Yesterday, Year 4 learnt all about online adverts and pop-ups as part of our L&L theme: money and online safety.
We discussed what an advert is and where we can find them. Your children came up with lots of brilliant suggestions:
- before YouTube videos
- on Roblox
- while watching TV
- when you google something
- at the cinema
Importantly, the children learnt that if an advert sounds too good to be true, it probably is and we shouldn’t click on it.
Some top tips for prevent online adverts and pop-ups:
- You can also download add-ons or adblockers to stop pop-up adverts on the sites you visit.
- Before downloading a new app, always check out the reviews in the app store. They’ll often tell you if an app has too much advertising or displays adverts that are inappropriate.
- Don’t click on the adverts or purchase anything on apps/games without talking to a trusted adult first.
- Always speak to a trusted adult about any adverts or pop-ups that you see or are unsure about.
The children then created some posters all about spotting and preventing online adverts and pop-ups – they were brilliant!
Help at home: watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRDy-2JkBtc and discuss, with your children, how they can spot and avoid online adverts and pop-ups.
