Practice Keyboarding at home!
Remember, work on correct technique before speed! Keep your fingers on the home row keys and try not to look at your fingers. Watch this video on Teacher Tube about correct finger positioning.
Type this sentence to practice all the letters:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Type this sentence to practice all the letters:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Sample of finished color-coded keyboard activity
Learn to Touch Type:
Typing Pal - school subscription (3rd-5th grade)
Practice with Online Games:
(make sure to keyboard correctly!)
Keyboarding Games - from Learning Games for Kids
Typing Race (ABCya)
Test your skills:
(it only counts if you are doing it right!)
Keyboard Challenge (ABCya) - click and drag the keys to the correct space on the keyboard. Don't cheat, cover your keyboard!
TypingTest.com - Choose from a selection of stories and type for 1 minute
Typing Speed Test - randomly selected paragraphs
