Did you know that there are numerous ways to get children to practice their keyboarding skills? Well, there are. You can customize these activities. It would be beneficial to create Activity Cards for your centers or stations. Many teachers may feel you need a keyboarding program like Type to Learn or Mavis Beacon. However, I thank God for creativity.
Here are some fun typing activities that will get those fingers moving:
Kindergartners:
1. Let the children explore the keyboard. You can create paper keyboards for each student. Call out letters from the alphabet and have the students find them on their paper keyboard. Next, give them a name tag with their name printed on it. Have each child find those keys. Once your children have an understanding of the alphabet and letter recognition, you can sit them at the computer you and open up a Word Document. Model how to use the Space Bar and Enter keys. As a final activity, have each child type his/her own first name three times. I know this may seem difficult for them however; I had preschoolers who were capable of doing such a task.
First Graders:
2. First graders love exploration. They are big on names, objects, and lots of color. One surefire way to get them keyboarding is by letting them type their name in large caps. They would enjoy typing color words, the days of the week, months, and even basic sight words from the Dolch Word List.
Well, I am sorry we have to stop here. If you would like to see more of these wonderful ideas,
the materials will be made available to you shortly on My TPT Store . I will let you
know as soon as they are posted.
Well, I am sorry we have to stop here. If you would like to see more of these wonderful ideas,
the materials will be made available to you shortly on My TPT Store . I will let you
know as soon as they are posted.
I hope you enjoyed these activities. Come back for more!
