Kids Can Keyboard Too!
Keyboarding skills are taught formally, beginning in Third Grade. Please click here for more information on our Keyboarding Initiative. For recommended keyboarding software to purchase and for websites for that provide keyboarding practice and games see below.
Here are some websites that offer keyboarding practice:
The district accepts no responsibility for the content of the external sites linked from this page.
Keyboarding Practice
Extra Credit Practice Sheets
Recommended software to purchase (according to Children's Software Revue Magazine): Top rating=5.0
- Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 15.0 (rated 4.8) by Mindscape (The Learning Company) for ages 8 and up
- Typing Tutor 10 (rated 4.7) by Simon & Schuster Interactive for ages 8 and up
- Typing Instructor Deluxe Version 15.0 (rated 4.6) by Individual Software for ages 8 and up Incorporated
- Type to Learn 3 (rated 4.4) by Sunburst Communications, Inc. for ages 9 and up
- Slam Dunk Typing (rated 4.3) by Creative Wonders (The Learning Company) for ages 8 and up
- Jump Start Typing (rated 4.3) by Knowledge Adventure for ages 7-10
- Disney's Adventure in Typing With Timon & Pumbaa (rated 4.3) by Disney Interactive for ages 6 and up
- Typing Pal Online
now fee based, free trial period, free Ergonomics section and free Typing Test and Productivity Calendar