fun!

This packet will take about 3 class periods to review all aspects of digital citizenship in the first-grade classroom.

Features of this product:

Engaging

Opportunities to work collaboratively (in person or online)

Directions for in-person or online activities (Print AND Google slide version)

Focus on Instructional Technology (Zoom, LMS (Schoology or Google Classroom), and Videos from YouTube embedded in the slides so no leaving Google Slides)

Expectations covered and community building

Complete Lesson Plans

Vocabulary building

Essential Questions

Formative and Summative assessments

What is Covered:

Media Balance and Well-Being: Superhero Digital Citizenship complete with a classroom pledge and Feelings on the Internet

Privacy and Security: Internet Stoplight