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Fun and Free Typing Games For Kids
These favorites will help kids learn typing skills and practice speed and accuracy while having fun.
In TypeRush, you are given a series of sentences to copy. The faster and more accurate you type, the faster you propel your race car down the track.
(K-12) TypingClub teaches kids to touch type through a series of hundreds of games and challenges that introduce and reinforce keyboarding skills. It's a great all-in-one program with a sleek and modern look. You can create an optional profile to save and track progress.
In this riff on the Fruit Ninja game from Typing.com, kids slice flying fruit by typing the letter shown above each piece. But watch out for the bombs! Options allow you to select the keys to focus on for each game and adjust the level of difficulty. A fun and simple game for kids who need to work on speed and accuracy.
Slime Kids is a website created by a teacher who has worked as both a reading specialist and a library media specialist. One of the site's areas of focus is games. Several typing games can be found under this tab like Alphabet Shoot where you aim at keyboard letters to KeyMan which is a take on the popular arcade game, PacMan.
(K-12) TypeTastic collaborated with teachers to create a fun and colorful game-based approach to teach typing skills to kids of all ages. The games are designed to be played in order, and kids build on their skills with each new level. Different levels are available for kindergarten through high school.
This free competitive typing game, where up to five players can race cars against each other in real time based on how quickly they type. Available to typers around the world, Nitro Type was created by Teaching.com to support students and teachers with online educational tools. Nitro Type is perfect for some fun practice any time, and also appropriate for use in the classroom.
Type A Balloon is a fun typing game for any age group because there are three levels of difficulty. The concept is simple enough. Type the letter below the balloon before it floats into the sky and disappears. You can choose to just concentrate on one row of the keyboard or the entire keyboard.
(Gr 2-6+) One of the fun games to practice typing at ABCya, Alpha Munchies is good for elementary-age kids. Type the letters on the flying alpha critters to keep them from landing and munching on your food. Adjustable difficulty levels range from home row letters to sight words.
(K-5) Offered by the BBC, Dance Mat Typing is a great option for younger kids and early readers who are true beginners to typing and will appreciate the animated animals who guide the lessons with song and dance. Four levels build on each other to teach kids how to touch type, beginning with correct finger position on the home row keys.