Fun easy typing games

The last section, "Keyboarding Kickstart" finally ask kids to use all their fingers to type away each game shows kids which fingers go on which keys. Play the games here: typetastic. What'll keep kids playing this game at least for a little while is the simple satisfaction of popping a balloon. Over and over. Typists simply have to type the letter beneath the balloon before it floats away. There are three levels and four different keyboard regions to practice before taking on the whole keyboard.

Play it here: typing. Slice up fruit, ninja-style by typing letters that are shown beneath each fruit. So pay attention! The game has three levels of difficulty parents, we invite you to TRY the most difficult level; it's hard!

If you can get past the pop-up ads, this "Space Invaders"-style typing lesson is super fun! To play: Type the words shown beneath each alien invader to blast them out of the sky before they reach the ground. There are 40 variations of the game, each of which emphasizes a different skill on the keyboard. Typists won't just learn their letters, they'll also have to practice typing punctuation marks, capital letters and numbers.

There are also Spanish, German and French ways to play the game. Play it here: freetypinggame. You have to watch an ad before you can start the game, but if you've got kids who enjoy race car games, this will be their go-to typing training. To play, maneuver your car around other cars as fast as you can by typing the words that appear in whichever lane you want to take. It's a lot to think about in very little time so brand new typists may want to steer themselves elsewhere.

Play it here: typinggames. This BBC-sponsored typing program starts at the beginning by showing kids basic hand positions for typing and which fingers to use for which keys. Fight the stream, avoid obstacles and row hard.

Careful, it's wet! Touch type full sentences in order to become an olympic typing champion. Come to play fun math games. Choose one of the cartoon illustrations that you like and play fun and enjoyable math games. English games. Dance Mat helps kids learn where all the letters are on the keyboard. With the guidance of some animal friends, kids then advance to the second and third levels, where they learn the keys above and below the home row.

This game will also help kids learn the proper positioning of the hands on the keyboard—a good skill to learn young, before they pick up hard-to-break bad habits. Free, BBC. Oh no! In this game, kids can help the monkey by jumping up rock platforms, which they can do by recognizing the letters that pop up on the screen. With each letter kids type correctly, the monkey gets a banana bunch.

Free, typing. Warning: This game might be a bit scary for some kids. Check it out yourself first. Free, mathandreadinghelp. Remember Pac-Man? This typing game borrows its concept. Move Key-Man through the maze to eat all the dots before the colourful ghosts catch him. But instead of using arrow keys to navigate Key-Man, you use the different letters that appear above, below and to the sides of him.

The catch is that the letter-navigation keys change every time you make a move.