Summary
Texting is quick and fun, but it's easy for a message to come out wrong when the other person can't hear your voice or see your face. Ruff learns why a joke can land badly in text and how to be kind and clear when you type. A good conversation-starter about how we treat people online.
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Ages 5+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A text can't show your tone of voice or your smile, so a message can be read the wrong way.
- Why did Ruff's message get misunderstood?
- How can you make sure a text sounds friendly?
- What should you do if a message you got makes you feel bad?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: message, tone, misunderstand, emoji.
Try it: Rewrite a grumpy-sounding message ("where are you") so it sounds friendly instead.