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Building Keyboard Skills

It's never too early to start working on kid's keyboarding skills -- something they will be using for their entire life.

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Keyboarding Games for Kids

20 different free on-line computer games to help your students improve their typing skills. Everything form a "simple" cup staking game to a typing speed test.

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Keyboarding Games

Here are some more keyboard exercises and games from Crazy Games.

Kids React To Typewriters

What happens when you show kids 6 to 13 a typewriter. No, it's not a computer that prints while you type.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfxRfkZdiAQ

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BBC - Dance Mat Typing

Here is a fun site for younger children from the BBC. Takes them from the home row thru more advanced skills. Includes worksheets you can print out (make sure you click the "Print Version" button).