Typing

3rd and 4th Grade – Dance Mat Typing

Dance Mat Typing is a typing game that offers instruction for students in the basics of typing. There are 12 lessons (stages) broken into four units (levels). Headphones are recommended, since there is spoken instruction in the lessons and music.

Dance Mat Typing Lessons 1, 2, and 3

Dance Mat Typing Lessons 4, 5, and 6

Dance Mat Typing Lessons 7, 8, and 9

Dance Mat Typing Lessons 10, 11, and 12

5th Grade – Typing Club

Typing Club is a website that offers many pages of typing practice. We do three selected pages from Typing Club each week, for a total of 12 weeks. The selections for 5th grade focus mainly on capital letters and punctuation, in addition to practicing fundamental skills. Headphones are not needed.

Lesson 1

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Lesson 2

Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6

Lesson 3

Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9

Lesson 4

Exercise 10
Exercise 11
Exercise 12

Lesson 5

Exercise 13
Exericse 14
Exercise 15

Lesson 6

Exercise 16
Exercise 17
Exercise 18

Lesson 7

Exercise 19
Exercise 20
Exercise 21

Lesson 8

Exercise 22
Exercise 23
Exercise 24

Lesson 9

Exercise 25
Exercise 26
Exercise 27

Lesson 10

Exercise 28
Exercise 29
Exercise 30

Lesson 11

Exercise 31
Exercise 32
Exercise 33

Lesson 12

Exercise 34
Exercise 35
Exercise 36

More Practice

Typing Club – Other Cool Stuff

Typing Club offers more practice through their Animated Story Typing and Fun Facts series. These allow students to type along with a story or facts on a subject. Here are a few we recommend.

Animated Story – Camp Buckley

Animated Story – Sam & Luna

Animated Story – The Perfect Match

Animated Story – Ava and the Rabbit

Animated Story – Camilla in the Amazon

Animated Story – Going Solo

Animated Story – Albert Goes to Symphony Hall

Animated Story – Natural Wonders

Fun Facts – U.S. State Facts

Fun Facts – The Natural World

Fun Facts – Loanwords

Fun Facts – Music Theory