Free typing and coding games for children

Every game here is free, runs in your web browser and needs no account. Each one says what it teaches and which ages it suits, so you can pick the right one in seconds.

Touch-typing lessons for ages 7–11The first 8 lessons of our KS2 course, free: home row, top row and bottom row.Start lesson 1

Typing games

From finding single letters to typing whole words with capitals. A real keyboard is needed, except for Kangaroo Keys.

🦘 Kangaroo Keys

Press the letter you see to make Kiki jump. Easy starts with a to e.

Ages 5–8

🌱 Keyboard Tree Keys

Pop letter bubbles to grow a tree and learn the QWERTY layout.

Ages 5–8

🐱 Capital Cat

Type words with capitals to catch mice: Shift, names and full stops.

Ages 6–9

🐛 Worms Words

Type words against a gentle timer, from cat to underground.

Ages 6–9

Coding games

Plan a sequence, run it, fix what goes wrong. Mouse or touchscreen, so they suit tablets and whiteboards.

🗺️ Path Finder

Plan Foxy's whole route with arrows, then run it and debug.

Ages 5–7

🌀 Maze Muncher

Ten mazes with switches, bridges, ice and teleporters to code through.

Ages 6–8

🤖 Robot Routine

Copy a dance pattern command by command; order matters.

Ages 5–7

🐞 Build-A-Bug

Design a bug, then program a routine of up to 20 dance moves.

Ages 5–7

💡 Binary Blitz

Flip switches worth 128 to 1 to build each number in binary.

Ages 8–12

Logic and strategy

Think ahead and outwit the computer.

♟️ Chess

Play the computer at five levels, from Beginner to Expert.

Ages 7–12

🔴 Four in a Row

Line up four before the computer does, at five levels.

Ages 7–12

Creative: animation

Make something of your own, one step at a time.

🎬 Animation Maker

Pose characters frame by frame and press Play to watch them move.

Ages 5–9

For grown-ups: where this leads

These games are the free start of U Teach Mi. The full platform adds step-by-step coding courses for Years 1–6, Daily Maths & English and creative projects, with saved progress and a parent dashboard.

7 days free, then £15 a month for up to two children. Card required; cancel any time.

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