Safety
You are playing your favorite multiplayer game, and someone you met in the chat offers to give you free in-game money or rare items. They just need you to quickly type your username and password so they can "log in and add it to your account."
What do you do?
A) Give them your username, but absolutely never your password.
B) Give them both the username and password because they promised it is safe.
C) Tell them no, and immediately report them using the game's reporting/blocking tool.
D) Give them the information but change your password right after.
Correct Answer: C. Scammers frequently use the promise of free in-game items to steal accounts.
Your teacher gave fast instructions for a project. You missed the last two steps and feel stuck.
What can you say to get help?
Example Answer: Raise my hand and say: "I missed the last two steps. Could you please repeat them?"
Your parents just told you that your family is moving to a new city over the summer. You will have to change schools and leave your best friends behind.
How do you think you might feel?
Example Answer: I would feel sad and worried about making new friends.
Your friend accidentally deleted your video game save file that took you three months to beat. You feel a massive wave of anger heat up your face.
What coping strategy could you use?
- Pause and take a slow breath
- Take a walk
- Ask for space
A new student just moved here from another country. They are sitting completely alone at a lunch table, looking down at their food.
How do you think they feel?
Example Answer: They probably feel lonely, homesick, and overwhelmed.
You and your friends take a really funny video together. You want to post it on social media.
What is the safest choice?
A) Post it immediately as long as you look good in the video.
B) Ask your friends for permission and check with your parents or guardians before uploading.
C) Post it, but blur out your friends' faces so it's fine.
D) Post it, but only if you turn off the sound.
Correct Answer: B.
It is important to respect other people's privacy and ensure your family's safety rules are followed before sharing media publicly
A kid keeps changing the rules during recess soccer so their team always wins.
How can you speak up for yourself?
Example Answer: "We agreed on the rules before we started. Let's stick to them so it's fair."
Your younger sibling accidentally knocks over a lamp and breaks it. They tell your parents that you did it, and you get grounded before you can explain.
How do you think you might feel?
Example Answer: I would feel furious and frustrated because it is unfair.
The teacher is handing out a huge exam. Your heart starts racing, your sweaty palms shake, and your mind feels totally blank.
What coping strategy could you use?
Relax your body and slow your breathing
Drink some water
Use a stress ball
You and your friend are laughing at a funny video on your phone. Another classmate walks up to say hi, but your friend turns away and keeps watching the video without acknowledging them.
How do you think they feel?
Example Answer: They might feel ignored, hurt, and invisible.
Someone messages you online claiming to be a student at your school, and they ask what street you live on so they can come over and play. You don't recognize their username.
What should you do?
A) Tell them your street name, but not your house number.
B) Give them your street name and tell them to meet you at the park.
C) Tell them your name, but refuse to share where you live.
D) Do not answer them, and tell a trusted adult right away.
Correct Answer: D.
You cannot always verify if someone online is who they say they are. Sharing personal information—like a location or school name—puts physical safety at risk.
A classmate grabs a snack out of your lunchbox without asking.
What can you say to get your snack back?
Example Answer: "Please put that back. That is my lunch and I didn't say you could have it."
You are asked to make a decision, and no one is available to help you.
How do you think you might feel?
Examples:
You got a bad grade, and got into an argument with your Mom. You just feel sad, heavy, and miserable.
What coping strategy could you use?
Take a walk in the backyard
Do a brain dump by writing all your worries on a notepad
Listen to music
Your best friend’s family dog, who they loved very much and grew up with, passed away over the weekend.
How do you think they feel?
Example Answer: They are probably feeling heartbroken, depressed, and deeply sad.
You see a really cool website that promises to let you watch a brand-new movie for free, but you usually have to pay for it at the movie theater.
What is the safest choice?
A) Go to the website, but do not click on any pop-ups.
B) Wait until the movie is officially released for rental or on a trusted streaming service.
C) Download it quickly so you can delete it if it doesn't work.
D) Watch it, but make sure your computer's volume is muted.
Correct Answer: B.
Free movie streaming links often contain malware (computer viruses) or attempt to steal personal information.
Your project partner wants to do all the work and tells you to just sit and watch.
How can you ask to participate equally?
"We need to share the work. You do the drawing, and I will do the coloring."
All of your friends got invited to a birthday party this weekend, but you did not receive an invitation. You have to listen to them talk about it at lunch.
How do you think you might feel?
Example Answer: I would feel left out and embarrassed.
You make a mistake and start to feel sad.
What coping strategy could you use?
Tell yourself, “It’s okay to make mistakes. I can try again.”
Reason:
Kind self-talk helps your brain feel safer and makes it easier to keep going.
The teacher passes back a surprise quiz. The student sitting next to you gasps, quickly shoves their paper into their desk face-down, and puts their head in their hands.
How do you think they are feeling?
Example Answer: They likely feel embarrassed, disappointed, and stressed.
A classmate keeps sending you mean and hurtful messages on a gaming chat.
What is the best way to handle this?
A) Respond back and tell them you will tell on them if they don't stop.
B) Take screenshots of the messages, block the bully, and report it to a trusted adult.
C) Read the messages but do not reply to them at all.
D) Go on their profile and leave mean comments back so they know how it feels.
Correct Answer: B.
Engaging with an online bully can escalate the situation. Saving evidence (screenshots) and blocking the person protects your mental well-being and helps adults take action.
Your new shoes are causing a painful blister, but the coach tells everyone to run another lap.
What can you say to the coach?
Example Answer: "My shoe is giving me a bad blister. I need to stop and get a band-aid."
You have been struggling with long division all year. After practicing extra hard all week, you just handed back a math test with an 'A' on it.
How do you think you might feel?
Example Answer: I would feel proud and relieved that my hard work paid off. I would feel nervous and anxious, and my heart would beat fast.
You are at a loud, chaotic school assembly. The bright flashing lights, screaming kids, and booming speakers are making you feel completely overwhelmed and trapped.
What coping strategy could you use?
Take a deep breath
Ask for some space
Squeeze a stress ball
A classmate is excitedly sharing a story. Before they can finish, another student loudly interrupts to tell a story about themselves, and the teacher moves on.
How do you think they feel?
Example Answer: They probably feel annoyed, unimportant, and frustrated.