3rd grade keyboarding

The 3rd grade students have mastered the use of the Home Row. They should know how to properly type the A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, return and space bar keys with all 10 fingers. Some students have even been introduced to the online typing games, which can be practiced anywhere they Internet is available. Soon the students will be taking their first Word Per Minute (WPM) typing test to see how words per minute they can type in 1 minute. They will compare this score with 3 other wpm tests throughout the school year, with their goals being to 1) equal or surpass their handwriting speed and 2) equal or surpass 5 wpm. Ask your students at the end of this week and next week what their wpm score was from their first wpm test.