A typing game where every line is true.
Type facts about presidents, molecules, airplanes and the internet. A blue line moves at your goal speed, so you can see if you’re ahead. At the end you find out which fingers need work.
What do you want to play?
How old are you?
Your goal: 15 words a minute and 90% of keys right. That’s about where kids your age land.
What do you want to type?
Put your pointer fingers on the bumps: F and J.
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POTUS KOA presidents game that makes U.S. history stick. Right answers train your fighter, what you learn about each president tells you how to beat them, and every win goes in your binder.See the game
Silicon GateTower defense built from real circuits. Every tower is a real electronic part, and any two make a circuit.See the game
Bond SwapA match-3 where the tiles are atoms. Swap them into real molecules, from water to chloroform.See the gameWhat’s a good typing speed for a kid?
Most kids in 3rd to 5th grade type somewhere between 8 and 20 words a minute. Middle schoolers type about 20 to 30. Those ranges come from typing.com’s chart by grade, and they’re the goals this game starts with.
| Age | Grade | Starting goal |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3rd | 10 wpm |
| 9 | 4th | 12 wpm |
| 10 | 5th | 15 wpm |
| 11 | 6th | 18 wpm |
| 12 | 7th | 22 wpm |
| 13+ | 8th and up | 30 wpm |
Early on, accuracy matters more than speed. Get to 90% of keys right first. Speed comes on its own once your fingers stop hunting for keys.
Where your fingers go
Rest your fingers on A S D F and J K L ;. That’s the home row. Feel the little bumps on F and J? Your pointer fingers live there, so you can find home without looking.
Every key belongs to one finger. The colors on the keyboard show which: the same color is the same finger. After each key, that finger goes back home.
Your thumbs share the space bar. Pick one and stick with it.
Questions
Is this typing game free?
Yes. It’s free, there’s no account to make and there are no ads on this page. Nothing is sent anywhere. The facts you find are saved in this browser for your fact book, and that’s all.
What typing games are there?
Four ways to play. Practice races a blue line set to your goal. In Word Drop, words fall down the page and you type them before they land. Crossing is a river: type the word on a log to jump onto it. In Race, three cars drive at set speeds, and the blue one goes at your goal.
What does WPM mean?
Words per minute. Typing tests count every 5 characters, spaces included, as one word, so a line full of long words isn’t unfair. This game counts the same way, and only right keys count.
What’s a good WPM for a 10 year old?
Around 15. Most kids that age type somewhere between 8 and 20 words a minute. If your kid is near 15 with 90% of keys right, they’re right where they should be.
Can older kids or grown-ups play?
Yes. Pick 13+ and the goal starts at 30 words a minute. Anyone can set their own goal with the minus and plus buttons, from 5 up to 150. Beat it a couple of times, then bump it up.
What happens when I hit the wrong key?
Nothing moves until you hit the right one, and the miss counts against the finger that should have pressed it. That’s how the results can tell you which fingers need work.
Where do the facts come from?
Every line is a true fact from one of our learning games: presidents from POTUS KO, molecules from Bond Swap, the internet from Ping and more. The results show which games your round came from.
Does it work on a phone or a tablet?
You need a real keyboard. It works on any computer or Chromebook, and on a tablet with a keyboard plugged in. On a phone the page shows our games instead.
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