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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 1

Keyboard and Pointer Foundations

Learners learn what the main keyboard keys do (letters, numbers, space bar, backspace, enter and shift for capitals), put their hands on the home row by feeling for the bumps on F and J, and practise pointer skills: click, double-click, drag-and-drop and selecting words by dragging across them.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 minutes
  • Keys and pointer check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Find keys by their job (letters, numbers, space bar, backspace, enter, shift) and use shift with a letter to make a capital.
  • Place hands on the home row: left fingers on A, S, D, F, right fingers on J, K, L and the semicolon key, thumbs on the space bar, using the bumps on F and J.
  • Use pointer skills: click, double-click, drag-and-drop, and select text by dragging across it.

Lessons

  1. Keys and their jobs 5 steps3 practiceabout 11 min
  2. Home row hands 5 steps3 practiceabout 12 min
  3. Pointer skills 4 steps2 practiceabout 12 min
  4. Keys and pointer check 7 questions at the end

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