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.

My school and routine

Learning goal: Keep school, location, and daily routine out of unfamiliar chats.

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

   Read: A player asks Pat where school is. Should Pat type it?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Say: Where we go and when we go can tell someone how to find us. Model pausing instead of answering.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Give fictional category cards orally: school name, pickup time, home location, favorite imaginary animal. Sort private location/routine details without collecting real routines. 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

   Ask: Is a school name something to share freely in a game? Listen for protect it and ask.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Circle details about where or when someone goes.

   All three are location or routine information.

2. Someone asks where you are. Circle a safe action.

   Ask a trusted adult; do not send location to an unfamiliar contact.

3. Draw Pat asking for help instead of replying.

   Look for stopping the reply and seeking help.

Check, then respond

Ask: Is a school name something to share freely in a game? Listen for protect it and ask.

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

Talk about why a school name or daily schedule can be private too.

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.

Pictures can tell a story

Learning goal: Ask before sharing a picture of oneself or another 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 7, 43, 51. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Describe a fictional photo with a street sign behind a child. Ask: What could it show?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Say: Pictures can show faces, places, or private details. Model asking a trusted adult before sending one.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Draw a fictional photo on the board with a child, a school sign, and a house number. Children point to details to protect, then practice an asking sentence. 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

   Ask what the child would do before sending a picture of a friend. Look for asking and respecting others.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Before sharing a picture, I should…

   Ask a trusted adult and respect the people in the picture.

2. Circle what a photo might show.

   All three can reveal information.

3. Draw a pretend photo without real private details.

   Accept imaginary scenes. Do not require student photos or real addresses.

Check, then respond

Ask what the child would do before sending a picture of a friend. Look for asking and respecting others.

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

Together, discuss permission before taking or sharing a photo of someone.

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.

Earn my privacy badge

Learning goal: Apply privacy choices in three new situations.

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 9, 17. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Review: What does our privacy shield protect?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Model explaining a choice: I keep my address private because it tells where I live.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Use page 17 to draw privacy ideas. Read fictional requests for a password, phone number, and school name. Children choose a helper response. Review page 9 without collecting personal details. 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

   Check three scenarios. If a student needs a prompt, model that scenario again and let them retry.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. A player asks for your address. Circle your choice.

   Keep it private and get help.

2. Someone asks your school name. What do you do?

   Ask a trusted adult before sharing.

3. Draw two ideas inside your own privacy shield.

   Accept any two explained privacy ideas, such as a lock and a helper.

Check, then respond

Check three scenarios. If a student needs a prompt, model that scenario again and let them retry.

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 explain one idea in their privacy shield.

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.