Book One
Darwin the Cyber Beagle: Bytes and Barks in Cyberspace
A friendly starting point for conversations about the digital world, safer choices, privacy, trusted adults, kindness, and everyday online behavior.
Pair with K–3 teaching resources →Cybersecurity for Younger Learners
Meet Darwin the Cyber Beagle.
Story-first cybersecurity for K–6 classrooms, families, and educators who want a friendly way to begin.
Darwin helps younger learners explore safer online choices, privacy, passwords, suspicious messages, trusted adults, kindness, and simple ideas about codes and encryption.
K–6 FriendlyStart early
Story FirstDiscuss and apply
Classroom ReadyPair with Hub lessons
Two Darwin stories
Choose the Darwin adventure.
Both books can stand alone, or you can use them as story-based openings before a lesson, worksheet, discussion, or simple classroom activity.
Book Two
Darwin the Cyber Beagle: The Big Decrypting Adventure
Extend the conversation into codes, patterns, curiosity, problem solving, and age-appropriate introductions to the idea of protecting information.
Pair with Grades 4–6 resources →Ideas for Classroom Use
Bring Darwin into the learning environment.
Use the books as a simple starting point, then extend the story with discussion, practice, and take-home reinforcement.
Story Time & Discussion
Read together, pause at key moments, and talk through the decisions Darwin and his friends make.
Printable Activities
Pair the story with worksheets, sorting activities, and short written or drawing prompts.
Family Connection
Send the lesson home with a simple conversation prompt so families can reinforce the same safe-choice language.
Classroom Mini-Lessons
Use a Darwin story as the opening for a short lesson on privacy, kindness, passwords, codes, or trusted adults.