Tips, guides, and resources for teaching kids to type.
A kindergarten parent's playbook: which free typing games actually work for 5–6 year olds, which ones waste their short attention span, and the 10-minute routine that builds real keyboard familiarity.
Age-by-age WPM benchmarks, the 5-per-grade rule, net speed explained, and how to measure your child at home in two minutes.
The honest answer: 5–6 for playful exposure, 7–8 for structured lessons, 9+ for real touch typing. Here is how to know your child is actually ready — and how much practice is too much.
The complete 12-week home-typing plan most homeschool and afterschool parents actually need — with daily minutes, weekly milestones, and how to handle the predictable stalls.
The neuroscience of pen vs keyboard, the age typing starts to beat handwriting, and a grade-by-grade balance plan. No 'death of handwriting' hot takes.