Become a Keyboarding Wizard
All the ingredients for you to become a wizard on the keyboard are set out below. You may work at your own pace. Ask the teacher, your partner and friends (if they are finished their work) when you are unsure what to do. Be patient and I'm sure you will get there. Good luck!.
1. Hunt the Smilies and make a storyDownload worksheet 1 and save it in your class folder.
Some students in the class have been behaving badly and Mr Douglas needs your advice. To find out what they have been doing remove all the smiley faces. You will need to use the backspace/delete keys, the cursor and the mouse button. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. Read |
These worksheets may only be used by Nuwarra Public School students.
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2. Hunt The Lonelies and find out how the story ends.Download worksheet 2 and save it in your class folder.
Theo and Arabella are getting worse in class. To find out what they are up to now, remove all the lonely faces. You will need to use the backspace/delete keys, the cursor and the mouse button. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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3. CustardDownload worksheet 3 and save it in your class folder.
What would happen if the space bar isn't working on the school office computer. You guessed it! Read through this jumbled school notice and add spaces so the notice makes sense. To help you the letter at the start of each word has been made bold. You will need to use the space bar. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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4a. Mousing Around |
4b. Mousing Around |
Using the mouse accurately is very important. So the best way to improve is to practise drawing with it.
Open KidPix and draw your name and a picture of yourself. Remember to use the undo arrow to correct mistakes. Save it in the class folder and print it. |
I'm sure you have very neat writing in your class books. Drawing words is very difficult. So let's practice.
Open KidPix and draw all the letters of the alphabet. Remember to use the undo arrow to correct mistakes. Save it in the class folder and print it. |
5. Shopping ListDownload worksheet 5 and save it in your class folder.
Mum quickly typed all the things for Dad to pick up at the supermarket. She didn't realize she'd forgotten to make it a list. If Dad took this note to the supermarket we could end up eating some strange foods like jelly cornflakes or sausage flavoured chips. You have to fix this fast! Use the enter / return key and the space key to make this note into a list. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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6. Poem- My DadDownload worksheet 6 and save it in your class folder.
Your job is to rearrange this poem using the enter / return key so it is easier to read. Use the key after each full stop. If you make a mistake, click undo. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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7a. Make Giant Letters |
7b. Make Giant Numbers |
8. The Alphabet ChallengeDownload worksheet 8 and save it in your class folder.
Can you think of a boy's or girl's name for each letter of the alphabet? That's your challenge. Don't forget proper nouns start with a capital letter. You need to use the shift key for that. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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9. Character HuntDownload worksheet 9 and save it in your class folder.
When you write on a computer, you don't just use letters and numbers. There are many other characters like ? and /. In order to become familiar with some of them, your job is to find the characters and complete the pattern in the table. To use some characters you will have to hold down the shift key. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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10. Questions or ExclamationsDownload worksheet 10 and save it in your class folder.
You need to decide if each sentence is said as a question or shouted as an exclamation. If it is a question, add a ? and if it is an exclamation, add an ! ant the end of the line. To make both of these characters, hold down the shift key before you press the key. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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11. LollipopsDownload worksheet 11 and save it in your class folder.
Someone, (I think it was Charlie the kitten), kept walking on the keyboard and holding the keys down. The result is a bit of a mess. It needs you to use the mouse to move the cursor to the different parts of the text and correct the mistakes. Click at the end of the mistake and use backspace to remove it. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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12. AntsDownload worksheet 12 and save it in your class folder.
Someone, (this time it was Charlie's sister, Allie the kitten because I saw her!), kept walking on the keyboard and holding the keys down. Please fix Allie's errors. Use the mouse to move the cursor to the different parts of the text and correct the mistakes. Click at the end of the mistake and use backspace to remove it. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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13. The Spelling NightmareDownload worksheet 13 and save it in your class folder.
I was told that your spelling is getting so good that I would like your help to find the mistakes in this piece of work. All you have to do is underline any word you believe is a mistake. Click twice on the word to highlight it and click underline. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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14. Hunting A’sDownload worksheet 14 and save it in your class folder.
A past student thought they would be really clever and write a story with as many 'A' words as possible in it. When you read it, it sounds a bit strange. Your job is to underline all the 'A' words so whoever wrote it can go back and change it into a better story. Remember to highlight the word before trying to underline it. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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15. Food, People or PlacesDownload worksheet 15 and save it in your class folder.
Look at the list and decide which are places, which are names of people and which things you could eat or drink.
Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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16. The Weird GlossaryDownload worksheet 16 and save it in your class folder.
These made up words need meanings. Make them as funny as possible. Highlight the definitions and put them in italics. Make up three words of your own. Highlight each new word and make it bold and underlined. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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17. Change The RulesDownload worksheet 17 and save it in your class folder.
While the teacher isn't looking, you can change the class rules. For each word you don't want highlight it and then click delete. Add words if you need to. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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18. Teachers and Santa ClausDownload worksheet 18 and save it in your class folder.
Your teacher mixed up a piece of work about Santa and one about teachers. Your job is to delete all the Santa Claus writing because it doesn't belong here. So highlight it and press delete in the edit menu. Make sure your name(s) are on the worksheet and save your work in your class folder. |
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Worksheet CREDIT: all worksheets for " become a keyboarding wizard" are based on the work of Rob Cottrell, Hands On essential keyboard skills for students: First Challenges! User Friendly Resources, 2000 ISBN 1-877260-32-0