Year 3 PSHE: Spring 1 worksheet

“Who Is Really Talking?” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 3 PSHE unit “PSHE: Spring 1”, for children aged 7 to 8, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 13 to 18 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Who Is Really Talking?

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 3 · PSHE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can spot organic posts, adverts and algorithmic posts, and pause before I tap like.

A Look back3 min

1.
Fill in the empty box in the loop. Write it here.
2.
Name one calm-down tool you learned. Write it here.
3.
Name one kind of personal information to keep private.

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ola sees a video of a juice. The girl in it says it is her favourite. A small label is at the end.

Watch me

Look for a label such as #ad or #gifted.

The post says #ad, so the girl was paid to share it.

This is a #ad post.

Now you

1.
A post says #gifted under a pair of trainers. Circle the post type.
organic postpaid or gifted postalgorithmic post

C Your turn6 min

Read each clue. Circle the post type. An organic post is shared for fun by someone you follow. An algorithmic post is one the app picks for you because of what you watched.

1.
A girl you follow shares a photo of her puppy and says she loves its new collar. Circle the post type.
organic post#ad postalgorithmic post
2.
A footballer is paid to praise a juice in a post. Circle the post type.
organic post#ad postalgorithmic post
3.
Your app shows a clip from someone you do not follow. It is like one you watched before. Circle the post type.
organic post#ad postalgorithmic post
4.
A video maker gets free trainers and shows them off. There is no #gifted label. Circle the post type.
organic postpaid or gifted postalgorithmic post

Say it out loud: Which clue told you the type each time? Did one clue change the answer?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “If a post has no #ad label, it must be organic.”

1.
Tell your grown-up one reason a post with no label could still be an advert.

E Think deeper3 min

1.
Write one question you can ask yourself before you tap like or follow.

How did it feel?1 min

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Who Is Really Talking? · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Look for: A body signal such as a racing heart, fast breathing or a tight tummy.

2. Look for: Breathing, grounding or reframing, named as a calm-down tool.

3. Look for: A name, address, school, birthday or photo of yourself.

B

1. paid or gifted post If your child picks organic, ask: did the person get something free for the post? The #gifted label says yes.

C

1. organic post If your child picks #ad, ask: did anyone pay her or give her something? The clue says no.

2. #ad post If your child picks organic, ask: was the footballer paid? A paid post is an advert and must say #ad.

3. algorithmic post If your child picks organic, ask: did you choose to follow this account? The app chose to show it.

4. paid or gifted post If your child picks organic, ask: did the video maker get something free? UK rules say a free gift must be labelled.

D

1. Look for: A sensible reason: someone was paid or given a gift but the label is missing. If your child says nothing could be an advert, ask: could a shop pay someone and forget the label? Rules say they must label it.

E

1. Look for: A question such as Who gains from this post, or Am I choosing this, or is the app choosing for me?

Words to use

Say“What label did you see on that post? Who gains if people tap like on it?”

Instead of“Don't believe anything you see online. Adverts are bad.”

After the sheet

Choose three posts on your own phone first, then look at them together. Sort them into organic, #ad or algorithmic. Remind your child they will never be in trouble for telling you what they see. NSPCC helpline for grown-ups: 0808 800 5000. Childline for children: 0800 1111.

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The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

My Body Has Its Own Timetable(with a plan)
My Body, My Rules(with a plan)
Real facts about tobacco and alcohol(with a plan)
Spot the Pressure, Say No(with a plan)
Where Am I Today?(with a plan)

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