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Typing · Ages 7+ · Set A
Slow and right
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Remember: Slow and right beats fast and fixing. One key, then the next, in an even beat.

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Theo's birthday cardTomorrow was Gran's birthday, and Theo wanted to type her a card. His tortoise, Toast, was walking slowly across the rug toward a lettuce leaf. Theo typed in a big hurry, tap tap tap, and he was done first. Then he saw a muddle: some letters were missing, some were doubled and some were out of order. His cousin Priya typed slowly, with her eyes on the screen, and her screen was neat. Theo had to press backspace again and again to fix every slip. "Slow and right beats fast and fixing," said Priya. Toast reached the lettuce leaf at last. Theo tried again, slowly, one key after another, and gave Gran a neat card.
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Whose screen was neat, with nothing to fix?
Theo'sPriya'sToast's
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Theo's fast typing left a neat screen.
TrueFalse
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Why did Theo's card take so long to finish?
he had to fix every muddled letterhe typed too slowlyhe lost the card

A slow, steady beat

Slow and steady, like Toast.

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To fix a slip, number what you have to do, first to last.
  • Stop
  • Erase it
  • Type it again
  • Go back
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A mistake costs more than a key.
bluebigslow
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The blue keys are a, s, l and d. Which word uses only the blue keys?
sandlampsalad
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Which things help while you learn? Circle every one.
🥁a slow, steady beat💥hitting the keys as hard as you can👀eyes on the screen🐢letting each finger land before the next💨chasing speed
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Join each one to what they did.
  1. 1Theo
  2. 2Priya
  3. 3Toast
  4. 4Gran
  • Atyped slowly, eyes on the screen
  • Bgot a neat card
  • Ctyped in a hurry, then had to fix it
  • Dwalked step by step to the lettuce
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Fast fingers never make mistakes.
TrueFalse
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Priya kept her eyes on the screen while she typed.
TrueFalse
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Theo's plan is to hit the keys hard and fast so the card is quick. What is the better plan?
look at the keys instead of the screenjab hardera slow, steady beat, one key then the next

Copy and write

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Copy it. all lads fall
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Write one thing you do to type slowly and carefully.
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