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Ages 4-6

Early Explorers

Keyboard familiarity, letter recognition, confidence and accuracy — no speed pressure.

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Meet the Keyboard

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Keyboard Explorer

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Meet the keyboard and learn what the letter keys, Space, and Backspace do.

Find F and J

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Discover the two keys with little bumps that help fingers find home.

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Left-Hand Friends

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Meet A, S, D, and F — the friendly keys for your left hand.

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Right-Hand Friends

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Meet J, K, and L — friendly keys for your right hand.

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Home-Row Adventure

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Meet G and H

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Introduce the two keys that sit in the very middle of the home row.

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Home-Row Mix

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Practice all nine home-row friends together: A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L.

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Space Between Words

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Practice using the Space bar to separate groups of letters, just like words.

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Little Home-Row Words

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Type real, short words made only from home-row letters.

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More Letter Adventures

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Top-Row Discovery

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Reach up to discover the vowels E, I, O, and U on the top row.

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Bottom-Row Discovery

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Reach down to discover C, V, N, and M on the bottom row.

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My First Sentence

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Type your very first short, happy sentence with plenty of guidance.

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Explorer Star Challenge

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A gentle review of every key, spacing, and word you've learned as an Early Explorer.

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