AGE 9–10
UK LESSON PLAN
Be a Super Digital Citizen (UK)
How can we be upstanders when we see cyberbullying?
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Online tools are empowering for children and young people, and they also come with big responsibilities. But do children and young people always know what to do when they encounter cyberbullying? Show your learners appropriate ways to take action and resolve conflicts, from being upstanders to helping others in need.
Learning Objectives:
Reflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding digital citizen.
Recognise what cyberbullying is.
Show ways to be an upstander by creating a digital citizenship superhero comic strip.
Key Vocabulary:
digital citizen
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cyberbullying
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upstander
Show definitions
digital citizen:
someone who uses technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate
cyberbullying:
using digital devices, sites, and apps to intimidate, harm, and upset someone
upstander:
a person who supports and stands up for someone else

Lesson Plan
45 mins.
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Warm-Up: Secret Superhero
5 mins.Learn: Being an Upstander
10 mins.Create: Your Digital Citizen Superhero
15 mins.Wrap-Up: Save the Day! Comic Strip
15 mins.Additional Resources
What You'll Need
Coloured pencils or markers
Classroom resources
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Lesson Slides
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Digital Citizen Super Hero HandoutHandout
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What Would a Super Digital Citizen Do?Handout Teacher Version
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Lesson Quiz
Take-home resources
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Family Activity
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Family Tips

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