Picture code: safe messages: secret code puzzle for Grade 2, page 1 preview

Secret code puzzle · Computers & Digital Literacy

Picture code: safe messages · Grade 2

Use the picture key to decode 3 secret messages about safe messages. Practices letter recognition, matching and spelling.

Grade 2 · ages 7 to 8
Medium
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

Goes with the game Safe Message Detective.

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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What the sheet says

Directions: Each picture stands for a letter. Look at the code key and write the letter under each picture.

Code key
1 Someone who is mean again and again on purpose
2 Tell the app or a grown-up about a bad message
3 Words sent from one person to another on a device

What your child practices

Your child practices letter recognition, matching and spelling. The skill is “Spot unsafe messages”: recognize suspicious or unkind messages and what to do.

Grades and ages: Grade 2, ages 7 to 8
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: Computers & Digital Literacy
Level: Medium for Grade 2
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the rules at the top together and try the first step side by side. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 2, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Start with the shortest coded words; one- and two-letter words crack the code fastest.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.