KEYBOARDING
TYPE REACH LESSON PLAN
Material:
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1. Computer keyboards – 1
keyboard per student.
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2. Wall chart showing keys
and fingerings of the
keyboard (see
introductory lesson)
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3. Paper to tape on the
keyboards over the hands of
each student.
Procedure:
Review:
The Typing Position: eyes on
copy, fingers curved and
upright, wrists low, forearms
slanted, sit back in chair, back
straight, feet on floor with
keyboard
The Home Row: a,s,d,f,j,k,l,;
Introduce new keys: h e o
Have students place their
fingers in the home row
position. Position fingers of
the left hand on asdf and the
right fingers on jkl;.
Have students locate the new
letters on the keyboard. Let
them watch their fingers as they
reach up to the e with left
finger 2, and the o with right
finger 3 and the h with right
finger 1. Try these together as
a class:
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Reach technique for
h:
reach to the left
with right first
finger:
h hj hj ha ha had had
had h h hj ah ah has has
half |
Reach technique for e:
reach up with
left second finger:
e ed ed led led el jell
e ed ed eel eel keel
keel |
Reach technique for
o:
reach up with
right third finger.
o ol ol so so do do old
of of odd odd loss loss |
Lesson Printable Materials -
Worksheets
Print out the lessons and
keyboarding worksheets for
use with this lesson plan:
Teachers: drills can be done
together as a class, following
your oral instructions, or
individually. Accuracy, not
speed, is the main goal for
beginners.
Students
learn a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding.