Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship
Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship means using ethics and citizenship vocabulary and telling closely related words apart. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Word cards: bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, ethical
- Pair-distinction cards
Extra for the adult
Worked example. A bystander watches; an upstander helps. Cyberbullying is bullying online. Rights come with responsibilities.
Optional challenge. For Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship, distinguish bullying vs cyberbullying or rights vs responsibility.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: words matched; distinction made; support used. This session samples citizenship vocabulary, not mastery of ethics curricula.
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Practice this concept
Start practiceVocabulary: ethics and citizenship practice
Match ethics and citizenship vocabulary.
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Learning resources
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Common Sense Education · Practice link — not the full lesson
Digital Citizenship
Before you open · source notes
Digital Citizenship supports Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Source, access and review notes
Public Common Sense Education page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
Common Sense Education. “Digital Citizenship.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Explain what 'ethics' means in their own words and give an example of an ethical dilemma
- Use 'citizen', 'rights', and 'responsibilities' correctly — e.g. 'A citizen has the right to vote and the responsibility to follow laws'
- Define 'consent' and 'integrity' and explain why they matter in relationships and online behaviour
“If your child saw someone being treated unkindly online and you asked them about it, could they explain the difference between being a bystander and an upstander — and what 'digital citizenship' means?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 7–12
Standards