Free touch-typing lessons for children aged 7–11
Touch typing means typing without looking at the keys, with each finger looking after its own keys. These are the first 8 lessons of our 30-lesson KS2 course: the home row, then the top and bottom rows. Each lesson has short exercises, a live accuracy and speed count, and a target to pass before the next lesson opens.
Progress is kept in this browser only. Typing needs a physical keyboard, so use a laptop or desktop computer.
Start here: lessons 1 to 8
Each lesson opens when the one before it is passed.
Lesson 1
Home Row Foundation
Master the home row position: ASDF JKL;
Lesson 2
Top Row: QWERT
Learn the left side of the top row.
Lesson 3
Top Row: YUIOP
Complete the top row with the right side.
Lesson 4
Complete Top Row
Combine all top row letters with home row.
Lesson 5
Bottom Row: ZXCVB
Learn the left side of the bottom row.
Lesson 6
Bottom Row: NM
Complete the bottom row.
Lesson 7
Complete Bottom Row
Master all bottom row letters.
Lesson 8
Complete Alphabet
Type using all 26 letters of the alphabet!
The rest of the course: lessons 9 to 30
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9. Capital Letters Mastery
Perfect your use of Shift for capitals.
10. Number Row 1-5
Type numbers efficiently.
11. Number Row 6-0
Complete the number row.
12. Numbers and Letters Mixed
Switch smoothly between numbers and letters.
13. Commas and Periods
Master basic punctuation.
14. Question and Exclamation Marks
Express questions and emotions.
15. Apostrophes
Master contractions and possessives.
16. Quotation Marks
Type speech with quotation marks.
17. Colons and Semicolons
Advanced punctuation for lists and clauses.
18. Parentheses (Brackets)
Use round brackets for extra information.
19. Square Brackets and Braces
Learn to type [square] and {curly} brackets.
20. Special Symbols: @ # $ %
Type common special characters.
21. More Symbols: & * + =
Expand your symbol knowledge.
22. Advanced Symbols: ^ _ - |
Complete your symbol mastery.
23. Speed Drill: Common Words
Increase typing speed with frequent words.
24. Speed Drill: Sentences
Fast sentence typing practice.
25. Speed Challenge
Push your typing speed to the limit!
26. Accuracy Challenge
Achieve perfect accuracy - slow down if needed!
27. Difficult Words
Type challenging words with perfect accuracy.
28. Email Writing
Practice typing a professional email.
29. Story Writing
Type a complete short story.
30. Final Mastery Test
Demonstrate everything you have learned!
Younger child? Try our free typing games, which start with single letters.