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Lesson 2: Sending an email

Learning about how email can be used, then writing and sending their own.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Ensure the children can recall:

  • Can you remember any keyboard shortcuts? (CTRL-Z = cute, CTRL-V paste.)

  • Can anyone remember the keyboard shortcut when copying and pasting some text? (CTRL-C and CTRL-V.)

  • Who could be a trusted adult? (e.g. a parent, teacher etc.)

  • How do you create a strong password? (Use a unique combination of letters, numbers and symbols.)

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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y3: EmailingLesson 1: Communicating with technology
Lesson 2: Sending an email
Lesson 3: Adding attachmentsLesson 4: Be kind onlineLesson 5: Fake emails
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026

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