Media Literacy Lessons and Worksheets
Teach your grades 5-9 students how to recognize and respond to common online problems with these ready-to-use presentation slides, worksheets, and cumulative assessment.
These presentation slides and worksheets help students recognize and respond to common problems they may encounter online, including engagement bait, hidden ads, false claims, misleading data, scams, privacy risks, and unsafe contact.
These lessons can be used in classrooms, homeschool settings, or at home for extra enrichment. They can also be paired with Critikid's online course, Social Media Simulator, for extra practice applying similar ideas. If you'd like to use both resources together, they are also available in the Media Literacy Bundle.
What's Included
This resource includes 10 lessons, a cumulative assessment, and an answer key.
Presentation Slides: Ten slide presentations for whole-class teaching. Each lesson focuses on a different type of online problem with examples and discussion questions.
Student Worksheets: Ten printable worksheets for independent reflection and review. These can be completed in class or assigned separately.
Cumulative Assessment: A final assignment where students create their own problematic posts.
Answer Key: Sample answers for the worksheets and a suggested rubric for the final assignment.
Topics Covered
The 10 lessons cover:
- Engagement bait
- Harmful advice
- Bad arguments
- Hidden ads
- Sensationalized news
- False claims
- Misleading data
- Online scams
- Privacy risks
- Unsafe contact
Duration
Each of the 10 lessons is estimated to take about 30-45 minutes when the worksheet is completed in class.
Approximate timing:
- Slides: 20-30 minutes
- Worksheet: 10-15 minutes
The final assignment will take about 60-90 minutes, though part of it can be assigned as homework.
Presentation Options
The slides are included as PDFs, so you can present them easily without any special software.
Editable Canva template links are also included as a bonus. You can use these if you want animated presentations or if you would like to make small adjustments. A free Canva account is enough to access and present the Canva templates.
What are the usage rights for this resource?
Your purchase is for one teacher/household. You may print and reuse the worksheets as many times as you want for your own students/children, but you may not share the files or copies with other teachers, classrooms, households, or organizations (including emailing, uploading, or posting).
Can I use ESA funds to buy this?
Critikid is an approved Education Service Provider with the New Hampshire Children’s Scholarship Fund. Learn more.
