All Grades
Common Sense K12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Use digital citizenship lesson plans to address timely topics and prepare students to take ownership of their digital lives. Browse the lessons by grade and topic, or see an overview of the curriculum.
BrainPop Digital Citizen Week
BrainPop’s Digital Citizen Week brochure for teachers gives age-appropriate ideas for teaching what it means to be careful, considerate, and aware digital citizens.
Grades K-4
Netsmartz teaches students about Internet safety through songs, characters, and interactive games.
Faux Paw is a six-toed cat who loves technology. Students can read about his adventures in books that teach rules to promote the safe and healthy use of digital devices.
Grades 5-8
Stay Safe Online
The UK’s National Crime Agency provides tips on staying safe online and offers a game students can play to learn about digital safety and best practices.
Welcome to the Web
Welcome to the Web is an interactive set of web pages that can be used to teach children about the Internet. Students learn basic concept of the Internet, navigating and visiting websites, staying safe online, all about browsers, copyright, and how to search.
NetSmartz
This site, developed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online.
Grades 9-12
Common Sense K12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Use digital citizenship lesson plans to address timely topics and prepare students to take ownership of their digital lives. Browse the lessons by grade and topic, or see an overview of the curriculum.