Remember: When someone is unkind online: pause, save it, tell a grown-up, block with them, and be a friend. Unkind words do not say who you are.
Noah, Zoe and Toasty
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Toasty burns the toastNoah drew a comic about a small dragon named Toasty, who burned the toast every morning. He posted it in the class group. His friend Zoe wrote, "I love Toasty!" Then Leo wrote, "This is baby stuff. Why bother?" Noah's grin went flat. Zoe's face went hot, and she typed, "Leo, you are so..." but her thumb hovered over send, and a voice inside said, "Just wait." She put the tablet down and took three slow breaths. Then she deleted the angry words. Her face cooled, and she took a picture of Leo's comment and showed her dad. "Thank you for showing me," said Dad, and he asked gently, "How are you feeling?" Together they blocked Leo and sent the picture to Ms Rao, the teacher. An hour later Leo deleted his comment, but Zoe still had the picture. Zoe also wrote Noah a private note: "Your comic made me laugh." The next day Leo told Noah, "I am sorry. I was in a grumpy mood." Zoe was never in trouble.
1
Number Zoe's five steps in order.
Save it with a picture of the screen
Send Noah a kind private note
Block Leo with her dad
Tell her dad and show him
Pause and do not reply
2
Leo deleted his comment, so Zoe's picture of it was no use.
TrueFalse
3
Which note would help Noah?
Leo is so mean. Let's get him back.Your comic made me laugh. Toasty is the best.It is nothing. Don't worry.
4
Three slow breaths let the upset feeling down.
Helps or makes it worse?
5
Join each step to why it helps.
1Pause
2Save it
3Tell a grown-up
4Block
Athe unkind words stop reaching you
Ba fast reply can make it bigger
Ca grown-up can still see it if it is deleted
Dyou never have to fix it alone
6
Circle every one that makes it worse.
Taking three slow breathsTyping something mean backJoining in with a laughShowing a grown-up what was writtenPosting about them to get even
7
Look at the table. One row is wrong. Which one?
PauseMean words backTell a grown-up
8
If a picture upsets you, you should save a copy of it.
TrueFalse
9
In a game chat, a player calls you a mean name. What do you do?
Write back a mean nameIgnore it and tell no oneSave the words, tell a grown-up, and block the player with them
10
Stretch: A friend's drawing gets an unkind comment. Write a kind private note you could send.
11
Draw a kind note on its way to a friend.
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Answer key · Set A
When someone is unkind online
12, 5, 4, 3, 1 Zoe paused, saved the comment, told her dad, blocked Leo with him, and then wrote kindly to Noah.
2False Zoe still had the picture. A grown-up could still see what Leo wrote.
3Your comic made me laugh. Toasty is the best. A true, kind note says you are on his side. A note about getting Leo back is about Leo, and saying it is nothing is not kind.
4calm Waiting lets the upset feeling calm down, so you can think. A fast reply can make things bigger.
51-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A Each step has a reason: waiting calms you, a saved picture is proof, a grown-up helps you decide, and blocking stops the words.
6Typing something mean back, Joining in with a laugh, Posting about them to get even Mean words back, a laugh and posting to get even all make it bigger. Breaths and showing a grown-up help.
7Mean words back Typing something mean back does not help. It can make things bigger.
8False If a picture upsets you, do not save it. Just tell a grown-up.
9Save the words, tell a grown-up, and block the player with them Do not write back. Save the words, tell a grown-up, and block the player with them, since most games have a block button.
10Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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