![]() They think that is pretty much the most exciting part of their day. If you have access to a printer, then you should let them print it off. When this picture was taken, we hadn’t learned our home row letters yet so there was a lot of single finger punching of keys □ That’s ok because they were still working on the skill of identifying the beginning sound. For example, this activity that you see in the pictures follows the sequence: f,d,s,a. I did try to follow the sequence of how they should learn how to type starting with the home row. The first skill is the student has to identify the beginning sounds of each picture. I created a unit that works on two skills. i e r, a n d B e t t e r Aligned to Federal and State Standards Prepares Students for Standardized Testing Powerful District and Classroom Management Learn to Type Join millions of users and learn to type at your own pace with gamified lessons and student-led progression. which fingers to use to type particular keys with onscreen cartoon hands. It is a program that I know is used in many different schools. Dance Mat Typing is structured as a series of four levels with three stages. ![]() I think that this is a great program to have for any classroom where students are learning how to type. Creating a Building: Organization Admin must Create a Building, but usually your Account Manager will have already created at least one building in your account. Youll need your Account Code, Username, and Password, provided to you by your Account Manager. I just haven’t had the chance to get to know the program well. There are five main steps in getting started with Type to Learn. If it is anything like Handwriting Without Tears…then I’m sure it would be amazing. There are a few lessons where students can try it, but it does cost. I’m pretty sure the entire program is free…but don’t quote me on it. ![]() Today, the kiddos worked with a new program called Dance Mat Typing. While I love iPads as much as the next tech lover…I don’t LOVE the way that it has made kids lazy when it comes to learning how to type. I had someone even mention in a comment that they had a kid trying to tap the screen. I know there are many of you that are feeling the same way as me. Heck, it can frustrate my middle schoolers to have to just use a typing program for an entire class.We are on struggle street at the moment with typing. The attention span of the younger ones just isn't that long and to require that they type for any extended period of time will bore them and probably frustrate them too. You can set the level of play and I just use the beginner & home row typically. My 1st graders also enjoy some of the games at - lots of ads here though so turn on your pop-up blocker and ad blockers before going here. And, my 1st graders really enjoy Super Hyper Spider Typer that was previously linked. by Sunburst Communications Publication date 1999 Topics Type, Learn, Jr., Typing, Typing Tutor Language English A typing tutor program containing 4 typing minigames made for little kids. ![]() They also enjoy the typing at for the appropriate grade level. Since they often don't even know right from left well yet starting them in home row and having the visual purple or green helps them to figure out which side of the keyboard they should be looking for the letter on. I don't stress proper fingers on this - just starting out in home row and then using the correct hand for each letter. We do this during the year to start teaching them to use 2 hands for typing. and then they "play" this for 5 minutes or so. One of the most popular typing games for kids, dancemat typing targets younger kids to learn to use correct fingers on the Qwerty keyboard. My Kindergarten & 1st Grade students like key seeker - I do something so that they know which is the purple hand and which is the green - stamps, stickers, bracelets made of pipe cleaners, etc. Englishtype Junior teaches touch typing for kids with a variety of different activities, keeping motivation high: LESSONS Main Lessons, Extra Practice and Numbers & Symbols. Quick Tip: Pair typing practice with Online Learning Resources for Kids to make learning engaging and easy. There are very few students who can learn to type efficiently by only practicing one. The only things I try to start teaching at this age is the home row keys, using 2 hands for typing & using your thumb for the space bar. rather than those that stress touch typing. I only do small amounts of typing at this age and it's mostly things like their name or things that stress learning the letters and sounds, etc. Wow, I personally think 5 & 6 is too young to have extended keyboarding lessons. ![]()
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