Type to Learn, Jr. Teacher's Guide.pdf

Red Letter, Purple LetterMaterials:Skills:The Keyboard (p. 93), red and purple crayonsor markersrecognizing key positions, identifying rightand left★ Give each child a copy of the keyboard. Discuss thearrangement of letters. You may wish to explain that theletters are organized to make it easier for people to typequickly.★ Have children color the “left-hand keys” red and the“right-hand keys” purple like the on-screen Type to Learn Jr.keyboard.★ After coloring the keyboards, have children practice severalpatterns that emphasize the left/right split, such as thefollowing:all left hand: a a s s d d f fall right hand: h h j j k k l lalternating hands: d j d j d j d jalternating by twos: s s k k s s k kalternating by threes: a a a l l l a a a l l l★ Allow children to invent and share their own typingpatterns.Type to Learn Jr.63