Typing

All students should practice typing at home using the proper fingers.

Please practice for 10 minutes a day, preferably 5 times a week.

Remember, this is your homework for computer lab.

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If you are at home and would like to print a color coded keyboard map, Click here.
If you are at home and would like to print a color coded finger map, Click here.
If you are at home and would like to print a mnemonics for the keyboard, Click here.

In the computer lab, we are using “skins” to learn typing.   You can view the skin, Click here.

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Are you a Terrifically Trained Typist?

FORM — 2nd thru 5th Grade Students Only

1. Key Seeker
2. Find The Letter
3. Keyboard Zoo
4. Type Rocket
5. Elmo’s Keyboard
6. Keyboard Climber
7. Spider Typing

1st Grade

1. Keyboard Seeker
2. Find The Letter
3. Keyboard Zoo
4. Typing Adventure
5. Brown Bear Typing
6. Dance Mat
7. Place the Letters on the Keyboard

2nd Grade

1. Dance Mat
2. Brown Bear Typing
3. Type Online
4. Place the Letters on the Keyboard
5. Power Typing
6. Alphabetic Rain
7. Typing Adventure

3rd Grade

1. Dance Mat
2. Brown Bear Typing
3. Byteback
4. Typing.com
5. Nimble Fingers
6. ThinkQuest
7. Power Typing
8. Z-type

4th & 5th Grades

1. Byteback
2. Peter’s Online
3. Typing.com
4. Keyboard Practice
5. Typing Test
6. Z-type

Typing for Speed

When you have mastered the keyboard after completing and passing the final test, then try these sites below to increase your speed.

1. Skill Builder
2. Typing Test
3. TypingTest.com
4. Sense-Lang Typing Test
5. TypeRacer

Reward Games

Have a great time playing some of these fun games AFTER you have done your typing homework. Remember to keep your fingers on the home row.

1. Keyboard Climber       Up for a challenge?  Try Keyboard Climber 2
2. Spider Typing
3. Type Rocket
4. Ghost Typing Jr
5. Home Row Minor**
6. Popcorn Typing **
7. Typing War **
8. Typo Tron **
9. Caveboy Keyboarding**
10. Typing.com Games**
11. Free Typing Games **
12. Balloon Typing Game
13. Typing Adventure
14. Skateboard Typing
15. Rapid Typing Games
16. Typing Games Treasure
17. Games for Typing
18. More Typing Games
19. Sense-Lang Typing Games
20. Baracuda Typing
21. Typing Chef
22. Ghost Typing
23. Fast Typer

**Games that allow you to set the level to Home Row only.

Now you know the keyboard, these games work on speed.

1. Alpha Quick (How fast can you type the alphabet?)
2. Alpha Scramble
3. Letter Factory
4. Words Per Minute
5. Typing Speed