Healthy online relationships
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what healthy online relationships look like and recognise on-screen emotions.
Key learning points
- Healthy online relationships are respectful and supportive.
- Emotions can be harder to interpret on screen.
- Online messages can be misunderstood.
- Recognising unsafe or unhealthy behaviour online is important.
Keywords
Respect - treating others kindly and fairly
Empathy - understanding how someone else feels
Misunderstanding - interpreting something incorrectly
Common misconception
If someone is joking online, it could cause harm.
Messages can be misunderstood online, and jokes can still hurt or upset others.
Teacher tip
Encourage discussion around scenarios rather than focusing on 'right' and 'wrong' answers. Help pupils explore how tone, context and perspective influence interpretation, and remind them that misunderstandings are common in online communication.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which habit supports digital wellbeing?
Q2.Which of these relates to emotional wellbeing?
Q3.Which example shows purposeful screen use?
Q4.Which is a possible sign of excessive screen time?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Why can online messages be misunderstood?
Q2.Which example shows empathy in an online interaction?
Q3.Why can jokes sometimes cause harm online?
Q4.A misunderstanding happens when a message is __________ differently from how it was intended.
To help you plan your 5 digital literacy lesson on: Healthy online relationships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 5 digital literacy lesson on: Healthy online relationships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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