Learning kitGrades K-1

Digital citizenship

Kind in real life and online

Find your communities, learn what is safe to share online, and use technology to help something you care about. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten and first grade, read aloud together with a grown-up.

Read this kit aloud together. It is written for a grown-up to read to a child of 5 or 6, one short step at a time.

Time
About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings
Steps
3 steps
You need
A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. Crayons and paper are handy. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

$5 for one learner: every step, the Comic Maker activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A three-panel comic: a girl finds a lost puppy, makes a poster with her grandparent, and the puppy's owner says thank you.

The 3 steps

  1. 1Discover your communitiesRead and quizA grown-up reads this with you. A community is a group you belong to.
  2. 2Explore a world of informationShare or privateInformation means facts, like your name or your favorite animal. Some facts about you are safe to share online, and some are private.
  3. 3Use technology for goodMake itTechnology means tools like tablets and computers. They can help people. Make something that helps a cause, which is something you care about.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 3 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Comic Maker activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your communities and how you helped

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

Have a discount code?
Co-ops and classes: unlock it for a group

One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

See a sample certificate (PDF) · Already paid? Find your link

Questions

What does the learner do in Kind in real life and online?

It has 3 steps: 1. Discover your communities; 2. Explore a world of information; 3. Use technology for good. Find your communities, learn what is safe to share online, and use technology to help something you care about. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten and first grade, read aloud together with a grown-up.

What age is it for?

Grades K-1. About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings.

What is needed?

A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. Crayons and paper are handy. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.