What is private information?

Learning goal: Recognize home address, phone number, and birthday as private information.

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 7, 11. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Ask: Do we give everyone we meet every detail about ourselves?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Read page 7. Say: Private information is information we protect. Use only category names, never children’s actual details.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Use page 11 to point out private categories. Students show a closed hand for information to protect; pause to discuss instead of scoring speed. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.

4. 3 min · Discuss

   Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.

5. 2 min · Check understanding

   Say three categories and ask the student to identify one that should be protected.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Circle all three private kinds of information.

   All three. Explain categories without asking for real values.

2. A game asks for your phone number. What do you do?

   Ask a trusted adult before entering information.

3. Draw a symbol to remind you to protect information.

   Accept a lock, closed envelope, helper, or another explained symbol.

Check, then respond

Say three categories and ask the student to identify one that should be protected.

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 private information using category names rather than writing personal details.

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.