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⬆️ Top Row Takeoff

Lesson 12: Pinky Power: Q and P

What this lesson teaches

Pinkies reach up to Q and P. Go slow, pinkies are still learning!

Pass with 90% accuracy to unlock Lesson 13: Top Row Words. Earn more stars by keeping accuracy high and building speed.

Symbols you will meet near this lesson: Open Square Bracket ([), Close Square Bracket (]), Open Curly Brace ({), Close Curly Brace (}), Backslash (\), Vertical Bar (|).

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 Top Row Takeoff unit

The top row adds the vowels E, I, O and U, which unlock almost every English word. Each reach goes up and slightly left, then straight back to the home row. Kids who return home after every key make far fewer mistakes later.

How to reach the new keys

  • Q is one row up. Reach your left pinky up and a little left from A, then come straight back home.
  • P is one row up. Reach your right pinky up and a little left from the ; key, then come straight back home.

Real words you can type after this lesson: put, puppy, party, pie, up, quiet, quilt, quit, pupil, purple, people, happy, apple, paper.