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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.

Grade
Topic
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Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
K
1 of 13
What Is Media?
What is media?
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Caring for Our Devices
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
K
2 of 13
Caring for Our Devices (Updated)
How can I take care of my device?
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Safety In My Online Neighborhood
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
K
3 of 13
Safety in My Online Neighborhood (Updated)
How can we go places safely online?
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Why We Pause for People
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
K
4 of 13
Why We Pause for People (Updated)
How can we be active listeners when using devices?
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Icky Feelings
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
K
5 of 13
Icky Feelings
What do you do if you get an icky feeling when using your device?
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Saying Goodbye to Tech
Healthy Habits
Grade:
K
6 of 13
Saying Goodbye to Tech
How do we say goodbye to devices when we don't want to?
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How Media Makes Me Feel
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
K
7 of 13
How Media Makes Me Feel
How does the media we experience make us feel?
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Choosing Kindness
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
K
8 of 13
Choosing Kindness
What does kindness look like when we're using technology?
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Media Balance Is Important
Healthy Habits
Grade:
K
9 of 13
Media Balance Is Important (Updated)
How can we practice healthy habits with technology?
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What is a Digital Footprint?
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
K
10 of 13
What Is a Digital Footprint?
What is a digital footprint?
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Beyond the Avatar
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
K
11 of 13
Beyond the Avatar
What makes me me?
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Fact or Fiction?
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
K
12 of 13
Fact or Fiction?
How do we separate fact from fiction?
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Standing Up for Others
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
K
13 of 13
Standing Up for Others
How can I stand up for others?