October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Digital Citizenship Week (October 20-24) — the perfect time to help students learn how to be safe, kind, and responsible online. In this post, Jacey Erickson shares practical ways to integrate digital citizenship into everyday teaching, from kindergarten through high school.

Discover ready-to-use lessons, conversation starters, and creative classroom activities that make digital safety and empathy come alive. You’ll find examples like the “Pause for People” routine for K-2 students, “Power of Our Words” empathy lessons for grades 3-5, cyberbullying and safe chatting scenarios for middle school, and high school projects like AI ethics debates and student-created digital citizenship PSAs.

Plus, explore Jacey’s favorite Common Sense Media lessons and a curated list of trusted sites for online safety, media literacy, and digital well-being.

Whether you teach early learners or prepare seniors for the world beyond graduation, this guide will help you confidently weave digital citizenship into every subject, every day.