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Article

Help Students Fact-Check the Web Like the Pros

Build news and media literacy skills to separate fact from fiction.

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Jeff Knutson

Grades

Pre-K–12

Article

Teachers' Essential Guide to Viral Online Challenges

Everything you need to know about TikTok and YouTube challenges that start online and leak into the classroom.

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

3–12

Article

Talking with Students About Shocking or Disturbing News

Age-based tips and lessons to help students process upsetting events.

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Jeff Knutson

Grades

Pre-K–12

Webinars & Events

Digital Literacy and Well-Being for K-8: New Lessons from Common Sense Media

With AI tools in kids’ pockets, deepfakes in their feeds, and new platforms emerging monthly, yesterday’s digital citizenship lessons aren’t enough to prepare them for tomorrow’s challenges. Join Eisha Buch, former educator and cu...

Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 10 am - 11 am PDT

Grades

K–8

NEW Lesson Plan

Remix Responsibly

How can we be creative while respecting the creative rights of others?

Grades

5

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Using Tech to Learn New Things

How does technology help us learn?

Grades

2

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

How to Search Online

How do we search for information online?

Grades

2

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Exploring Search Results

Where does online information come from?

Grades

2

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Slicing Up Media with P.I.E.

What are content creators trying to get us to do, learn, or feel?

Grades

4

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Spotting Media Influence

How can we be critical thinkers about media influence?

Grades

5

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Fact or Fiction?

How do we separate fact from fiction?

Grades

K

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Fact vs. Opinion

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Grades

1

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

What Is Media?

What is media?

Grades

K

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

How Media Makes Me Feel

How does the media we experience make us feel?

Grades

K

Time

20 mins.

NEW Lesson Plan

Media: What's the Purpose?

Who creates the media we see, and why do they make it?

Grades

1

Time

20 mins.