Keeping Games Fun and Friendly
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2018
3 min4thTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Online games are more fun when everyone plays fair and treats teammates well. This video (2:34) gives fourth graders ways to stay positive during online play and help others do the same.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
“Keeping Games Fun and Friendly” helps children think about how to be positive while playing online games.
- What's one thing that can make an online game less fun for other players?
- What can you do if a game starts to feel unfriendly?
- How can you help a teammate who's having a hard time in a game?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: teammate, positive, fair play.
Try it: Write one rule you'd add to keep online games fun and friendly for everyone.