This was their first time trying to type on the laptop, aside from the odd word here and there for a Google search, and it was copied from the descriptive writing they had done earlier so they could concentrate on the typing as opposed to needing to think what to write too.
It's funny how teaching things like this reminds you of how you take basic things for granted - such as needing to press the space bar in between each word! - and how everything is new for them at this age... Even using the mouse was a challenge! The spacial awareness and physically moving something on a horizontal plane to control a cursor on a vertical plane... Again, something we really take for granted being so used to it!
To prepare them for eventually (insha'Allah!) being able to touch type, I encouraged them to use both hands to type: the left hand for the left side of the keyboard and the right hand for the right side. They were also free to use whichever fingers felt most comfortable for whichever key. 👌
It's funny how teaching things like this reminds you of how you take basic things for granted - such as needing to press the space bar in between each word! - and how everything is new for them at this age... Even using the mouse was a challenge! The spacial awareness and physically moving something on a horizontal plane to control a cursor on a vertical plane... Again, something we really take for granted being so used to it!
To prepare them for eventually (insha'Allah!) being able to touch type, I encouraged them to use both hands to type: the left hand for the left side of the keyboard and the right hand for the right side. They were also free to use whichever fingers felt most comfortable for whichever key. 👌
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