This resource offers engaging lesson plans designed to develop critical thinking in KS1 and KS2 learners. Activities focus on helping pupils identify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, empowering them to analyse digital content and explain its impact. These lessons foster skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and analysis and evaluation, ensuring children can confidently question sources and form reasoned judgments.

Through scenarios like understanding trust, manipulation, and online safety, pupils learn to ask probing questions and seek evidence before drawing conclusions. The plans encourage curiosity, initiative, and resilience, while promoting collaboration during discussions and group tasks. By blending digital literacy with reflective exercises, these resources build adaptability and creativity, preparing students to navigate complex information in a connected world.