July 12

Today we discussed the rest of the Bottom Row Keys (z x . / and shift). Tomorrow your child will be taking a quiz in which they need to color a keyboard given to them. They are only responsible for the keys we have talked about during class. Your child should have brought their folder home today to use to study (if they wish), and your child had the option to bring home a blank keyboard to study from.

Please remember that on Thursday your child will be taking a WPM test in which they will not be able to see the keys and will have to type the final lesson on Typing Web (Beginner Wrap Up).

July 11

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July Holiday!

Today your child learned to use their middle fingers to type c and ,. On Wednesday your child will have a coloring quiz on the keyboard to test their knowledge of what fingers to use on each key. We have been working on this every day. Your child will be bringing home their folder and a blank keyboard tomorrow to study with if they wish. On Thursday your child will be finishing up their keyboarding experience with the Beginner Wrap Up on Typing Web to see if they have been able to improve their WPM to their goal.

June 30

Today your child learned about using their pointer fingers to type B and N. They practiced on Dance Mat Typing and then played Power Typing.

Please remember there are no classes next week July 4-8 due to Independence Day!

Have a fun and safe weekend!

June 29

Today your child learned about V and M. These are typed with the pointer fingers on the left and right hands respectively. They practiced on Dance Mat Typing, Level 3 Stage 1, and Typing Web, either Easy Home Row Words or Top Row Keys.

June 28

Happy Tuesday! Today your child learned the last two keys on the Top Row...Q and P. These are typed by reaching the pinky finger up. This can be a hard reach for some children. They also practiced typing using the Home Row and Top Row Keys in Typing Web. After playing the games yesterday on Typing Web, some children liked them and some did not, therefore your child will continue to have the option to play whichever games they choose when they complete their Typing Web assignment.

June 27

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Today your child learned about reaching with their ring fingers to type W and O. Some students played the new games added to Typing Web to see if it would be worthwhile to use in class! Ask your child if they were able to play these new games today.

June 23

Today, your child learned about using their pointer fingers to type T and Y on the keyboard. They used Dance Mat Typing for practice and then played Keyboard Climber for practice. After getting the monkey to the moon your child had their choice of any other keyboard games from the blog.

Have a great weekend! See you Monday!

June 22

Today, your child learned that their pointer fingers type R and U on the keyboard. They played on Dance Mat Typing and Typing Web for practice.

June 21

Today, your child learned which fingers to use to type E and I. They worked on Dance Mat Typing, Level 1 Stage 2, and Easy Home Row Words on Typing Web.

Tomorrow we will continue looking at the top row on the keyboard!

June 20

Today we discussed "touch" typing, which is typing via touch and not looking at the keyboard. We also set goals for typing speed that your child is going to try to reach before the end of the 3 weeks. Kindergarten to 4th grade is going to try to do 15 words per minute (WPM) and 5th grade to 8th grade is going to try to do 20 words per minute (WPM). These goals are based on the Wisconsin State Standards for suggested typing speed.

Your child also learned what the Home Row keys are (asdfghjkl;) and which finger to put on each key. Tomorrow we will be discussing this further. Additionally, they practiced on Dance Mat Typing and Typing Web, both are linked to the right, and are available for you to use at home if you wish. Typing Web does not require logging in, your child should know how to bypass the log-in screen and practice without having to register. If you want to register your child so that you can see their progress, that is up to you, but not required for this class.

Feel free to use the comments section to ask any questions you might have.

Welcome!

Welcome to our class blog for the Keyboarding summer school class! I will be posting our activities for the day, links to the websites we used, and links for any handouts that are used. As the family of a child in my class, please consider checking this blog daily and having your child show, or tell you, what they worked on in class that day. 

As this is an informational blog, please feel free to use the comments section under the post to ask questions or network with other families in the class. I will answer any questions that are asked as soon as possible, but after 10pm I will not respond until the next morning.

I am very excited to have your child in my class for the next 3 weeks!