✉️ Goal

By the end of this worksheet, you’ll be able to send, read, and reply to a text message with confidence.

1. Open Messages

• Find the green icon with a speech bubble.
• Tap it once to open.

✅ Check off when done: ⬜

2. Start a New Message

• Tap the square-and-pencil button (usually top-right corner).
• In the “To:” box, type your own phone number or the name of a contact.

✅ Check off when done: ⬜

3. Write Your First Text

• Tap in the message box at the bottom.
• Type: “Hello, this is my first text.”
• Tap the blue arrow to send.

✅ Check off when sent: ⬜

4. Add an Emoji

• Tap the smiley face icon on the keyboard.
• Choose any emoji (😊, ❤️, 👍).
• Tap the blue arrow to send.

✅ Check off when sent: ⬜

5. Send a Photo

• Tap the camera icon next to the text box.
• Choose “Take Photo” or “Photo Library.”
• Select a picture and tap Send.

✅ Check off when sent: ⬜

6. Read a Message

• When you receive a reply, tap the conversation to open it.
• Read the bubble.
• If it’s blue → you sent it. If it’s gray → they sent it.

✅ Check off when done: ⬜

7. Reply to a Message

• Tap in the box.
• Type a short reply like: “Got it, thank you!”
• Tap the blue arrow to send.

✅ Check off when sent: ⬜

🏆 Quick Confidence Challenge

1. Send yourself a text saying: “Good morning!”
2. Add one emoji to your message.
3. Take a photo of something nearby and send it.
4. Reply to your own text with: “All done!”

✅ If you completed these steps, you’ve mastered text messaging!