Learning the Keyboard Layout – FREE PDF

Do you want to help your child improve their keyboarding and handwriting skills? If so, this freebie is for you! This printable pack includes practice sheets for both keyboarding and handwriting. It’s perfect for teachers and parents who want to help their children get ahead in school. Download it now and start practicing! The learning the keyboard layout FREE PDF can be downloaded at the bottom of the post. It is from the complete Simple Keyboarding and Handwriting Task Practice Pages.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE LEARNING THE KEYBOARD LAYOUT ACTIVITY

All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the freebie to start to learn the QWERTY keyboard layout today:

1. Click on the link at the bottom of the post.
2. You will be redirected to download the PDF format file of keyboarding and handwriting practice pages.
3. Print or screen share the activity and get started today!

WHAT SKILLS ARE KIDS WORKING ON WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY?

This activity works on the following skills:

• letter recognition
• sight word recognition
• handwriting skills for capital letters and numbers
• visual-spatial skills
• visual memory
• visual scanning

All of these skills are very important when it comes to using a keyboard and handwriting!

HOW TO USE THE LEARNING THE KEYBOARD LAYOUT ACTIVITY

Find and Color the Letters – find and color the keyboard keys according to the code. There are 6 sight words.

Find and Trace the Letters – find and trace the letters in the sight words according to the color code.

The sight words are color-coded so there will not be overlap but some letters may have to be colored in twice. For example, the sight words IS and MILK should be colored in green. Color or trace the letters I, S, M, L, and K all green. You can have the students color or trace the letter I two times.

WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS PACKET?

Here are some suggestions of when to complete the Learning the Keyboard Layout activity:

• introductory lesson to the keyboard layout
• reinforce sight words
• extra practice for visual perceptual skills
• handwriting practice at home