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Besting Typing Games for Students - Common Sense Education

Parent Keyboarding Resources:

• Typing Test: Start and finish a quick typing test in just one minute.
• Typing Attack: To play this game, simply type the words on the asteroids that are floating toward you to make the asteroids disappear.
• Typetastic Activities: Typetastic's typing activities are designed for kids in elementary school and can help you learn the basics of keyboarding.
• Keyboard Jump: Keyboard Jump involves typing the words that appear on the screen as quickly and accurately as you can.
• Ninja vs. Zombies: Type the letters to fight off the zombies before they can attack you!
• Free Typing Lessons: Follow the hands on the screen to learn all the keys on the keyboard.
• Keyboarding Zoo: Match the letters you see on your screen with the keys on your keyboard to play this game.
• Typing Practice: Animals: This practice lesson involves listening to the voice say the names of animals and then typing the words into the box.
• Typing Club: Start learning how to type by going through this basic typing lesson.
• Dance Mat Typing: As you learn each of the keys, you can have fun and play games at the same time.
• Alphabet Shoot: Destroy each letter to proceed through the levels.
• Nitro Type: When the light turns green, type the words you see on the screen as fast as you can.
• Typing Home Keys J and F: Start your typing lessons by learning the home keys J and F.
• Free Online Typing Tutor for Kids: This lesson helps you learn keys F, J, R, and U.
• Test Your Typing Skills: Take this simple one-minute test and you'll find out how fast you type and how accurately you type.
• Typing Speed Test: At the end of this typing speed test, you'll know your typing speed.
• How Fast Can You Type? This free typing test gives you words to type as fast as you can so you can find out your typing speed.
• Free Typing Test: Type each word correctly and as fast as you can to find out your speed, then practice to improve your score.
• Take a Free Typing Test: Focus on the words you see and type them as quickly as possible to take this free test.
• Typing Speed Test: Take typing tests often as you're working on your keyboarding skills so you can see your progress.
• Typing Lessons: Take a few lessons or try a typing speed test on this website.
• Typing Exercise: The Finger Upper-Downer: One part of learning how to type is training your finger muscles to know how to reach the different keys on the keyboard without really thinking about what you're doing.
• Keyboard Tutorials: Lesson One: You'll learn the keys J and F as you go through this lesson, typing the letters as you see them on your screen.
• Beginner Typing Lesson: This first lesson focuses on learning the correct finger positions and the home keys.
• Typing Practice: Learn typing skills as you type famous quotes from books.
• Free Keyboard Game: This game asks you to type the letters that are illuminated on the screen..
• Proper Typing Posture: Pay attention to how you're sitting as you work at the keyboard to make sure you're sitting up straight and tall.