Remember: Do not reply, do not accept, show a grown-up. A message from a stranger is like a knock at the door.
Tessa's dragon
Read the story first, then answer.
Ding!Tessa shared her dragon drawing on a drawing app made for kids. Ding! A message popped up from a person she had never met: "Hi Tessa! Great dragon!" Then, "I am ten too. We should be friends!" and a friend request appeared, with a big Accept button. Next it asked, "What school do you go to? What is your phone number? Let's chat on another app, just us." Tessa's thumb floated over Accept. Then she remembered Mom's door rule: "Know them? Open the door. Don't know them? Get a grown-up." She did not tap Accept or reply. She carried the tablet to Mom and said, "Someone I don't know sent me messages." "Thank you for showing me," said Mom. "You are not in trouble at all."
1
What is Mom's door rule for messages?
🚪Open every door fast🧑Know them? Open the door. Don't know them? Get a grown-up.🤐Never talk to anybody
2
The stranger said 'I am ten too', so Tessa could be sure they were ten.
TrueFalse
3
Number the three steps for a message from a stranger.
Do not accept
Do not reply
Show a grown-up
4
Why not just reply 'Hello' to a stranger?
😠Hello is rude🐌It slows the tablet👀It tells them a real person is reading
Signs and answers
5
Circle every message that is a sign to show a grown-up.
🎒It asks which school you go to☎️It asks for your phone number🔀It asks you to chat on a different app🍲Gran says dinner is at six
6
Join each message to what you do.
1🍲 Gran says dinner is at six
2🙋 A new person says 'I am ten too, add me!'
3🏫 A message asks for your school
Afine to answer, you know her
Bprivate, so show a grown-up
Cdo not accept, show a grown-up
7
Anyone can say 'I am a friend of your sister', so saying it proves nothing.
TrueFalse
8
A message says, 'Keep this a secret from your mom.' What do you do?
🤫Keep the secret💬Reply and ask why🧑Show a grown-up
9
Mom said she would check the settings so only people we can message you.
knowlikesee
10
Finn was in trouble for nearly tapping Accept.
TrueFalse
11
Fix the mistake. Finn says: 'They know Tessa! Accept!' What should Tessa say?
👍Fine, accept🧑Anyone can say that, so let's ask Mom❓Reply and ask them who they are
12
Stretch: write one sentence you could say to a grown-up when someone you do not know sends you a message.
13
Draw a door with a grown-up standing ready behind it.
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Answer key · Set A
Messages from strangers
1Know them? Open the door. Don't know them? Get a grown-up. Tessa remembered the rule: if you know them, open the door. If you don't know them, get a grown-up.
2False Anyone can type ten. Anyone can type any name, any age and any picture.
32, 1, 3 Do not reply, do not accept, and show a grown-up.
4It tells them a real person is reading A reply tells them a real person is reading. Accepting lets them see more of you and message you whenever they like.
5It asks which school you go to, It asks for your phone number, It asks you to chat on a different app School, phone number and 'chat somewhere else' are signs. A message from Gran is from someone you know.
61-A, 2-C, 3-B You know Gran, so that one is fine. The other two are from people you do not know, or ask for private things.
7True Saying it does not make it true. A grown-up can check for you.
8Show a grown-up A secret from your family is a sign. Show a grown-up. You are never in trouble for telling.
9know With the settings checked, only people the family knows can message Tessa.
10False Mom said, never. He stopped and he asked, and that is perfect.
11Anyone can say that, so let's ask Mom Anyone can say they know us. Saying it does not make it true, so ask a grown-up.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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