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A collection of typing games online (and some to download, but those are in a separate section). Maintained by a Multimedia "Outreach Educator" Austin Children's Museum

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - P. says: best game was Typing Terror - kinda hard but fun, like the Airplane game - not to hard but fun. J says: games ok, goes really fast - would be nice to be able to slow down, pretty challenging, some too challenging so it was not that fun. R says: Jingle Bells game, funny, kinda hard but really fun. M says: Jingle Bells, beginner needs to be slower - beginner could not do this!

Whether you're after a preschool game to learn the alphabet or a typing game to learn the keyboard, try Type Me. Kids rescue falling letters and words by typing them correctly on the keyboard.

You have a few settings you can change, but the program progresses on its own. You only have to type for a short time before getting a reward.

This site offers a variety of online games. This is a great resource to send home for students to practice their keyboarding skills.

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - E says: lots of fun, really good, just enough of a challenge to play but not too challenging to want to throw my laptop across the room, most of the games are the exact same thing with different graphics so it gets kinda boring. R says: Martian City Defender - good, kinda challenging , can adjust the level

Good for students who need to practice typing words to establish motor patterns, not just isolated letters, in a fun game format. Less frustrating than other games with more timing demands and longer passages to type.

Simple game.  Type the words as they fall from space.  You can create your own word list for students to use or use premade lists for 1st through 7th grade.

very simple game - press a letter and get a picture reinforcement.  If you press a key that is not a letter, big bird tells you "I love letters" and waits for you to find a letter.  Good for very early keyboard familiarity.

a fun onlione keyboarding game for early years

This keyboarding game is found on KABOOSE's funschool site.

Several early learning games for download.  The package includes three types of typing practice games called ABC rain

Place your fingertips on the keys that are colored yellow (see image). This finger placement is the fundamental position for touch typing, from which it is possible to press all the other keys.

It remembers the student when he revisits the site, not babyish games and you can copy and paste text on which to base the types speed/accuracy games (e.g. spelling words, high interest topics) - good for upper elementary kids

Like the opportunity to add your own text to practice typing - can work on establishing motor patterns for familiar, motivating or targeted spelling words.

You have to spend a few minutes to learn how to navigate the site as there are a number of options provides instruction as well as practice games

you can cut and paste text of high interest to the student