How to Spot Fake Halloween News Activity Cards

Introducing a thrilling Halloween-themed educational resource designed to equip elementary students with critical digital literacy skills. With 15 engaging activity cards, these interactive worksheets will teach students how to discern real from fake news on the internet, including satire and clickbait websites, all while enjoying the spooktacular holiday spirit.

Key Features and Benefits:

• Digital Literacy: Empower students with the ability to navigate the internet safely and develop essential e-safety and digital citizenship skills.
• Age-Appropriate Content: Carefully selected reading levels suitable for grade 4 and up, ensuring an optimal learning experience for young learners.
• QR Code and Hyperlink Integration: Easily access age-appropriate websites through QR codes and hyperlinks, allowing students to explore and evaluate content independently.
• Real or Fake Checklist: Comprehensive checklists aid students in identifying crucial features that determine the credibility of a website, honing their critical thinking skills.
• Guided and Independent Learning: Versatile use in various settings - perfect for guided reading groups, literacy and computing centers, as well as independent reading and research practice.
• Parent Involvement: Extend learning beyond the classroom by involving parents through homework activities and informative workshops on online safety.

How to Use the Activity Cards:

• Choose a Card: Select a card for your lesson, ideally starting with one for the whole class.
• Scanning and Evaluation: Allow 15-20 minutes for students to scan the QR code and explore the website. Instruct them to work through the checklist, identifying evidence to support their real or fake determination.
• Class Discussion: Gather as a class to collectively examine the website, discussing the checklist points and determining whether the site is real or fake.
• Student Exploration: As students become familiar with the process, encourage them to explore the cards in pairs or independently, taking 10-15 minutes per card.
• Dealing with Pop-ups: Educate students on handling pop-up ads responsibly, fostering internet safety and responsible online behavior.

What’s included:

• 15 ‘How to Spot Fake News’ worksheets

• 15 QR codes

• 15 hyperlinks to each website

• ‘How to Use Cards’ instruction page

• ‘How to Check an Image’ instruction page

• ‘Real or Fake’ reading comprehension text

• As always with the internet, we cannot control the popup ads which appear on the sites. If the students see something inappropriate in the pop ups, they should tell the teacher and together you X and cross away the pop up. It is important to educate them how to deal with the pop ups so if they encounter them on their own, they know what to do, rather than avoiding all sites with pop ups.*