Lesson 56: Number Pad Home: 4 5 6
What this lesson teaches
Rest your right pointer on 4, middle finger on 5 (feel the bump) and ring finger on 6. Turn Num Lock on.
Each run has 3 parts: a warm-up drill, number groups and number lines. You will type things like: 45 56 64 46 465 546
Number pad finger guide: right pointer finger on 1, 4 and 7; middle finger on 2, 5 (feel the bump) and 8; ring finger on 3, 6, 9 and the decimal point; thumb on 0; pinky on +, - and Enter. Turn on Num Lock first. This unit is optional for keyboards with a number pad.
Pass with 90% accuracy to unlock Lesson 57: Number Pad Up: 7 8 9. 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
44 55 66 4564 + 5 + 6654 546 46556 45 64 46
Words in the warm-up: 45, 56, 64, 46, 465, 546, 654, 4556, 6545.