Looking for a Cyber Safety (Online Safety) term unit plan for Foundation students? This Australian Curriculum V9 Aligned Unit Plan has got you covered! 

This low prep unit plan has been put together using Digital Technologies: Digital Systems and Privacy and Security content descriptors, as well as content descriptors from the Health and Physical Education: Interacting with Others, and Making Healthy and Safe Choices curriculum. 

This Done for You Unit Plan Includes:

• Lesson Overview
• 10 Lesson Plans: You decide how to use them!
• Use one lesson per week over one term
• Pick and choose lessons based on your needs
• Spread the ten lessons out throughout the year; completing 2-3 lessons per term
• 17 Printable Activity Sheets & 1 Printable Board Game 
• 300+ Slides: All slides correspond to the lesson plans
• Interactive Quizzes
• Interactive Click & Drag Warm Ups
• Role Play Scenarios
• Turn & Talk Scenarios
• Early Finisher Activities
• Lesson 10 is an entirely interactive quiz, making it a fun and engaging final lesson for students!
• Cyber Safety Detective Certificates (colour & black and white)
• Self-Assessment Sheet
• Assessment Rubric
• Student Engagement Tasks: Keep your students engaged during the lesson!
• Editable Features: Some slides are editable!

Lessons:

• Lesson One: What is Cyber Safety? (Introduction to Cyber Safety, digital systems, offline vs online)
• Lesson Two: Staying Safe Online (How to stay safe online, unsafe things to look out for online, what to do if you feel unsafe online)
• Lesson Three: Trusted Adults (Continuation of staying safe online: Who to go to when you feel unsafe, examples of trusted adults)
• Lesson Four: Personal vs. Public Information (Explanation and examples of personal information, who personal information can be shared with, explanation and examples of public information, who public information can be shared with)
• Lesson Five: Online Behaviour (How to behave online, online & offline behaviour similarities, online behaviour that isn’t acceptable, asking for permission)
• Lesson Six: Your Digital Footprint (Explanation of digital footprints, what makes a digital footprint, how to have a good digital footprint)
• Lesson Seven: Creating Safe Profiles (Discussion of when students may need to create profiles, safe usernames, safe profile information (location, name, date of birth etc.), safe profile pictures)
• Lesson Eight: Keeping Your Digital System Safe (Digital systems refresher, passwords, fingerprint & PIN logins, creating safe passwords)
• Lesson Nine: How Would You Feel? (Learning to recognise, understand and communicate emotions in relation to online situations, discussion of who to share emotions with depending on the situation)
• Lesson Ten: Cyber Safety Detectives (Interactive quiz covering learnings from lessons 1-9, students receive a Cyber Safety Detective certificate at the end of the lesson - the quiz can be played individually, in pairs, in small groups or as a whole class)

Lesson Length:

• Each lesson can be used in a 50 minute block, however, how long each lesson runs for is up to you! If you are short on time, pick and choose which parts of the lesson to use. There are multiple tuning in activities per lesson which can be condensed or skipped. 
• If you have more time, run through the lessons as planned using all tuning in activities, warm ups and main activity.

This Resource is Perfect For:

• Teachers who are new to teaching Digital Technologies as a specialist
• Teachers who are required to teach Digital Technologies or Cyber Safety in the classroom
• Experienced teachers who want a break from planning!

By the end of this unit plan, students will be able to:

• Explain what Cyber Safety is 
• Explain how to stay safe online, as well as explain (and be aware of) things that are unsafe online
• Name the trusted adults in their life and understand when to ask a trusted adult for help 
• Explain the difference between personal & public data, as well as give examples of both 
• Explain, and demonstrate, how to behave online 
• Explain how to keep their digital systems safe by creating and using safe passwords 
• Explain how to create safe online profiles, as well as explain what makes an unsafe online profile 

Australian Curriculum Links: Digital Technologies - Privacy and Security

AC9TDIFP01: identify some data that is personal and owned by them

• listing things that contain personal and public data, for example photos of themselves with their family (private) and photos of local community sites (public)
• identifying apps and websites they use where their personal data could be made visible, for example photos of themselves on parents' or carers’ social media, or their username being shown to others in online games

Australian Curriculum Links: Health & Physical Education

AC9HPFP02: practise personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others

• explaining their reasons and actions in response to challenging situations in shared play experiences

AC9HPFP04: explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space

• practising and refining how to ask for permission when sharing possessions or personal space
• negotiating roles and demonstrating awareness of rights (such as body autonomy/integrity) and respect for different perspectives through imaginative and shared play experiences
• exploring the importance of asking for permission and giving permission when sharing or negotiating in play and respecting someone’s right to say no

AC9HPFP03: express and describe emotions they experience

• learning and using appropriate language and actions to communicate their feelings in different situations

AC9HPFP05: demonstrate protective behaviours, name body parts and rehearse help-seeking strategies that help keep them safe

• exploring protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use when they or others feel unsafe or uncomfortable
• exploring and demonstrating assertive strategies to seek help when they or others feel unsafe
• recognising online spaces and digital tools that are safe for them to use and recognising the importance of seeking help from a trusted adult if they feel unsafe while online
• identifying a support network of adults they can trust to help them if they feel unsafe, uncomfortable or scared