When B was younger he always wanted to type on my keyboard so I bought him this one from Goodwill for $3. It has been great to use for “his office” and other pretend play!
Here are some other uses for this inexpensive keyboard:
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Identifying letters and numbers – “Can you find and push the letter B?”
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Letter Sounds – “Can you push the button with the letter that says /s/?”
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Spelling your Name – Put letter stickers on the letters of your child’s name to practice typing their name
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Use the arrow keys to talk about up, down, left, and right
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If you’re brave, let your child use your keyboard to see how the letters that they type show up on the screen (using Word).
Ruth
Thursday 17th of June 2010
Very creative idea. My boy absolutely loved to play with our old keyboard when he was a baby. Come to think of it, he learned his letters very early. Maybe that is why! LOL
beingzaraandzidan
Thursday 3rd of June 2010
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Jessica
Thursday 3rd of June 2010
That is a great idea!! My daughter LOVES to play with ours... I think it might also buy me some extra time while we work on our computers together :)
Elle Belles Bows
Thursday 3rd of June 2010
Perfect idea! Thanks for sharing!!
MaggieK
Wednesday 2nd of June 2010
great tip...we were talking about getting one so Brady can work on spelling