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Screen Safety

Second graders learn to be safe with screens — knowing what is okay to do on their own and when to ask a grown-up first — the earliest steps of being a safe, responsible technology user.

Grade 2Digital Citizenship30 minutes1 class periodUse → Modify → CreateExplicit teaching4 StandardsCSTA
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Be safe with screens.
  • ✓Know when to ask a grown-up.
  • ✓Tell okay from ask-first.
  • ✓Get help when needed.
Essential Question

Screens are fun — but we have to be safe with them! Some things are okay to do, and some things you should ask a grown-up about first. Can you tell them apart?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Okay or Ask a Grown-Up First?

Project this and sort each thing into okay to do or ask a grown-up first.

📱 Sort each — okay to do or ask a grown-up first?Try it
👍 Okay to Do
🙋 Ask a Grown-Up First
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The Lesson · Use → Modify → Create (a coding progression with Unplugged practice)

30 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Hook — Fun but Careful

4 min

Screens are fun — but we have to be safe! How?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about screen time.
  • Set the goal.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Think.
  • Get ready.
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Unplugged — Unplug It

8 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Talk about safe choices.
  • Talk about asking a grown-up.
  • Feel the idea.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Talk safe.
  • Talk ask.
  • Feel it.
3

Use — Okay or Ask

9 min

Children use.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Okay or Ask a Grown-Up First?
  • Sort each one.
  • Talk about them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort them.
  • Talk.
  • Explain.
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Modify — Think It Through

6 min

Children modify.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Fix a not-safe choice.
  • Say to ask a grown-up.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Fix it.
  • Ask.
  • Explain.
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Create — Create

3 min

Children conclude.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a safe screen rule.
  • Say who to ask for help.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say who.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.

CSTA
1A-IC-17

Work respectfully and safely with tech.

CSTA
1A-IC-18

Keep personal information private.

CSTA
1A-NI-04

Keep login and info safe.

ISTE
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Digital Citizen.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Screen-choice cards.
  • Sentence frame: “I ask a grown-up before ___.”
  • Discuss examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with clear examples.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a screen-safety rule.
  • Explain private info.
  • Role-play asking for help.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📱Screen-choice cards
  • 💻Okay or Ask a Grown-Up First?
  • 📋A safety chart
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

safefree from harmgrown-upa trusted adultscreena phone, tablet, or TVprivatekept to yourselfstrangersomeone you don’t knowpop-upa box that appearsaskto get permissionhelpsupport from a grown-up
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name one thing that is okay to do on a screen.
Play a game a grown-up okayed, or watch a kids’ show.
QUESTION 2
Name one thing you should ask a grown-up about first.
Downloading an app, clicking a strange pop-up, or a new video.
QUESTION 3
What should you do if something scary pops up?
Tell a grown-up right away.

Create: a safety rule.

Have children tell a grown-up one screen-safety rule they learned. A printable screen-safety sheet is in the Computer Science library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Screen SafetyPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ask, grown-up, help, pop-up, private, safe, screen, stranger
  1. a phone, tablet, or TV
  2. free from harm
  3. to get permission
  4. support from a grown-up
  5. someone you don’t know
  6. a box that appears
  7. a trusted adult
  8. kept to yourself

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name one thing that is okay to do on a screen.
  2. Name one thing you should ask a grown-up about first.
  3. What should you do if something scary pops up?
Answer key — Part A: 1) screen · 2) safe · 3) ask · 4) help · 5) stranger · 6) pop-up · 7) grown-up · 8) private
Part B: 1) Play a game a grown-up okayed, or watch a kids’ show. 2) Downloading an app, clicking a strange pop-up, or a new video. 3) Tell a grown-up right away.