Substitute Teacher Lesson Plan

CS Fundamentals — Course C, Lesson 1: Screen Out the Mean
Grade: 2nd Grade | Duration: ~45 minutes | Type: Unplugged (no computers needed)

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Objective

Students will be able to:

• Analyze online behaviors that could be considered cyberbullying.
• Explain how to deal with a cyberbullying situation.
• Recognize the importance of telling a trusted adult if they experience cyberbullying.

Materials

• Screen Out the Mean - Worksheet (one per student)
• Screen Out the Mean - Assessment (one per student)
• Think Spot Journal (one per student)
• Pencils
• (If printed copies aren't available, worksheet story and questions can be read aloud and discussed as a whole class, and students can respond in their journals instead.)

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Warm-up (~5 min)

Introduction — Whole Class Discussion

1. Ask students to share what they already know about bullying.
2. Ask these questions aloud:
3. "What kinds of things count as bullying?" (Guide students to understand: purposefully mean or scary behavior — making fun of someone, telling lies about them, threatening them.)
4. "How does bullying make people feel?" (Hurt, angry, upset, scared)
5. "What is the best thing to do when you feel bullied, or see someone else being bullied?" (Always tell a trusted adult.)
6. Explain: "Today we're going to learn about a kind of bullying that happens when people use the internet."

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Main Activity (~25 min)

Part 1: What Is Cyberbullying? (~10 min)

1. Define these two vocabulary words aloud for the class:
2. Online = Connected to the internet.
3. Cyberbullying = Doing something on the internet, usually again and again, to make another person feel angry, sad, or scared.
4. Ask: "What do you do online, or what do you think you might like to do?" (Students may mention messaging friends, playing games.)
5. Share: "Most of the time, going online is fun. But sometimes people are mean to each other online — that's cyberbullying."
6. Ask: "Did you ever see someone make someone else feel bad online?" Remind students not to use real names when answering.

Part 2: What to Do About Cyberbullying (~15 min)

1. Read aloud these two short scenarios to the class:
2. Kyle's story: Kyle keeps getting instant messages from someone saying mean things about him. He can tell it's from someone who also makes fun of him at school in gym class.
3. Sasha's story: Sasha is new at school and making friends. Then she finds out another girl sent an email with a picture of a cow labeled with Sasha's name.
4. Briefly discuss each scenario using these questions:
5. "How do you think Kyle or Sasha felt when this happened?"
6. "How do you know if someone is cyberbullying you?"
7. "Why is it important to stop using the computer when cyberbullying starts?" (It may continue or get worse if you stay online.)
8. Pass out the Screen Out the Mean - Worksheet to each student. Read the story at the top aloud together as a class.
9. Have students work in pairs or small groups to complete the worksheet based on Jada's story.
10. Discuss Jada's story as a class and introduce the four steps for handling cyberbullying:
11. STOP using the computer.
12. TELL an adult you trust.
13. ONLY go back online when a trusted adult says it's okay.
14. PLAY online only with kids who are nice and don't cyberbully.

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Wrap-up / Exit Ticket (~10 min)

Flash Chat (5 min)

Ask the whole class:

• "What is cyberbullying? How does it make people feel?" (Any online behavior that makes someone feel sad, scared, angry, or upset.)
• "What four things can you do to help stop cyberbullying?" (S-T-O-P: Stop, Tell, go Online only when okay, Play only with kids who are nice.)
• "What is the most important thing to do if someone starts cyberbullying you?" (Tell a trusted adult.)

Journaling / Exit Ticket (5 min)

Have students write in their Think Spot Journal, answering:

1. What was today's lesson about?
2. How did you feel during today's lesson?
3. Write down the names of some trusted adults you can go to if you ever feel bullied.
4. What are the four steps you should take if you or someone you know is being cyberbullied?

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If Time Remains

Pass out the Screen Out the Mean - Assessment and have students complete it individually (5–10 min). Review answers together as a class if time allows, reinforcing the four steps (S-T-O-P) and the importance of telling a trusted adult.