LEVEL - A
1- KEYBOARD ZOO (not timed)
http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Type the letters of the alphabet in order. Practice using both hands - use left hand on left side of keyboard & right hand on right side of keyboard. Each letter will reveal a different zoo animal.
http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Type the letters of the alphabet in order. Practice using both hands - use left hand on left side of keyboard & right hand on right side of keyboard. Each letter will reveal a different zoo animal.
2 - KEYBOARD GAME (timed)
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/keyboard/index.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Press the key shown in red and earn a point. Be careful - press the wrong key and lose a point! This game shows the location of each key. Try to beat your own score each time you play!
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/keyboard/index.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Press the key shown in red and earn a point. Be careful - press the wrong key and lose a point! This game shows the location of each key. Try to beat your own score each time you play!
3- CUP STACKING (timed)
http://www.abcya.com/cup_stack_typing_game.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Stack and un-stack the cups by typing the keyboard characters on them. You will need to find & press the "Enter" key to start. You can also keep track of your time if you want to see how fast you can finish it!
http://www.abcya.com/cup_stack_typing_game.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Stack and un-stack the cups by typing the keyboard characters on them. You will need to find & press the "Enter" key to start. You can also keep track of your time if you want to see how fast you can finish it!
4 - JUMP KEY (not timed)
http://www.abcya.com/jump_key.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Press the correct key and jump your way to the top! There are 5 different levels to play & unlock: Lowercase Letters, Uppercase Letters, Lower & Uppercase, Numbers, & All Keys. Get to the top as fast as you can - collect all 3 stars for a bonus prize!
http://www.abcya.com/jump_key.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Press the correct key and jump your way to the top! There are 5 different levels to play & unlock: Lowercase Letters, Uppercase Letters, Lower & Uppercase, Numbers, & All Keys. Get to the top as fast as you can - collect all 3 stars for a bonus prize!
LEVEL - B
5 - TYPE ROCKET Jr. (timed)
http://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket_junior.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Typing Rocket Junior is a fun keyboarding game for early elementary students! Kids have 3 minutes to type the letters on the rockets. The score is calculated by hits minus misses. Keep track of your score each time to see how you improve. Keyboarding practice has never been so fun!
http://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket_junior.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) Typing Rocket Junior is a fun keyboarding game for early elementary students! Kids have 3 minutes to type the letters on the rockets. The score is calculated by hits minus misses. Keep track of your score each time to see how you improve. Keyboarding practice has never been so fun!
6 - ALPHA-QUICK (timed)
http://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/AlphaQuick/play.html
(Gr. 1,2,3,4,5,6) See how fast you can type the alphabet. Play it more than once to see if you can beat your own score! Want to challenge yourself even more? Use home row without looking!!
http://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/AlphaQuick/play.html
(Gr. 1,2,3,4,5,6) See how fast you can type the alphabet. Play it more than once to see if you can beat your own score! Want to challenge yourself even more? Use home row without looking!!
7 - KEYBOARD CLIMBER 1 (timed)
http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber
(Gr. K,1,2) Cute site to use with younger children. Type each letter as it appears to help the monkey climb up the tree. Monkey will fall if you run out of time! Use left hand for letters on left side of screen & right hand for letters on right side.
http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber
(Gr. K,1,2) Cute site to use with younger children. Type each letter as it appears to help the monkey climb up the tree. Monkey will fall if you run out of time! Use left hand for letters on left side of screen & right hand for letters on right side.
8 - KEYBOARD ZOO #2 (not timed)
http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice_2.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) The keyboarding zoo is back! This fun and educational activity will focus on uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as, typing words and making short sentences using the period key and spacebar.
http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice_2.htm
(Gr. K,1,2) The keyboarding zoo is back! This fun and educational activity will focus on uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as, typing words and making short sentences using the period key and spacebar.
9 - KEYBOARD CLIMBER 2 (timed)
http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber2
(Gr. 1,2,3) Same as other Keyboard Climber but now includes uppercase letters too (which requires children to practice using the Shift Key).
http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber2
(Gr. 1,2,3) Same as other Keyboard Climber but now includes uppercase letters too (which requires children to practice using the Shift Key).
10 - SUPER HYPER SPIDER TYPER (timed)
http://www.wordgametime.com/games/super-hyper-spider-typer
(Gr. 1,2,3) Help Berry, the hairy spider, climb to the top of the tree and escape from the hungry chameleons. Type in the correct letter (or words) that you see on the back of the chameleons.
http://www.wordgametime.com/games/super-hyper-spider-typer
(Gr. 1,2,3) Help Berry, the hairy spider, climb to the top of the tree and escape from the hungry chameleons. Type in the correct letter (or words) that you see on the back of the chameleons.
11 - TYPING MASTER - BRICKS (not timed)
http://www.typinggames.zone/keybricks.html
(Gr. K,1,2,3,4,5,6) Destroy all of the bricks by pressing a key in them, bricks disappear in groups of the same color. You can remove a single brick only 5 times - after that the game is over.
http://www.typinggames.zone/keybricks.html
(Gr. K,1,2,3,4,5,6) Destroy all of the bricks by pressing a key in them, bricks disappear in groups of the same color. You can remove a single brick only 5 times - after that the game is over.
12 - KEYBOARD CHALLENGE (not timed)
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Imagine that your keyboard fell apart and you had to put all the keys back in their correct places! Now is your chance to practice! Your job is to put a keyboard back together. You can click and drag letters to their correct places. Only the letters in the right spots will stay! Choose the keyboard design you like below and click on it to begin. Children can select LETTERS & NUMBERS ONLY -or- ALL KEYS for an extra challenge!
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Imagine that your keyboard fell apart and you had to put all the keys back in their correct places! Now is your chance to practice! Your job is to put a keyboard back together. You can click and drag letters to their correct places. Only the letters in the right spots will stay! Choose the keyboard design you like below and click on it to begin. Children can select LETTERS & NUMBERS ONLY -or- ALL KEYS for an extra challenge!
LEVEL - C
13 - ALPHA MUNCHIES
http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Alpha Munchies is a keyboarding activity for elementary age students. Select a level of difficulty and begin keyboarding as quickly as you can to protect your lunch! Students must type the letters above the critters as they fall from the sky! Letters are introduced over a series of stages. * Accuracy is displayed as a percentage at the end of each round
http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Alpha Munchies is a keyboarding activity for elementary age students. Select a level of difficulty and begin keyboarding as quickly as you can to protect your lunch! Students must type the letters above the critters as they fall from the sky! Letters are introduced over a series of stages. * Accuracy is displayed as a percentage at the end of each round
14 - KEYBOARD INVASION
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard_invasion.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4) The object of the typing game is to stop the aliens before they reach Earth! Correctly enter the letters, numbers and punctuation marks to eliminate the aliens before they touch the bottom of the screen. If an alien is able to touch the bottom of the screen the game is over.
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard_invasion.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4) The object of the typing game is to stop the aliens before they reach Earth! Correctly enter the letters, numbers and punctuation marks to eliminate the aliens before they touch the bottom of the screen. If an alien is able to touch the bottom of the screen the game is over.
15- TYPING RACE
http://www.abcya.com/typing_race_cars.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4) Typing Race is an educational game for kids to practice keyboarding. The object of Typing Race is to drive as far as you can before running out of gas! Correctly enter the letters, numbers and punctuation marks to pass cars and earn gas. Bumping into cars will cause you to lose gas quickly. HINT: You can use the arrow keys to steer around or jump over cars that you cannot type quick enough!
http://www.abcya.com/typing_race_cars.htm
(Gr. 2,3,4) Typing Race is an educational game for kids to practice keyboarding. The object of Typing Race is to drive as far as you can before running out of gas! Correctly enter the letters, numbers and punctuation marks to pass cars and earn gas. Bumping into cars will cause you to lose gas quickly. HINT: You can use the arrow keys to steer around or jump over cars that you cannot type quick enough!
LEVEL - D
16 - DANCE MAT TYPING
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Great interactive site to use with elementary students who are ready to practice typing using home row position (for ages 7-11). Includes 4 different animated keyboarding levels (3 stages in each level). Shows students finger placement! Use links below:
(Gr. 2,3,4,5,6) Great interactive site to use with elementary students who are ready to practice typing using home row position (for ages 7-11). Includes 4 different animated keyboarding levels (3 stages in each level). Shows students finger placement! Use links below:
LEVEL - E
17 - LEARNING GAMES FOR KIDS
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html
List of 20 different interactive games to choose from - all different levels. Check it out!
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html
List of 20 different interactive games to choose from - all different levels. Check it out!
18 - FREE TYPING GAMES
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
(Gr. 4,5,6) Fun site where students can choose from different keyboarding lessons, games or tests (lots of ads though). Good for upper elementary students...
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
(Gr. 4,5,6) Fun site where students can choose from different keyboarding lessons, games or tests (lots of ads though). Good for upper elementary students...
19- UP BEAT!
http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/music/upbeat/
(Gr. 4,5,6) Not the best site because you only use 7 keys, however, it is definitely different, fun and challenging with music. Try to type the keys at the "right time" as the colors fall. Those of you who know how to play Guitar Hero know what I am talking about!
http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/music/upbeat/
(Gr. 4,5,6) Not the best site because you only use 7 keys, however, it is definitely different, fun and challenging with music. Try to type the keys at the "right time" as the colors fall. Those of you who know how to play Guitar Hero know what I am talking about!