the group of people something is designed for

Choosing how to message

Digital literacy

How people communicate

Communicating digitally

Pictures as messages

Sending messages

Kind messages

Pupils explore how people communicate, comparing face-to-face and digital methods. They use sounds, images, symbols and simple words to share messages, practise early phonics and learn how technology can send messages instantly or be responded to later in a more considered way.

Message makers

There is only one correct way to send a message.

Messages should always be sent in the same way.

The most suitable way to send a message can change.

The person a message is for is called the ...

Which is the most suitable way to ask a teacher for help in class?

because the audience or situation may change

Why might the same message need to be sent in different ways?

“Please wait” written on a piece of paper

Which message might use pictures instead of words?

Starter Quiz

Which of these is a message?