Belonging to various communities is important for kids' development. But some online communities can be healthier than others. Show your students how they can strengthen both online and in-person communities by creating norms that everyone pledges to uphold.
Key Vocabulary: community · digital citizen · norm · pledge Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.3.4,L.3.4d,L.3.6,RF.3.4a,RI.3.5,RI.3.7,RI.3.10,SL.3.1a,SL.3.1b,SL.3.1d,SL.3.3,SL.3.4,SL.3.5,SL.3.6,W.3.4,W.3.10
CASEL
2e,2f,3d,4a,4b,4c,4d,5e,5f
AASL
I.A.1,I.A.2,I.B.2,I.B.3,I.C.1,I.C.2,I.C.3,I.C.4,I.D.1,I.D.2,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.1,II.A.2,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.B.3,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,III.A.1,III.A.2,III.A.3,III.B.1,III.B.2,III.C.1,III.C.2,III.D.1,V.A.1,V.A.2,V.A.3,V.B.1,V.B.2,V.C.1,V.C.2,V.C.3,V.D.1,V.D.2,V.D.3,VI.A.1,VI.A.2,VI.D.3
ISTE
1a,1d,2b,2c,7a,7b,7c,7d
Lesson Plan
Warm Up: What Makes a Strong Community?
15 mins.Evaluate: Online Community Norms
10 mins.Create: Group Pledge
10 mins.Wrap Up: Classroom Poster
10 mins.
Extension Activity:
Have students create a digital poster of their pledge using Canva or other great apps and websites for making posters. You can link to them from your classroom webpage.
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Lesson last updated: June 2020
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