Computing - E-Safety Unit - KS1

Unit: E-Safety/Online Safety
Key Question: How do we use the internet safely?

This unit is comprised of 6 lessons that explore the SMART acronym. Each lesson focuses on a question that feeds into the overarching key question.

Structure of lessons:

1. Safe: How do I stay safe on the internet?
   We will explore what the word safe means and emotions associated with safe. We will apply that to being safe online and ways that are and aren’t safe. We will explore pictures that may be taken online.

2. Meeting: Do I know what stranger danger is?
   We will explore who is safe to meet and who is not safe to meet. We will discuss why it is important to not meet people in person that we do not know and haven’t met in real life.

3. Accepting: What things should I accept?
   We will explore what is ok to accept and what is not ok to accept online. We will explore why we don’t accept things that we do not trust as it may contain a virus.

4. Reliable: Is the information you are reading reliable?
   We will explore which things are reliable online and which things are not reliable online. We will explore ways to distinguish which things that we are reading are trusted and which are not.

5. Tell: Telling people if you see something you are unsure about on the internet. Who should you tell?
   We will explore ways to tell people if we see something that we are unsure about on the internet. We will consider who we trust to talk about it whether it is an adult at home or a teacher in school.

6. Safety Week Presentation
   We will present what we have learnt during this unit. We will use the SMART acronym to explain what it is and how to stay safe online.

Bonus: Recap lesson
There are materials to help children make a poster about SMART.