Where to start: Begin with "Spotting a 'please don't tell your parent' message" — it addresses the most important safety skill at this age and sets the tone for everything that follows. "Creating a strong password you can remember" is a great second activity and unlocks the password manager module.

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Emotional Safety ⏱ 20 min 📵 No screens

Spotting a 'please don't tell your parent' message

Adults who want to harm children online use specific, recognisable patterns — secrecy requests, flattery, gifts, platform switches. This activity teaches those patterns by name, and practises a clear response.

Tech Safety ⏱ 20 min 📵 No screens

Creating a strong password you can remember

The passphrase method — a silly sentence that's both secure and memorable. Prerequisite for the password manager activity.
Critical Thinking ⏱ 20 min 💻 Internet optional

Following a story back to where it started

The SIFT method — Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims to origin. Includes a timed 60-second source trace activity.
Tech Safety ⏱ 60–90 min (family setup) 💻 Needs a device

Using a password manager

A family setup activity for Bitwarden or 1Password — Diceware master passphrase, one-time setup, all accounts in one place. Requires the strong password activity first.
Critical Thinking ⏱ 20 min 📵 No screens

Spotting hidden advertising — when someone you like is paid to say so

Influencer marketing, parasocial trust, and the #ad disclosure rules. Includes an Ad Detective Challenge activity with printable examples.
Critical Thinking ⏱ 20 min 💻 Internet optional

Is this an ad, or did they really mean it?

The Disclosure Clock — when disclosure appears in a video matters as much as whether it appears. Includes the Ad Read Challenge with five screenshot scenarios. Builds on the hidden advertising module.
Creative Making ⏱ 15 min 📵 No screens

When I remix something, I name who made the original

Fan art, memes, Roblox mods, TikTok stitches — every remix credits the creator. Creative Commons, Canadian Copyright Act, Crown copyright, and the Sources Named Running Count activity.
Creative Making ⏱ 20 min 💻 Device optional

Making a story with AI as my helper, not my author

The My Line / AI Line rule — write 7 of 10 lines yourself. Covers AI-assisted vs AI-generated, the story ownership meter, and a no-login variant using pre-printed sentence options. No account needed.
Learning ⏱ 20 min 💻 Device optional

Asking good questions when I search or ask AI

From vague to searchable — the Three-Why Game, comparing Google vs AI answers, and understanding why different sources return different results.
Investigate ⏱ 15 min 💻 Device optional

When the computer just agrees with you

Your mission: catch a chatbot being a suck-up. Why AI is built to agree with you, a low-stakes experiment to prove it, and the rule that sounding sure is not the same as being right.
Emotional Safety ⏱ 25 min 📵 No screens

When online pressure crosses a line

The coercion spectrum from uncomfortable peer pressure to real threats. The surprises-vs-secrets test. Screenshot threats, exclusion threats, image-based coercion — and a practised phrase for when pressure crosses a line.