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💻 Celebrating Digital Citizenship Week in K-2
Karly Moura & Christina Sciarrotto
October 13, 2026
Digital Citizenship Week is here!
Mark your calendars—Digital Citizenship Week is coming up from October 19th through October 23rd! In this edition, we’ve gathered everything you need to celebrate, from plug-and-play lesson hubs and interactive games like Privacy Pirates to hands-on literacy projects, AI-powered resources, and family guides. Plus, don't miss our TeachFlix Junior feature on John Rocco’s Blackout, complete with read-aloud activities and Canva comic templates to help your K–2 students explore the power of unplugging and balancing screen time.
Inside:
💡 Tips, Tools and Templates: 10 activities for celebrating Digital Citizenship Week in K-2
📺 Teaching with Teachflix Junior: Blackout
😄 Giggle of the Week: Teacher brain
❤️ Share your ideas with us!
💡 Tips, Tools and Templates
💻 Activities for celebrating Digital Citizenship Week in K-2
Gear up for Digital Citizenship Week (October 19th–23rd) with a fresh collection of K–2 resources designed to make online safety engaging and accessible. From interactive safety games, structured lesson hubs to r templates and family guides, you'll find everything you need to foster healthy tech habits both in the classroom and at home.
📝 Ready-to-Use Digital Citizenship Lessons: Looking for structured, grade-aligned digital citizenship lessons? Explore these comprehensive hubs featuring lesson plans, classroom slide decks, and core unit guides from Common Sense Media, Google’s Be Internet Awesome, and MediaSmarts.
🎮 Gamified Online Safety & Quick Reviews: Engage your K–2 learners with hands-on practice! Dive into interactive games like Privacy Pirates and Co-Co’s AdverSmarts to teach data privacy and online ads through play. Plus, check out our quick-play Wordwall activities for energetic whole-group reviews or independent center stations.
📚 Literacy Connections & Creative Projects: Blend digital literacy with reading and storytelling! Use our featured Book Creator template to help students reflect on their positive digital footprints through their own interactive books. For storytime, browse Common Sense Media’s curated list of picture books that tackle screen-time balance, privacy, and online kindness.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Extending Digital Literacy Beyond the Classroom Strong digital citizenship starts at school and continues at home. Share Google’s Be Internet Awesome Family Guide in your class newsletter to provide parents with practical conversation starters, family tech pledges, and tips for establishing healthy screen-time habits together.
Want more ideas? Check out last year’s Teaching digital citizenship: 5 ready-to-use activities for K-2.
📺 Teaching with Teachflix Junior
⚫️ Blackout
🎥 Video Link: Blackout
When a sudden power outage plunges a busy city into darkness, a young boy’s family is forced to set aside their individual screens and busy routines. Together, the family ventures to the rooftop to stargaze, joins a neighborhood block party, and discovers the simple joy of connecting with one another without electricity. Even after the lights turn back on, the family realizes the value of choosing to unplug and spend meaningful time together.
Ready-made video resources:
Meet the Author & Explore Themes: Access author interviews, story maps, and printable organizers on TeachingBooks.
Generate Vocab Puzzles: Prompt Gemini to build a blackout-word crossword or word search (Example Prompt & Output).
Illustrate the Plot Arc: Have students map out the beginning, middle, and end using a Canva Comic Template.
Sequence Key Events: Check comprehension using a pre-made Gemini Handout or an interactive Canva Sequencing Page.
🤭 Giggle of the Week
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