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Keyboarding Drills

With the widespread use of computers in schools and homes, keyboarding instruction has moved to the elementary grades. Younger children are becoming fluent computer users. It is important for them to learn proper keyboarding techniques early so they do not develop bad habits that are very hard to break.

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS...500 Use only after all keys have been taught.
-HFW ALL LETTERS	-HFW F	-HFW M	-HFW T
-HFW A	-HFW G	-HFW N	-HFW U, V or Y
-HFW B	-HFW H	-HFW O	-HFW W
-HFW C	-HFW I	-HFW P
-HFW D	-HFW J or K	-HFW Q or R
-HFW E	-HFW L	-HFW S

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS...CONNECT COPY PARAGRAPHS Use only after all keys have been taught.
-ALL PARAGRAPHS	-FIND - SALES	-MONTH - MIGHT	-THAN - MANY
-ABOUT - HE	-FORWARD - REQUEST	-NUMBER - PER	-THAT - I
-AFTER - NEED	-FROM - TIME	-ONE - THEY	-THE - YOUR
-BEFORE - CHECK	-HOME - COPIES	-PERCENT - STORE	-WITH - WOULD
-DAYS - FUTURE	-LIKE - YEARS	-SEND - JUST
-EVERY - LAST	-ME - KNOW	-SO - MORE

HIGH FREQUENCY PHRASES...50 Use only after all keys have been taught.
-HFP ALL PHRASES	-HFP 3RD 10	-HFP 6TH 10	-HFP 9TH 10
-HFP 1ST 10	-HFP 4TH 10	-HFP 7TH 10	-HFP 10TH 10
-HFP 2ND 10	-HFP 5TH 10	-HFP 8TH 10

HOMEWORK DRILLS Start at home row then add letters by completing drills in numerical order.
#0	-ALL HOMEWORK DRILLS	#6	-M X P V
#1	-A S D F J K L ;	#7	-G , Z : TAB
#2	-H E I R	#8	-ALL LETTERS + SYMBOLS
#3	-O T N G	#9	-8 1 9 4
#4	-LEFT SHIFT . U C	#10	-0 5 7 3 2 6
#5	-W RIGHT SHIFT B V

KEYBOARDING CHATTER DRILLS
-ALL CHATTER DRILLS	-CHATTER J U M	-CHATTER G T B
-CHATTER HOME ROW	-CHATTER REVIEW 1	-CHATTER H Y N
-CHATTER D E C	-CHATTER S W X	-CHATTER REVIEW 3
-CHATTER K I ,	-CHATTER L O .	-CHATTER A Q Z
-CHATTER F R V	-CHATTER REVIEW 2	-CHATTER ;

	MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Use only after all keys have been taught.
	-DRILLS...A TO Z SENTENCES
	-DRILLS...LEFT HAND
	-DRILLS...RIGHT HAND
	-HOLIDAY...CHRISTMAS CAROLS
	-HOLIDAY...CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
	-HOLIDAY...THANKSGIVING MENU
	-HOLIDAY...VALENTINE'S POEM
	-PRESSURE COOKER...HOME ROW + HEIR + OTNG + L SHIFT ( . )
	-PRESSURE COOKER...HOME ROW + HEIR + OTNG + L SHIFT . + UC + W R SHIFT + BY

Updated January 22, 2010

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