Privacy and Safety

Lesson Overview

Year Group: Year 2
Subject: Technology
Duration: 45 minutes
Curriculum Area: Computing Programmes of Study: Key Stage 1 - Use technology safely and respectfully

Lesson Objectives

• Understand what personal information is.
• Learn the importance of keeping personal information private.
• Demonstrate how to safely navigate technology and decide what information is safe to share.

Resources Required

• Interactive whiteboard or projector
• A4 Paper and coloured pencils
• "What is Personal Information?" worksheet
• Puppets or character images
• "Safe Sharing" posters

Lesson Outline

Introduction (10 minutes)

1. Welcome and Focus Activity

   • Gather students on the carpet in a circle. Begin with a simple question: "Who here loves playing games or watching videos online?"
   • Encourage a brief sharing of favourite games or videos, guiding the talk towards apps and websites they might use.

2. Introduction to Personal Information

   • Pose the question, “What is personal information?” and let children brainstorm out loud.
   • Use puppets to dramatise a short scene, where Puppet A meets Puppet B online and asks for their full name and address. Ask students if Puppet B should give that information out.

Main Activity (25 minutes)

1. Explaining Personal Information (5 minutes)

   • Use the interactive whiteboard to display a list of common personal information (e.g., name, address, phone number, date of birth).
   • Facilitate a discussion on why we need to keep this information private, relating it to real-world analogies that they understand, such as not talking to strangers.

2. Group Activity: Personal Information Sorting (10 minutes)

   • Divide students into groups of 4 and provide each group with the "What is Personal Information?" worksheet, which features a mix of personal and public information (e.g., “I love pizza” vs. “My name is Lily Bernard”).
   • Students sort information into two categories: “Safe to Share” and “Keep Private.”
   • Encourage groups to discuss within themselves why they chose to classify information in particular ways.

3. Creating "Safe Sharing" Posters (10 minutes)

   • Give each group A4 paper and colouring materials.
   • Ask them to design a poster that shows how to keep their personal information private. They can use lessons from the sorting activity to inform their posters.
   • Display a few key phrases on the board they might use, like “Think Before You Share!” or “Stay Private, Stay Safe!”

Conclusion (10 minutes)

1. Gallery Walk and Discussion

   • Have a quick gallery walk so students can see each other's posters.
   • Ask students to talk about one thing they learned from someone else's poster.
   • Recap the lesson with key points, using questions to encourage thoughtful responses, like "Why do you think it’s important to keep your address private?"

2. Reflective Circle Time

   • Form a circle again and let each student share one piece of personal information they will keep private online.
   • Close with praise for good ideas and enthusiastic participation.

Assessment

• Observe participation during discussions and group activities.
• Review the understanding displayed in the worksheet classification.
• Evaluate the creativity and relevance of the "Safe Sharing" posters.

Extensions

• Homework: Ask students to create a list with their parents of other types of information they consider private.
• Cross-Curricular Link: Link with English by writing a short story about a character who learns to keep their information private, encouraging use of technology terms studied today.