Fast little microgames that teach the home row first, then unlock new keys as you go, with a mouse challenge every fifth round. Free, no login, plays in the browser.
Best for: grades 2-5 · keyboarding and mouse control · 5-10 minutes · desktop, Chromebook, tablet
How to Play
- Pick a starting point: home row, more keys, or most keys.
- Each round gives one task: pop the letters, catch the falling keys, type the word, or press space to jump.
- Every fifth round switches to the mouse for clicking, double-clicking, dragging or steering.
- Four hearts. Miss a round and you lose one, and every fifth round unlocks new keys.
Classroom Ideas
- Daily five-minute warmup on home row start, with students logging their best score for the week.
- Mouse-skills rotation for younger or newer computer users, letting the double-click and drag rounds carry the lesson.
Skills & Standards
- Home row placement with index fingers on the F and J bumps, then correct finger for each new key
- Touch typing progression: home row, then G H, E I, R U, T Y and on through the full alphabet
- Word-level typing accuracy and speed under a timer
- Mouse and trackpad control: single click, double click, click-and-drag, and steady tracking along a path
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.6: use technology to produce and publish writing with keyboarding skills
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.6: demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting
- ISTE 1.1.d: understand and use technology fundamentals to choose and troubleshoot current technologies
