Keyboard Adventures: Exploring the Keys!

Computer Science Grades 1st Grade 5:55 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about the keyboard! We'll discover the alphabet, number, and special keys, and how they help us type words and sentences.

Video Resource

The Keyboard For Kids: A Fun and Educational Exercise |Kidz Korner Creative Learning |Computer Class

Kidz Korner Creative learning

Duration: 5:55
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Key Concepts

  • Alphabet Keys
  • Number Keys
  • Special Keys (Spacebar, Caps Lock, Enter, Backspace)
  • Function of Keys

Learning Objectives

  • Identify alphabet, number, and special keys on the keyboard.
  • Explain the function of the spacebar, caps lock, enter, and backspace keys.
  • Understand how keys are used to type words and sentences.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about keyboards. Show them a keyboard and explain that today they will become keyboard explorers. Briefly introduce the different types of keys they will learn about.
  • Video Time! (10 mins)
    Play the YouTube video "The Keyboard For Kids: A Fun and Educational Exercise" by Kidz Korner Creative Learning. Encourage students to pay attention to the different keys and what they do.
  • Key Discovery (10 mins)
    After the video, review the different types of keys (alphabet, number, special). Ask students to point to each type of key on their own (or a picture of a) keyboard. Discuss what each key does (e.g., alphabet keys for letters, number keys for numbers, spacebar for spaces).
  • Interactive Exercises (10 mins)
    Complete the interactive exercises outlined below. These can be adapted based on available technology and resources.
  • Wrap-up and Review (5 mins)
    Quickly review what was learned during the lesson. Ask students to name their favorite key and what it does. Inform students they will be taking a short quiz on what they learned.

Interactive Exercises

  • Key Scavenger Hunt
    Give students a list of keys to find on the keyboard (e.g., 'Find the letter A,' 'Find the number 5,' 'Find the spacebar'). They can work individually or in pairs.
  • Typing Practice (if available)
    If computers are available, have students practice typing their names or simple words using a kid-friendly typing program or website. Alternatively, provide a worksheet where they can write the letters corresponding to words.
  • Act It Out!
    Have the students act out each of the special keys. Enter: jump up and down. Backspace: Erase something on a whiteboard. Caps lock: stand up very straight.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite letter to type?
  • Why is the spacebar important when we type?
  • Can you write you name using the keyboard?

Skills Developed

  • Keyboard Recognition
  • Basic Typing Skills
  • Understanding of Computer Fundamentals

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which keys are used to type letters?

Correct Answer: Alphabet Keys

Question 2:

Which key makes a big space between words?

Correct Answer: Spacebar

Question 3:

Which key moves the typing down to the next line?

Correct Answer: Enter Key

Question 4:

Which key makes letters BIG (capital letters)?

Correct Answer: Caps Lock

Question 5:

Which keys are used to type numbers?

Correct Answer: Number Keys

Question 6:

What do we use the keyboard for?

Correct Answer: To type words and sentences

Question 7:

Which key helps you erase a mistake?

Correct Answer: Backspace Key

Question 8:

Which of these is NOT a special key?

Correct Answer: A

Question 9:

How many types of keys are we learning about today?

Correct Answer: Three

Question 10:

What do the alphabet keys do?

Correct Answer: Type Letters

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The _________ keys are used to type letters.

Correct Answer: alphabet

Question 2:

The _________ key makes a big space between words.

Correct Answer: spacebar

Question 3:

The _________ key moves the typing down to the next line.

Correct Answer: enter

Question 4:

The _________ key makes the letters BIG.

Correct Answer: caps lock

Question 5:

The _________ keys are used to type numbers.

Correct Answer: number

Question 6:

We use the keyboard to _________ words and sentences.

Correct Answer: type

Question 7:

The _________ key helps you erase a mistake.

Correct Answer: backspace

Question 8:

A, B, C are all _________ keys

Correct Answer: alphabet

Question 9:

1, 2, 3 are all _________ keys

Correct Answer: number

Question 10:

The alphabet keys are the _________ keys on the keyboard

Correct Answer: letter

Educational Standards

1.CS.HS.01:Use appropriate terminology in naming and describing the function of common computing devices and components (e.g., mouse is used to control the cursor). 1.IC.CU.01:Identify how people use different types of technologies in their daily work and personal lives. 1.AP.A.01:With guidance, model daily processes and follow algorithms (sets of stepby-step instructions) to complete tasks verbally, kinesthetically, with robot devices, or a programming language.

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