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🧮 Ten-Key Tower

Lesson 58: Number Pad Down: 1 2 3 and 0

What this lesson teaches

Reach down to 1 2 3. Your right thumb presses the big 0 key.

Each run has 3 parts: a warm-up drill, number groups and number lines. You will type things like: 14 25 36 70 80 90

New to the number pad? Start with the finger guide in Lesson 56: Number Pad Home. Keep Num Lock on and your right hand on 4 5 6.

Pass with 90% accuracy to unlock Lesson 59: Number Pad Math: + - * /. Earn more stars by keeping accuracy high and building speed.

Tips for grown-ups

  • Remind your child to keep fingers on the home row between keys.
  • Accuracy first. Speed comes with repetition.
  • Replaying a lesson for 3 stars is great practice.
  • Track progress in the Parent Dashboard.

About the Ten-Key Tower unit

The ten-key number pad is optional and only for keyboards that have one. The right hand rests on 4 5 6, with the bump on 5, and reaches up to 7 8 9 and down to 1 2 3. It is great for math practice and future spreadsheet work.

Sentences in this lesson

  • 1 2 3 0
  • 10 20 30 40
  • 123 456 789 0
  • 2 + 3 = 5

Words in the warm-up: 14, 25, 36, 70, 80, 90, 100, 2030, 1500, 305.