☰ Year plan · English (Connect)

Safe and smart online

Week 3 · Unit 1 (B): a story chapter (reference only), cheerful / curious / collaborate / challenge, an email to a friend about my digital day, capital letters, a digital safety poster, Assessment Corner · 3 lessons
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Staying safe online: a poster and a check-up

English Preparatory 1 Term 1, Unit 1: pp. 20–26
GoalPlan a digital safety poster with five tips, and check what I learned in Unit 1.
New words
password · a secret word that opens your accountprivate · not for other people to knowstranger · a person you do not knowtrust · to believe someone is honest and safereport · to tell a grown-up about a problemslogan · a short, catchy sentence
Explanation

A poster gives short tips that a person reads quickly. Start each tip with a verb: Never share your password. Keep your name private. Ask a grown-up first. Think before you click. Be kind online. These are imperatives, and we use never for a strong no. Put the tip and the reason in a table, add a short slogan, and draw or paste pictures if you like. In a group, sit in a circle and each person shares one word from Unit 1. Then discuss: What advice do you give to a younger child about going online? What is the most important thing to know before you go online? If a stranger writes to you, do not trust the message, do not answer, and report it to a grown-up. Check-up: you can read a blog for the main idea, use adverbs of frequency, name devices, and write an email with capital letters.

TipWhy
Never share your password.A password keeps your account safe.
Keep your name private.Strangers should not know who you are.
Ask a grown-up first.A grown-up can check if it is safe.
Think before you click.A click can open a bad page.
Be kind online.Words can hurt, even on a screen.
Worked examples
Reem

Our poster needs a slogan. How about: Pause, then click?

Fady

I like it. And the first tip is: Never share your password.

Reem

Yes. The second is: Ask a grown-up first.

Fady

Let’s add: If a stranger writes to you, tell a grown-up.

Listen. Two children plan their poster.

Ask first, share later. Think, then click. Keep it private.

A slogan is short. Read these slogans: Ask first, share later. Think, then click. Keep it private.
lockkey
Look. A lock keeps things safe, like a password. Say: A password is like a key.
Group talk. Sit in a circle. Each person says one new word from Unit 1 and one sentence with it.
Class activity

Make the poster. On a large paper write a title, five tips and a slogan of your own. Add pictures of devices. Show it to your family and explain each tip with because.

Practice
1
Complete the definition: A ___ is a machine that prints on paper. (printer / keyboard)
2
Complete the definition: A ___ records your voice. (microphone / speaker)
3
Which tip is safe? (a) Share your password with a new online friend. (b) Ask a grown-up before you open a link from a stranger.
4
Write a sentence with usually about how you study.
5
Write your own slogan for the poster. It must be short.