Keyboarding Resources - Grades 3-5

Students receive initial keyboarding instruction in grade 3. Students in grades 4 and 5 review and continue to build their skills. Michigan and Grosse Pointe's keyboarding standard for exiting fifth graders is 20 words per minute with 90% accuracy. Accuracy, not speed, is emphasized during instruction. Once instruction is provided, keyboards remain covered in the classroom and school lab.

Activities and Interactive Games for Practice	ABCya Keyboarding Challenge Game (gr. 3-5) Dance Mat Typing (4 UK levels for typing practice) Easy Typing Games GameAqarium Typing Games (gr. 3-5) Harder Typing Games HeadSprout Interactive Mouse/Literacy Activity (Gr. K-1) Nimble Fingers Shoot the Bubbles Typing Game (May work only at home) Spacebar Invaders (gr. 3-5)

Ergonomics	Cergos for Students: What To Do at the Computer Station Cergos for Teachers: What To Do at the Computer Station Computers Can Be a Real Pain CU Ergo: Cornell University Ergonomics Web ErgoKids: Safe Computer Workstation Design for Children Stress Reduction, Break Time Activities
Instruction	Technique and Posture Typin's Cool - Our Grosse Pointe Program
Parent Information and Support	Grade Three Keyboarding in Grosse Pointe (Downloadable PDF Document) Grade Four Keyboarding in Grosse Pointe (Downloadable PDF Document) Grade 5 Keyboarding in Grosse Pointe (Downloadable PDF Document) Keyboarding Covers: Speedskins (Keyboards can also be covered with a blank sheet of paper so that the student types under the paper without seeing the keys.)
Standards	Michigan Keyboarding and TechnologyObjectives