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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum

Free K–8 lessons to prepare students for life, online and off

Common Sense Education's Digital Literacy & Well-Being curriculum gives teachers a free, research-backed framework for building students' digital literacy skills and helping them thrive — online and off. From AI literacy and social media to cyberbullying, screen time, and digital footprint, the curriculum covers the digital challenges students face every day as well as the offline skills they need to manage them.

The curriculum is designed for grades K–8, with more than 140 updated lessons that reflect what students are actually encountering today. Whether you're introducing digital literacy and well-being concepts for the first time or updating what you've been teaching for years, this is a good place to start.

Lessons Implementation
Grade
Topic
Order by
Personally Identifiable Information
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
4
1 of 18
Personally Identifiable Information
What is personally identifiable information, and how can I protect it?
Activities:
Media Analysis,
Puzzle,
Video
Media & Our Emotions
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
4
2 of 18
Media & Our Emotions
How does media make us feel, and why?
Activities:
Media Analysis,
Video
Communicating Clearly Online
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
4
3 of 18
Communicating Clearly Online
How do the things we say online impact others?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
PII: What's the Risk Factor?
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
4
4 of 18
PII: What's the Risk Factor?
When should I be cautious about sharing personal information online?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Video
Being an Upstander
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
4
5 of 18
S.T.A.N.D. Up to Cyberbullying
How can I be an upstander to cyberbullying?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Game,
Video
SIFT for Sources
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
4
6 of 18
S.I.F.T. for Sources
How can we tell if the information we see online is credible?
Activities:
Media Analysis,
Video
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
4
7 of 18
Understanding Influencers
Who influences us online, and are they positive role models?
Activities:
Media Creation,
Personal Reflection
Gone Phishing
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
4
8 of 18
Gone Phishing
What is phishing, and how can you protect yourself from it?
Activities:
Card Activity,
Dilemma Discussion,
Game
A tablet on desk with various emojis and emotions on the screen that appear to be melting.
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
4
9 of 18
Group Chat Dynamics
How can I be a good friend in online spaces?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
An animated alien with three eyes is floating with two eyes closed and one open, thinking.
Healthy Habits
Grade:
4
10 of 18
Spotting Thinking Traps
What are thinking traps and how can they impact our feelings?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
A green playing card with a brain and text that reads "Brain Battle" is hovering above a mess of other cards blurred in the
Healthy Habits
Grade:
4
11 of 18
Brain Battle Game
How can we use alternative thoughts to battle thinking traps?
Activities:
Card Activity,
Drawing,
Game,
Media Creation
An icon of a laptop with stitching around it floats against a blue background
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
4
12 of 18
Online Tracks: What Do We Control?
What parts of our digital footprint can we control?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Personal Reflection
A student sits at a desk with a desktop computer open to a website.
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
4
13 of 18
Slicing Up Media with P.I.E.
What are content creators trying to get us to do, learn, or feel?
Activities:
Media Analysis,
Video
Three devices are floating with a depiction of a mouth in each device with a red triangle emitting from each mouth, implying
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
4
14 of 18
Peer Pressure Online
How does technology impact peer pressure, and what can I do about it?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
A kid is covering their mouth with their hand against an orange background
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
4
15 of 18
How Online Meanness Escalates
How can online meanness escalate?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
An icon of a heart with stiches around it and two hands making a pinky promise in the middle of the heart.
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
4
16 of 18
M.E.N.D.ing Friendships
How can we rebuild friendships after someone's feelings get hurt online?
Activities:
Card Activity,
Dilemma Discussion,
Game,
Video
A tablet with text that reads, "I shared something private about you without asking. That wasn't right."
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
4
17 of 18
Online Reputations & Our Responsibilities
How can we think about others when we share online?
Activities:
Drawing,
Personal Reflection
A tablet contains a depiction of a cat with a magnifying glass with a thought bubble with question marks.
Healthy Habits
Grade:
4
18 of 18
Healthy Tech Habits & Our Feelings
How can I recognize and respond to my feelings about media and tech use?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Personal Reflection