One of the main reasons I encourage my students to learn to type is to build muscle memory in their fingers and to make typing much faster, easier, and more accurate. The do not require a login and kids can practice letters in a wide variety of ways, so it's a great break from a lot of the traditional typing practice they receive on the other sites. They have lessons, exercises, practices, and (best of all) games! There are many choices for each and this is a great 'free choice' site after kids have learned a chunk of letters, like home row.

I have tracked down a few free and fun sites, several that require no login and others that will require a parent's email, but I hope you find these helpful as you introduce touch typing to your own classroom of students.įor a wide variety of typing activities, I definitely recommend KidzType. Sometimes one program doesn't work for every kid, and since I would love for them to practice three to five times a week for about ten minutes a day, I want them to enjoy the program they use. Our district has a subscription to Typing Pal, which is very helpful as kids move through the grades since it tracks their progress, but I am always on the hunt for additional resources that can help strengthen their practice. I do prove to my kids that I am not that accurate, especially when I can't look at the keyboard, so they enjoy witnessing that when I demo the importance of learning the correct way to touch type. In fact, I only use the first two fingers on each hand and still move my eyes back and forth from the screen to the keyboard (Ack!).

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