A homeschool typing curriculum for ages 4–9

The scope & sequence

1. Home Row Harbor (weeks 1–3): the two bumpy keys F and J, then D K, S L, A ;. Space bar with the thumb. Goal: all eight fingers home without looking.
2. Alphabet Peaks (weeks 4–9): the remaining letters, added by finger — pointer reaches (R T G V B / U Y H N M), then middle (E C / I ,), ring (W X / O .), pinky (Q Z / P /). Real words from the start.
3. Sentence Springs (weeks 10–13): Shift with the opposite pinky, capitals, periods, question marks. Short sentences.
4. Number Ridge (weeks 14–16): the number row, one hand at a time.
5. Story Speedway & Master Mountain (ongoing): longer passages, symbols, and speed — only once accuracy is boring.

Ages 4–5 vs 6–9

Little ones (4–5) should do letters only, big targets, everything spoken, no speed. It's fine to stop at home row for a year. Six and up can run the whole sequence; most reach all letters by touch in a semester at ten minutes a day.

What you need

• An iPad (any keyboard case, or the on-screen keys with a hands guide).
• The poster on the wall next to it, the progress road on the fridge.
• Three certificates to hand out — home row, alphabet, master. Ceremony helps.

Running it in Bumpy Keys

The app is this curriculum: sixty short levels in six leagues, a daily quest that picks the next step and warms up weak keys, hands that fade as accuracy holds, and Bumper the bear coaching out loud so pre-readers can play alone. One world is free forever; the rest are a single $4.99 unlock. No accounts, no data, works offline — a co-op can put it on every iPad in an afternoon.