Communicating online safely
I can explain how to stay safe if I communicate online.
Communicating online safely
I can explain how to stay safe if I communicate online.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Most children are not on social media, but may send messages to one another on other platforms.
- Social media platforms often have age restrictions.
- Some information is too personal to share online.
- We should make decisions carefully if we are thinking of sharing something online.
Keywords
Communicate - to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos
Social media - websites and apps used to share words and images with other people
Information - words and numbers that mean something
Personal - something about us that is sensitive and private
Common misconception
Most children are on social media.
Most children are not on social media. People have to be above the age of 13 to open an account with most social media platforms.
To help you plan your year 4 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Communicating online safely, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Communicating online safely, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 rshe (pshe) lessons from the Our online lives: How do I decide who to trust online? unit, dive into the full secondary rshe (pshe) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Starter quiz
6 Questions
something that could be dangerous
being asked to be someone's friend online
facts and information about ourselves that is sensitive and private
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos
something about us that is sensitive and private
words and numbers that mean something