Crossword puzzle · Typing & Digital Skills
Home row keys crossword · Grade 3
Solve a crossword of up to 13 words about home row keys from kid-friendly clues. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.
- Grade 3 · ages 8 to 9
- Hard
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
Goes with the game Olly First Flight.
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The crossword clues
Directions: Read each clue and write the answer in the grid, one letter in each box.
- Across
- 3 Finger that rests on S and L (4)
- 6 Shape of your fingers, like holding a small ball (6)
- 7 A steady beat when you type (6)
- 10 Using the keyboard by feel, without looking at the keys (5, 6)
- 12 What fingers do lightly on the home keys (4)
- Down
- 1 Hitting the right keys (8)
- 2 Smallest finger, resting on A and the semicolon (5)
- 3 Stretch a finger up or down to another row, then come back (5)
- 4 Little raised lines on F and J you can feel (5)
- 5 Key at the right end of the home row (9)
- 8 The middle row of letter keys where fingers rest (4, 3)
- 9 Tallest finger, resting on D and K (6)
- 11 Short, wide finger that taps the space bar (5)
What your child practices
Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Home row keys”: type home-row keys with correct fingers.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 3, ages 8 to 9
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Typing & Digital Skills
- Level
- Hard for Grade 3
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 3, best once the basics of the skill are secure.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Typing & Digital Skills · Grade 3
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