This is a great boundary to set for pretty much any area of your child’s or teen’s life. Maybe they’re neighborhood friends or classmates from the last school year, but knowing them in person is a great way to eliminate some of the unknowns of online activity. This will vary by parent, but you may want to limit the number of students to those whom you know in person. (However, these activities will all be easier after your typing club takes off!) You are not playing a video game, checking your email, or messaging with a friend. These can be minimal and few, but they are important. You will need to set some ground rules for your typing club. And watching others use keyboarding skills shows your child how valuable the skill is.
Most of us (adults included) enjoy learning when we can see its purpose.Students are motivated to learn when they see others learning.Here are three ways you can incorporate a DIY typing club into your kids’ mid-summer plans.īut first, why would you want to host a typing club? We all start with the best intentions when it comes to teaching our kids new skills during their time off. A typing club is a great way to jump-start a mid-summer learning slump.
