What your child will learn
Recognize that mean words online hurt just like in-person — a screen does not make mean words nicer
Do NOT reply to unkind messages — screenshots only, because replying tells the sender the words landed
Tell a trusted grown-up in real life (parent or teacher) when unkind messages appear, every time
Use the block AND report buttons on the platform so the messages stop for you and the platform sees the pattern
How this mission works
Cipher-Jr. sees someone calling another kid a mean name in a chat, then keeps getting unkind messages. Across four picture taps, kids help Cipher-Jr. apply the four-step cyberbullying rule: (1) recognize that mean online is STILL mean — same kind of hurt as on the playground, (2) do NOT reply — the worst thing to do with unkind messages is to engage with them, because replying tells the sender the words landed, (3) screenshot the words and tell a trusted grown-up in real life — a parent or a teacher, (4) block AND report on the platform so the messages stop for you and the platform can see the pattern. Includes printable "My Kind Words Plan" take-home plan with a trusted-grown-ups list, the four-step what-to-do flowchart, and the block + report buttons for the major kid-facing platforms. Pass 3 of 4 to earn the Kind Words Champion badge and 125 XP. Designed for Kindergarten through Grade 2 — read-aloudable sentences, picture tap-cards, no typing required.
What students actually encounter
You see someone calling another kid a mean name in a chat. What is mean online? — Mean online is still mean.
Someone keeps sending unkind messages. What is the right first move? — Do NOT reply — screenshots only, then tell a grown-up.
You want to stop the mean messages. What tools help? — Use the block button AND the report button together.
Cipher is with them the whole way
When a student gets stuck on Kind Words Champion: Standing Up Online, Cipher appears with a mission-specific nudge — no spoilers, just a hint toward the right thinking. Make a wrong choice, and Cipher explains the real-world consequence. Finish the mission, and Cipher generates a personalized performance debrief based on exactly how the student played it.
ISTE alignment
Young learners recognize that mean words online hurt just like in-person words (Digital Empathy), apply the do-NOT-reply rule — never engage with unkind messages because replying rewards the sender (Digital Etiquette), screenshot the words and tell a trusted grown-up in real life (Empathy escalation), and use the block AND report buttons on the platform so the messages stop for them and for other kids too (Digital Citizenship + Cyberbullying Prevention).