First grade · Teaching sequence

24 lessons with Officer Quackers

Suggested pace: two 20-minute lessons a week for 12 weeks (8 hours total). Repeat or slow down based on your class. This is a proposed classroom sequence, not a standards-alignment claim.

Before the first class

  1. Choose the lesson and read its two-page teacher guide.
  2. Print one supplemental worksheet per child and only the book pages you will use.
  3. Read aloud and demonstrate. Learners may point, speak, circle, or draw.
  4. Use the exit check to choose what to revisit. Do not require student accounts or personal details.

Choose your pace

Use the 20-minute plan as written, or divide it into two 10-minute sessions: connect and model first; practice and review next time. Coloring and additional book activities are optional extensions.

Unit 1 · Suggested weeks 1–2

Meet Quackers & ask for help

LessonTopicPDF pages
01Meet Officer Quackers5, 45
02Find my trusted helpers35, 43
03Pause, put it down, tell31, 43
04I can tell after a mistake43, 47

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.

Unit 2 · Suggested weeks 3–4

Protect private information

LessonTopicPDF pages
05What is private information?7, 11
06My school and routine7, 11
07Pictures can tell a story7, 43, 51
08Earn my privacy badge9, 17

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.

Unit 3 · Suggested weeks 5–6

Passwords & asking permission

LessonTopicPDF pages
09Passwords are secret keys13
10Password detectives13, 15
11Ask before downloading43, 51
12Ask before buying or connecting37, 43

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.

Unit 4 · Suggested weeks 7–8

Practice kindness

LessonTopicPDF pages
13Words can help19, 29
14Include and listen19, 21
15When words are mean19, 31
16Our kindness practice21, 25, 27

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.

Unit 5 · Suggested weeks 9–10

Make safe online choices

LessonTopicPDF pages
17People online may be unfamiliar31, 43
18Gifts and secret requests31, 43
19Do not arrange an online meeting31, 35
20Smart-choice story stations33, 49, 51

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.

Unit 6 · Suggested weeks 11–12

Care, review & celebrate

LessonTopicPDF pages
21Take care of devices37, 39
22Breaks, sound, and balance37
23My safety promise in action41, 47, 49
24Show what I learned53, 55

What to observe

After this unit

Revisit the lesson where students needed a prompt. Offer a fresh fictional example and accept a spoken, pointed, or drawn response. Add your notes below; keep them with your classroom records.