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Digital Citizenship Resources for Family Engagement

Working together, schools and families can prepare kids to think critically and use technology in positive, creative, and powerful ways. The K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum's Family Tips and Family Activities cover all six curriculum topics and are available in English and Spanish. Additional languages are available for the Family Tips and Digital Citizenship Curriculum Family Letters as bundled PDFs. Print out these resources to send home, or share them on your school's website or social feed or at your next parent night.

To plan a school- or district-wide program for families, start with our Engaging Families in Digital Citizenship implementation guide.

SEL in Digital Life Family Conversations

Family conversation starters aligned with the SEL in Digital Life classroom activities.

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Grades K–5 Family Conversations

Grades K–2 Family Conversations Packet:  English  |  Spanish

Grades 3–5 Family Conversations Packet:  English  |  Spanish

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Grades 6–12 Family Conversations

Grades 6–8 Family Conversations Packet:  English  |  Spanish

Grades 9–12 Family Conversations Packet:  English  |  Spanish

Family Tips

Printer-friendly pages with digital citizenship tips and advice in multiple languages to share with families.

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Grades PreK–2 Family Tips

Children Age 0–2

  • Managing TV Shows, Videos, and Apps with Young Kids  English | Spanish

Children Age 3–8

  • Help Your Family Use TV, Phones, and Tablets in Healthy Ways  English | Spanish
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Grades K–5 Family Tips

Media Balance & Well-Being  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Privacy & Security  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Digital Footprint & Identity  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Relationships & Communication  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

News & Media Literacy  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

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Grades 6–12 Family Tips

Media Balance & Well-Being  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Privacy & Security  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Digital Footprint & Identity  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Relationships & Communication  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

News & Media Literacy  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Family Activities

Discussion questions and short family activities aligned with the K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum lessons.

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Grades K–2 Family Activities

Media Balance Is Important (Kindergarten)  English  |  Spanish

Pause & Think Online (Grade 1)  English  |  Spanish

We the Digital Citizens (Grade 2)  English  |  Spanish

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Grades 3–5 Family Activities

Media Balance & Well-Being (Grades 3-5)  English  |  Spanish

Privacy & Security

  • Grade 3 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish
  • Grade 4 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish
  • Grade 5 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish

Digital Footprint & Identity

  • Grades 3–4 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish
  • Grade 5 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish

Relationships & Communication (Grades 3-5)  English  |  Spanish

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech (Grades 3-5)  English  |  Spanish

News & Media Literacy (Grades 3-5)  English  |  Spanish

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Grades 6–8 Family Activities

Media Balance & Well-Being (Grades 6-8)  English  |  Spanish

Privacy & Security (Grades 6-8)  English  |  Spanish

Digital Footprint & Identity (Grades 6-8)  English  |  Spanish

Relationships & Communication (Grades 6-8)  English  |  Spanish

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech (Grades 6-8)  English  |  Spanish

News & Media Literacy

  • Grades 6 & 8 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish
  • Grade 7 Family Activity  English  |  Spanish
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Grades 9–12 Family Activities

Media Balance & Well-Being  English  |  Spanish

Privacy & Security  English  |  Spanish

Digital Footprint & Identity  English  |  Spanish

Relationships & Communication  English  |  Spanish

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech  English  |  Spanish

News & Media Literacy  English  |  Spanish

Additional Family Resources

More resources to support family communication and engagement.

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Digital Citizenship Curriculum Family Letters

Grades K–5 Letter to Families  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Grades 6–8 Letter to Families  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Grades 9–12 Letter to Families  English  |  Spanish  |  More Languages (Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)

Grades K–12 Letters to Families (bundled)  English  |  Spanish

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Family Tech Planners

Age 2–8: English | Spanish

Age 9–12: English | Spanish

Age 13+: English | Spanish

Family Tech Planners Landing Page: English | Spanish

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