Free touch-typing lessons for children aged 5–7
Our Key Stage 1 course teaches one finger at a time. Children start by finding the little bumps on F and J, then meet each finger and the key it looks after, until all eight fingers rest on the home row. These are the first 13 of the course's 44 lessons. On screen, the key to press lights up and a pair of animated hands shows exactly which finger to use.
Progress is kept in this browser only. Typing needs a physical keyboard, so use a laptop or desktop computer. Sit beside your child for the first lesson: it is short, and it sets up how to sit and where the hands rest.
Start here: lessons 1 to 13
Each lesson opens when the one before it is passed.
Lesson 1
Meet your keyboard
Find the bumps on F and J, then press Space with your thumb.
Lesson 2
Left index finger: F
Your left pointing finger lives on F.
Lesson 3
Right index finger: J
Your right pointing finger lives on J.
Lesson 4
Index fingers together: F and J
Both pointing fingers, resting on the bumps.
Lesson 5
Left middle finger: D
Your tallest left finger lives on D, right next to F.
Lesson 6
Right middle finger: K
Your tallest right finger lives on K, next to J.
Lesson 7
Middle fingers together: D and K
D with the left middle finger, K with the right middle finger.
Lesson 8
Left ring finger: S
Your left ring finger lives on S.
Lesson 9
Right ring finger: L
Your right ring finger lives on L.
Lesson 10
Ring fingers together: S and L
S with the left ring finger, L with the right ring finger.
Lesson 11
Left little finger: A
Your smallest left finger lives on A.
Lesson 12
Right little finger: ;
Your smallest right finger lives on the semicolon.
Lesson 13
Little fingers together: A and ;
A and the semicolon complete the home row.
The rest of the course: lessons 14 to 44
Part of the full U Teach Mi platform, where progress is saved to your child's account.
14. Left hand only: A S D F
Only your left hand types. Your right hand rests on J K L ;.
15. Right hand only: J K L ;
Only your right hand types. Your left hand rests on A S D F.
16. Home row words
Make real words using only home row letters!
17. Index fingers reach in: G and H
Your pointing fingers stretch sideways to G and H, then come back.
18. Reach up: R and U
Left index finger reaches up to R, right index finger to U.
19. Reach up: E and I
Middle fingers reach up from D to E and from K to I.
20. Reach up: W and O
Ring fingers reach up from S to W and from L to O.
21. Reach up: Q and P
Little fingers reach up from A to Q and from ; to P.
22. Reach up: T and Y
Index fingers stretch up and in to T and Y.
23. Top row complete
All ten top row keys with the right fingers.
24. Hands take turns
Words where your left and right hands take it in turns.
25. Reach down: V and M
Index fingers reach down from F to V and from J to M.
26. Reach down: C and comma
Middle fingers reach down from D to C and from K to the comma.
27. Reach down: X and full stop
Ring fingers reach down from S to X and from L to the full stop.
28. Reach down: Z and /
Little fingers reach down from A to Z and from ; to the slash.
29. Reach down: N and B
Index fingers stretch down and in to N and B.
30. Bottom row complete
All the bottom row keys with the right fingers.
31. Every letter!
You know all 26 letters. Type a sentence that uses every one.
32. Capital letters with Shift
Hold Shift with your other hand's little finger to make a capital.
33. More capitals
Now the right hand's letters: hold the left Shift.
34. Simple sentences
A capital at the start and a full stop at the end.
35. Numbers 1 2 3 4 5
Your left hand reaches right up to the number row.
36. Numbers 6 7 8 9 0
Your right hand's numbers.
37. Counting practice
Numbers inside real sentences.
38. Question marks ?
Hold the left Shift and press the slash key with your right little finger.
39. Exclamation marks !
Hold the right Shift and press 1 with your left little finger.
40. Apostrophes
The apostrophe key is next to the semicolon. Right little finger, no Shift.
41. Speed drill: common words
The words you type most. Aim for 10 words per minute.
42. Accuracy drill
Slow down and get every single letter right.
43. Story typing
Type a whole little story.
44. Final challenge!
Everything you have learnt in one go. You can do this!
7 days free, then £15 a month for up to two children (£7.50 a month for each extra child). Card needed; cancel any time.
Aged 7 or over, or already know the home row? The KS2 touch-typing lessons move faster. New to keyboards altogether? Start with a free typing game that finds one letter at a time. Parents can read how our touch-typing course works.