Early Years Lesson Plans Bundle | National Online Safety

Please note: In August 2022, you’ll be able to download brand-new lesson plans and resources to help prepare your classroom activities for the new academic year

Updated for 2021-22, our interactive video lesson plans will bring your classroom to life!

Developed in line with and to support statutory policy and recommended guidance

Our brand-new lesson plans are directly aligned to and support the:

UKCIS ‘Education for a Connected World’ framework
DfE ‘Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education’ statutory curriculum
DfE ‘Teaching online safety in school’ guidance

What are they?
Based on the eight key topics outlined in the UKCIS ‘Education for a Connected World’ framework, our EYFS interactive video lessons talk to the children about online dangers in a fun and engaging way, providing a truly immersive experience. Each video lesson has a range of accompanying activities to support learning and helps to provide young children with the knowledge to protect themselves from online risks.

The problem: “How do we talk about online safety to children in EYFS setting? How do we capture their attention and imagination?” As we liaised with schools around the country, it quickly became apparent that teaching staff were facing an uphill struggle in trying to convey messages around online safety to younger children in a way that they felt engaged and with which they could relate. This was particularly acute in an early years setting.

The solution: Schools spoke, so we listened. We soon realised that flat lesson content alone was not the answer. We needed to be better. We needed to innovate. We needed something that children could relate to… We needed someone children could relate to. So we went out and we went big. We brought in one of the most recognised stars in children's TV and delivered her straight into the child’s classroom. The global face of ‘Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience’ and ‘Peppa Pig Live’, Emma Grace Arends helped us to create beautifully clear, fun, engaging and imaginative video lesson plans that deliver serious messages around online safety almost effortlessly to young children. For all the amazing skills that teachers possess, they are not entertainers... and children love to be entertained.

Based on the 8 topics outlined in the UKCIS “Education for a Connected World” Framework, our lesson plans cover:

Self Image & Identity
Online Relationships
Online Reputation
Online Bullying
Managing Online Information
Health, Wellbeing & Lifestyle
Privacy & Security
Copyright & Ownership

Our lesson plans also support schools to deliver their statutory requirements around online safety as part of the DfE Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education curriculum

How do the lesson plans work?

3 easy steps to a fun and imaginative learning environment
Our interactive video lesson plans work hand-in-hand with our downloadable lesson packs to ensure both you and your class receive a comprehensive learning experience.

Step 1: Introduce and watch the interactive video
Step 2: Choose your teacher-led learning activity
Step 3: Encourage your children to develop independent learning around the topic

What’s included?

Our EYFS interactive video lesson plans have been designed to engage and inspire young minds up to the age of 5 to learn about online safety.

Featuring the extremely talented and engaging Emma Grace Arends, lead presenter from ‘Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience’
Nurturing learning and development through play, exploring and creativity, each video lesson has been specifically designed for EYFS pupils
Produced in a classroom environment to help encourage children to better connect, relate and interact
Easily accessible via The National Hub©

Downloadable lesson pack
Featuring a range of activities suited for EYFS, teachers will also receive our comprehensive lesson pack to help structure and embed classroom learning.

Easy to download, easy to follow lesson packs complementing every EYFS interactive online safety video
Clear learning objectives detailed from the start with choice of both teacher-led and independent activities which support more practical and playful learning
Key word prompts to aid teaching and learning as well as access to further supplementary resources

Lesson Plan Units

Online Relationships

This topic covers ways in which information can be put online and how devices can be used to communicate with others.

Online Reputation

This topic covers ways in which people can use technology to communicate.

Copyright & Ownership

This topic aims to teach young learners the importance of labelling their work.

Health, Well-being & Lifestyle

This topic introduces basic rules to help keep children safe online.

Managing Online Information

This topic identifies the different technologies that can be used to access the Internet.

Privacy & Security

This topic introduces the types of personal information.

Self Image & Identity

This topic covers understanding emotions and responding to scenarios that make them feel uncomfortable online.

Online Bullying

This topic covers recognising negative behaviour online and it’s impact.

About The Expert

National Online Safety

At National Online Safety, our mission is to make the internet a safer place for children by equipping school staff, parents and children with the knowledge they need to understand online dangers.

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