Tips, guides, and resources for teaching kids to type.
A week after launch, emails from parents in Mexico, Brazil, and France taught us something: the keyboard your child uses might not look like ours. Here's what we learned and what we built.
Complete WPM benchmarks from elementary school through retirement. The numbers most charts get wrong, net vs raw speed, and how to actually get faster.
The BBC classic is gone. These free alternatives pick up where Dance Mat Typing left off — same goal, modern tech, no Flash required.
TypingClub is good but not perfect for every kid. Here are 5 free alternatives for elementary-age children, honestly compared.
A structured typing lesson path from Pre-K through 5th grade, built around free games instead of boring drills.
A kindergarten parent's playbook: which free typing games actually work for 5–6 year olds, which ones waste their short attention span, and the 10-minute routine that builds real keyboard familiarity.
The complete 12-week home-typing plan most homeschool and afterschool parents actually need — with daily minutes, weekly milestones, and how to handle the predictable stalls.
Age-by-age and grade-by-grade WPM benchmarks for kids 5-14, the 5-per-grade rule, net speed explained, and how to measure your child at home in two minutes.
The neuroscience of pen vs keyboard, the age typing starts to beat handwriting, and a grade-by-grade balance plan. No 'death of handwriting' hot takes.
The honest answer: 5–6 for playful exposure, 7–8 for structured lessons, 9+ for real touch typing. Here is how to know your child is actually ready — and how much practice is too much.