A Lesson on Online Safety

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen reading comprehension and digital citizenship skills through a realistic narrative about an unsafe online gaming interaction. As students read about a situation where a stranger begins asking for personal information, they analyze warning signs, privacy risks, and inappropriate requests while learning how to respond safely and responsibly in online spaces.

Learning Goals

• Safe Online Communication (Grades 4-6) – Identify unsafe digital behaviors such as sharing personal information or interacting with strangers.
• Reading Comprehension Skills – Understand a narrative text by recognizing key events, details, and consequences.
• Recognizing Red Flags – Detect signs of catfishing, manipulation, and inappropriate online requests.
• Help-Seeking & Self-Protection – Learn when and how to reach out to trusted adults for support.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with digital citizenship, ELA, health education, and SEL standards.
• Story-Based Learning – Uses a relatable gaming scenario to make online safety concepts concrete.
• Comprehension Questions Included – Reinforces understanding of both the text and safety lessons.
• Flexible Use – Suitable for classroom instruction, small groups, advisory lessons, or homeschool learning.

This printable worksheet helps students connect reading comprehension with real-world online safety skills. By analyzing a narrative that highlights privacy risks and unsafe interactions, learners build awareness, judgment, and confidence in navigating digital spaces responsibly. Ideal for classroom and homeschool settings, this activity supports personal safety, critical thinking, and strong digital citizenship habits students can use every day.

This worksheet is part of our recognizing unsafe or unhealthy social interactions worksheets collection.