Mouse Gym

Before You Begin — Hold the Mouse Gently 🖱️

Rest your hand on the mouse. Do not squeeze it.

Human hand resting naturally on a computer mouse, viewed from above and slightly to the left, showing thumb on the side and index finger over the left mouse button

1. Finger position
Rest your index finger on the left mouse button. Let your thumb rest along the left side of the mouse. Keep the rest of your hand relaxed.

Human hand resting naturally on a computer mouse from the side, showing a relaxed grip

2. Relax your hand
Let the mouse support your hand. Keep a light grip and click with your finger instead of squeezing the whole mouse.

For dragging and highlighting: Press → Hold → Move → Stop → Release

There is no timer. Go slowly. Accuracy matters more than speed.

Round 1 — Hit the Target 🎯

Move to the target. Stop moving. Then click.

Round 2 — Smaller Targets 🎯

Same idea. Move → Stop → Click.

Round 3 — Drag It Home 📦

Press and hold. Drag slowly. Stop moving. Then release.

Drag These

Into the Matching Home

Circle Home

Square Home

Triangle Home

Round 4 — Don’t Let Go! 🚗

Hold the mouse button and drag the car to the finish line.

Round 5 — Highlight It 🟦

Highlight only: brown

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Highlighted the wrong thing?
Click in an empty white space below the sentence to clear the highlight, then try again.

The quick brown fox jumped over the fence.

EMPTY SPACE — click here to clear a highlight

Round 6 — Cut, Copy & Paste ✂️📄📌

Ctrl + XCUT = Move it

Ctrl + CCOPY = Make another one

Ctrl + VPASTE = Put it here

PART A — Move the Story Pieces

First, practice the idea: click a sentence to pick it up, then click where you want it to go.

Mixed-Up Story

Your goal:

1. I woke up.
2. I got dressed.
3. I ate breakfast.
4. I went back to sleep.

This part teaches:
Move something from the wrong place to the right place.

Mouse Gym Complete! ✅

You practiced pointing, clicking, dragging, highlighting, cutting, and pasting.

The big idea: Press → Hold → Move → Stop → Release.

🖱️ Mouse Gym