Typing Games for Your Classroom
TypingGamesKids is free for classroom use. No accounts, no login, no setup. Just share a link and let your students play.
New: multiplayer class races. Host a live multiplayer typing race for your whole class — students join with a 6-digit code on any device, no accounts, and the live WPM leaderboard goes on your projector.
🏁 Host a class raceTeacher dashboard (optional): sign in with Google or any school e-mail to create classrooms, host races from them, set practice assignments students open with a class code, track progress by seat number, export results and print certificates. Students still never need an account, and no student names are ever stored.
🧑🏫 Teacher sign-inWhy Teachers Use TypingGamesKids
- Zero setup: No accounts to create, no passwords to manage, no IT department approval needed.
- Works everywhere: iPads, Chromebooks, laptops, desktops — any device with a web browser.
- Grade-organized: Games are sorted by grade level (K-5), making it easy to assign the right activity.
- COPPA compliant: We collect no personal information from children. Safe for school use.
- No ads: Students won't be distracted by advertisements.
How to Use in Your Classroom
Option 1: Share a Grade-Level Link
Send your students directly to their grade level page:
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-prek/ — Pre-K (Ages 3-4)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-kindergarten/ — Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-1st-grade/ — 1st Grade (Ages 6-7)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-2nd-grade/ — 2nd Grade (Ages 7-8)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-3rd-grade/ — 3rd Grade (Ages 8-9)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-4th-grade/ — 4th Grade (Ages 9-10)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-5th-grade/ — 5th Grade (Ages 10-11)
- typinggameskids.com/typing-games-for-middle-school/ — Middle School (Ages 11-14)
Option 2: Assign a Specific Game
Link directly to a game that matches your lesson plan. Each game focuses on specific skills:
- Letter recognition: Letter Rain, Alphabet Zoo
- Home row basics: Home Row Hero, Key Catcher
- Word typing: Dino Dash, Word Bubbles
- Speed & accuracy: Speed Racer, Type Master
Option 3: Typing Test as Assessment
Use our free typing test to measure student progress. Want a benchmark of your own first? The adult typing games page scores live WPM on full sentences. Students can take a 1-minute or 3-minute test and see their WPM and accuracy scores. Prefer to run the assessment yourself on paper or in a document? The typing test words & examples page has graded word lists and sample passages ready to copy.
Recommended Practice Schedule
| Grade | Frequency | Duration | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 | 2-3x/week | 5-10 min | Letter recognition, keyboard exploration |
| 2-3 | 3-4x/week | 10-15 min | Home row, word typing, proper technique |
| 4-5 | Daily | 15-20 min | Speed, accuracy, sentence/paragraph typing |
Embed Games on Your Class Website
Coming soon: embed any game directly on your class website or Google Classroom page. Contact us if you'd like early access.
Standards This Aligns To
Our grade-level WPM targets and skill progression are aligned to published U.S. keyboarding standards and occupational-therapy research:
- Common Core W.3.6 — keyboarding expectations beginning in 3rd grade.
- Illinois ISBE K-12 Keyboarding framework — grade-by-grade WPM benchmarks.
- Wisconsin DPI — elementary keyboarding guidance.
- American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AOTA) — elementary keyboarding speed and accuracy data.
Last reviewed June 2026 · TypingGamesKids.
Related Guides for Teachers
- Dance mat typing stage 1 — the home row, playable on its own page for a first keyboarding lesson; levels 2 to 4 follow the same layout.
- BBC Dance Mat Typing levels 1-4 — the same four levels and twelve stages, playable here with saved progress; the original is still live on Bitesize and linked from that page.
- Best Free TypingClub Alternatives for Kids — comparing 5 free typing programs side by side, with a classroom-use recommendation.
- TypingClub vs Typing.com for schools — pricing, ads, Clever and Google Classroom sync and curriculum size from each program's own pages; see also Nitro Type vs Class Race for live racing.
- Average WPM by age — WPM benchmarks from kindergarten through adulthood, so you know where your students should be.
- Free Typing Lessons for Kids — Grade-by-Grade Path — structured lesson plan from Pre-K through 5th, built around games instead of drills.
- Average Typing Speed for Kids 5-11 — the detailed elementary-age breakdown with the 5-per-grade rule.
Everything linked here is free for classroom use with no per-seat licence and no student accounts. The typing games for students run on school Chromebooks and iPads with a keyboard, which is usually the deciding constraint.