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Lesson 1: Inputs and outputs

Understanding how inputs create outputs on a computer.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from Computing, Year 1, Using computers, Lesson 1: Recognising computers to help the children recall key knowledge.

Show slide 1 of the Presentation: Computer parts recall. Tell the children that this is a desktop computer. Read aloud keyboard (a part of a computer used to type letters or numbers). Ask the children to repeat it. 

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Assessment – Computing Y2: Using computers 2
Lesson 1: Inputs and outputs
Lesson 2: Input and output devicesLesson 3: Computers all around usLesson 4: Logging in and out safelyLesson 5: Saving and finding files
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 28 July 2026

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