eSafety For Kids - Your Social Brain

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Years 5 & 6 Health and Physical Education:

• Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS054)
• Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour and relationships (ACPPS056)
• Investigate resources and strategies to manage changes and transitions associated with puberty (ACPPS052)

Year 6 English:

• Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions (ACELY1709)

Syllabus outcomes: PHS3.12, PHS3.12, COS3.1, INS3.3, IRS3.11, GDS3.9, EN3-1A

General capabilities: Literacy, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability

Relevant parts of Years 5 & 6 HPE achievement standards: 
Students recognise the influence of emotions on behaviours and discuss factors that influence how people interact. They describe their own and others’ contributions to health, physical activity, safety and wellbeing. 

Relevant parts of Year 6 English achievement standards: 
Students contribute actively to class and group discussions, taking into account other perspectives

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work eSafety For Kids

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion and unpack information

• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Device per pair of students (optional)
• Glossary of Key Terms (optional)
• Handling Sensitive Topics and Issues Factsheet (digital copy)
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

Connected resources:

• eSafety For Kids – School Facilitation Guide
• eSafety For Kids – Take It Home Resource Pack

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Digital literacy
• Empathy
• Ethical understanding
• Social skills

Although this can be completed as a standalone lesson, it will be most effective if completed within the sequence of the unit, as follows:

1. Know The Internet
2. You Decide
3. Feeling Fishy Online
4. Express Yourself Safely
5. My Social Brain
6. Cleaning Up

The eSafety for Kids education package was developed in consultation with a team of experts, including a child and adolescent psychologist, education specialist, teachers, parents and in reference to the latest research and guidelines (at time of publication). It is designed to align with the recommendations in the Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education (eSafety Commissioner).

The images for this eSafety for Kids package are sourced from The Tweeting Galah book series and used with permission from Kim Maslin.