Helping elementary schoolers grow up cyber-smart.
Cyber Elementary provides Elementary School Cyber & AI Security and Safety resources and training for teachers, home school parents, Micro-Schools and STEM programs โ Books, Videos, Articles and digital content recommendations that teach kids the basics of Cyber security, Cyber Safety, AI Security and AI Safety.
Cyber Elementary Books
The complete set for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade โ all 9 books, plus The Chatbot Crisis, are on the Books page. Teachers: see all 36 lessons on the Curriculum page.
Cyber Elementary School: 3rd Grade Lesson Plan Book
Cyber Elementary School: 3rd Grade Skills Workbook & Lesson Quizzes
Cyber Elementary videos
Start with Lesson 1 or the catch up with the 1-9 lessons video, or watch the newest lesson.
Creating Strong Passwords for Kids โ Cyber Elementary Lesson 1
Lesson 1 from the Cyber Elementary video series โ a kid-friendly walkthrough of what makes a password strong and how to build one that's hard to crack.
Software Updates for Kids ๐ง๏ธ | CyberElementary Lesson 2
Lesson 2 from the Cyber Elementary video series โ a kid-friendly look at why software updates matter and how they help keep devices and information safe.
Cyber Security Basics for Kids: All 9 Lessons ๐ | CyberElementary Compilation
All 9 Cyber Security Basics lessons back-to-back in one video โ Choco, Nacho & Strawberry cover passwords, updates, phishing, malware, Wi-Fi, personal info, 2FA, backups, and device security in a single 22-minute watch, perfect for catching up on the whole unit at once.
AI Safety for Kids: All 9 Lessons ๐ค | Cyber Elementary Compilation
All 9 AI Security & AI Safety lessons back-to-back in one video โ what AI is, how chatbots work, spotting fake images, AI bias and fairness, privacy with voice assistants, safe AI use for homework, AI misinformation and fact-checking, protecting your data from AI apps, and making your AI citizenship pledge, perfect for catching up on the whole unit at once.
Ready-to-teach lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers
Prefer a printable PDF you can project and copy today? Every grade's 36 lesson plans with teacher slides, and the matching workbook with quizzes and answer key, are on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Reviews
Honest, kid-tested recommendations that pair well with what our books teach.
The Chatbot Crisis: How AI Companions Are Failing America's Teens, and How Big Tech Is Rigging the Rules Meant to Stop Them
Author's note: I wrote this one, so read this as a note from the author rather than an outside review.
The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
I used The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning to help my children build online safety skills and think more carefully about what they see on the internet.
Santa and Me: The SCADA Before Christmas
Being in the critical infrastructure cyber field, I found this book helpful for explaining my work to my children in a simple, engaging way.
Articles
Writing on kids' online safety, AI safety, and digital citizenship.
Online Gaming Safety for Kids: Chat, Strangers and In-Game Purchases
Online games are social networks with a game attached.
How to Tell If a Picture or Video Was Made by AI
No single trick proves a picture or video is real.
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