Each finger reaches up to its own top row key, then comes straight home.
The top row is the row just above the home row. It has ten letters: q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, o and p.
Each finger reaches straight up to its own top row key, taps it, and comes straight home.
The first six letters spell qwerty, which is why this is called a qwerty keyboard.
After every reach, the finger goes back home, so it never has to hunt for its key.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
The left pinky. It rests on a and reaches up from there.
The right ring finger. It rests on l and reaches up from there.
Yes. P, i and e are all on the top row.
No. The d and the a are home row letters.
It goes straight home. That way it never has to hunt for its next key.
Sit at a keyboard with a grown-up. Rest your fingers on the home row, then reach up to each top row key and come back home. Ask the grown-up to watch for a finger that forgets to come home.
Ask your child to say which finger and which home key before each reach, for example ring finger, from s, up to w, and watch for a finger that forgets to come home.
