How it works
A password is a key to your things: whoever has it can get in.
A strong password is long and random: words picked by chance, and not about you.
A pet's name, your name and birthday, or one, two, three, four, five, six are easy to guess.
A password is family-only. A grown-up in your family can know it. A best friend, a player and a pop-up never get it.
Worked examples
The guessing robot
- Sam's password was Rex, his dog's name.
- The robot tries Rex, and it gets in at once.
- People who know you can guess a pet's name.
Four random words
- Make four random words. Random means picked by chance, not about you.
- Do not use anyone else's words, but make up your own four.
- The robot tries and tries, but the lock stays shut.
A different password for each game
- Sam uses a different password for each game.
- One lost password opens just one lock.
- With one password everywhere, one lost key would open every lock.
Told it by mistake
- Sam told Leo, and the word traveled from kid to kid, like a whisper.
- He told Dad, who helped him change it.
- He was not in trouble.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- Circle everyone who may know your password. 👪 A grown-up in my family / 🧒 My best friend / 🎮 A player in my game / 📩 A message that asks for it
- True or false? A message or a free prize that asks for your password is a trick.
- A good password is long and ___, words picked by chance.
- Fix the mistake. Leo says: 'It is fine to tell my best friend my password.' What is true? 🏠 A password is for family only, even a best friend does not get it / 🤞 It is fine if they promise / ✂️ It is fine if the password is short
- Who can know your password? 👪 my parent or carer / 🪟 a pop-up that asks for it / 📩 a message that asks for it
Words to know
- password
- A key to your things. Whoever has it can get in.
- strong
- Hard for anyone to guess.
- random
- Picked by chance, and not about you.
- family-only
- A grown-up in your family can know it. Nobody else.
Watch out for
- Never send a password to a friend, because messages get passed on.
- Never put one in a photo you share.
- A message or a free prize that asks for a password is a trick.
- Long is strong: more letters make a password harder to guess.
Try it
Is your pet's name a strong password?
No. People who know you can guess a pet's name.
What makes a password strong?
Long and random. Four random words are long and hard to guess.
Who may know your password?
A grown-up in my family. A password is family-only.
You shared your password by mistake. What do you do?
Tell a grown-up to change it. You are never in trouble for telling.
For grown-ups
With a grown-up, make a new password of four random words. Ask where your family keeps its passwords safe.
Make a password of four random words together, and show your child where your family keeps its passwords safe. Do not reuse the example words.