The long space bar under the letters: rest your thumb on it.
The big ideaTap the space bar once between words. Tap enter to start a new line.
How it works
The space bar makes a gap between words. Rest your thumb on it and tap it once between words.
One tap makes one gap. Two taps make the gap too wide, and no tap leaves the words stuck together.
A full stop sits close beside its word, and the gap comes after it.
Enter starts a new line. Reach your little finger to enter, tap it, and hurry back home.
A list, one key at a time.
Example 1: Gaps between words
Type milk.
Tap the space bar once.
Type eggs.
A little gap now sits between the two words.
Example 2: A list on its own lines
Type milk, tap space, and type eggs.
Tap enter, and the cursor drops to the start of a new line.
Type bread on the new line.
Enter sends the cursor to a new line.
Example 3: A sentence with a full stop
Type waffle ate the cake.
The full stop sits close beside the word cake.
The gap comes after the full stop, not before it.
Example 4: Which key
A gap between two words: the space bar, tapped with your thumb.
The next food on a new line: enter, tapped with your little finger.
Words to know
space bar
The long key that makes a gap between words.
enter
The key that starts a new line.
gap
The space that shows where one word ends and the next begins.
cursor
The little marker that shows where the next thing you type will go.
full stop
The dot that ends a sentence.
Watch out
Two taps make a gap that is too wide, and no tap makes one long worm of letters.
The space bar makes a gap and enter makes a new line: they do different jobs.
Keep a full stop close beside its word, with no gap before it.
After enter, hurry your little finger back home.
Try it
How many taps of the space bar go between two words?
Which key starts a new line?
Which finger rests on the space bar?
Tobi typed milkeggs with no gap. Which key should he have tapped between the words?
Answers: 1. One · 2. Enter · 3. The thumb · 4. The space bar
Try at homeWith a grown-up beside you, open a notes app or a word processor and type three foods you like, one on each line. Tap the space bar once between words and enter for each new line. Never put your full name or your address in it.
For grown-upsWith a notes app open, let your child type a short list of foods, one tap of space between words and enter for each new line; remind them never to type their full name or address.
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