Kindergarten typing should feel like play, not a timed test. Hands are small, letters are still new, and the best “curriculum” is posture, letter finding, and short no-fail games. US Common Core standards do not expect keyboarding until grade 3 (W.3.6), so there is no rush.
For the wider early-elementary plan, see the K–2 typing curriculum and typing for kids.
What to teach (and what to skip)
Teach
- Feet flat on the floor or on a sturdy box
- Screen at a comfortable height
- Left hand on the left side of the keyboard, right hand on the right
- The little bumps on F and J (“home”)
Skip for now
- Timed WPM goals
- Long home-row drills
- Accuracy percentages as grades
Best free activities
- Key Hop — press the next letter to hop the frog; Easy stays gentle.
- Bubble Pop — pop letter bubbles; nobody can “lose.”
- Treasure Dig — calm letter digging for coins and gems.
- Balloon Pop — short easy words when reading is ready.
Tape a printable finger chart beside the screen so kids glance up instead of down at their hands.
Session shape (5 minutes)
- Sit and find F and J (30 seconds).
- One kids game (3–4 minutes).
- High-five and stop.
When to move on
When your child can find most letters without searching the whole board and can sit for about 10 minutes, peek at typing for first graders. Formal home-row lessons fit most kids around second or third grade—see typing for second graders.